ChatGPT for Academic Researchers provides eligible faculty and postdoctoral researchers at participating academic institutions with 12 months of complimentary access to a dedicated ChatGPT workspace. New applications for ChatGPT for Academic Researchers are currently closed. New signups join an informational waitlist. Note for approved participants and their collaborators: Make sure you’re signed in to the ChatGPT account you want to use for this offer. The email address you verify with SheerID must be the email address associated with the eligible academic institution, and must match the email address on that ChatGPT account. If the addresses do not match, verification will fail. If needed, sign out and sign back in with the ChatGPT account associated with your academic institution —or create an account using that email—before starting verification. If you have failed verification because of an email mismatch, you can try verification again after signing into the ChatGPT account you want to use for the offer, and confirming that you are signed in prior to restarting SheerID verification. ChatGPT for Academic Researchers is a complimentary account plan for eligible academic research teams. The program is for researchers or faculty members affiliated with eligible academic institutions. Approved participants can create and manage a ChatGPT workspace. Each approved workspace includes up to five complimentary seats: one workspace owner and up to four verified collaborators. It also includes business data protections and workspace controls. The program’s eligibility criteria are that you: Are a research faculty member or postdoctoral researcher affiliated with an eligible academic institution Are a research faculty member or postdoctoral researcher affiliated with an eligible academic institution Have a paper from arXiv, bioRxiv, or ChemRxiv that was posted within the last three years, relates to your eligible research field (Biological Sciences, Chemistry and Materials, Computer Science, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics), and lists you as an author Have a paper from arXiv, bioRxiv, or ChemRxiv that was posted within the last three years, relates to your eligible research field (Biological Sciences, Chemistry and Materials, Computer Science, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics), and lists you as an author Plan to use ChatGPT for academic research purposes. Plan to use ChatGPT for academic research purposes. Participation is limited to researchers associated with eligible institutions and in supported countries. Both workspace owners and collaborators must be verified and pass eligibility checks. Not all institutions are eligible - check the current eligibility list . Researchers affiliated with a university are responsible for complying with any terms and restrictions applicable to their relationship with the university. Informational waitlist New applications are currently closed. New signups join an informational waitlist, not an application review process. Program information: ChatGPT for Academic Researchers program page .

Setup for approved participants If your application has already been approved, use the following setup guidance. If your account belongs to an active ChatGPT Edu or Enterprise workspace, see the institution-managed process in the FAQ below. Sign in or create a ChatGPT account using the email address you use at your institution. Your ChatGPT account email must match the email you use for verifications. Sign in or create a ChatGPT account using the email address you use at your institution. Your ChatGPT account email must match the email you use for verifications. Verify your institutional affiliation through SheerID, a third-party verification service. SheerID may ask for work or university documentation if it cannot verify your affiliation automatically. Ensure you are not using a VPN. Verify your institutional affiliation through SheerID, a third-party verification service. SheerID may ask for work or university documentation if it cannot verify your affiliation automatically. Ensure you are not using a VPN. Complete checkout with a valid credit card, required for verification only. The checkout total is $0 for the complimentary period, and you will not be charged. Complete checkout with a valid credit card, required for verification only. The checkout total is $0 for the complimentary period, and you will not be charged. Create your workspace. The workspace owner can invite up to four collaborators from the same institution. Each collaborator must complete SheerID verification before joining. Create your workspace. The workspace owner can invite up to four collaborators from the same institution. Each collaborator must complete SheerID verification before joining. A verified email can belong to only one ChatGPT for Academic Researchers workspace at a time. How your data is used ChatGPT for Academic Researchers uses business-level data protections. Content from this workspace is not used to train OpenAI's models by default. Workspace admins manage workspace data, including the ability to view, access, export, audit, retain, delete, and opt-in to share data tied to this workspace for improving OpenAI’s models. Your personal ChatGPT workspace is governed by OpenAI’s Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and remains separate and managed by you. Learn more at Data access for your managed ChatGPT account and Enterprise privacy at OpenAI . How long will I wait after joining the waitlist? The waitlist is informational. Joining it does not mean you have submitted an application for review . Currently, we are unable to offer timelines of when your application may be considered. Is it free? Yes. Approved workspaces receive up to five complimentary seats for 12 months. A payment card is required when the workspace owner completes checkout, but the checkout total is $0 for the complimentary period. What happens after 12 months? You will not be charged for the 12-month offer, and the workspace will not renew automatically. OpenAI will share any available continuation options before the offer ends. If no continuation option is selected, the workspace will be deactivated after any applicable grace period. If the workspace is canceled, it follows the standard workspace cancellation flow . Who qualifies for this plan? The program’s eligibility criteria include being a current research faculty member or postdoctoral researcher at an eligible institution in a supported country; verifying your institutional affiliation through SheerID using the same email address as your ChatGPT account; submitting a paper from arXiv, bioRxiv, or ChemRxiv that was posted within the last three years, relates to your selected eligible research field, and lists you as an author; and describing how you plan to use ChatGPT for academic research. Meeting these criteria does not guarantee approval or mean that new applications are currently open. New applications are currently closed. Check the current institution eligibility list . Can I add collaborators from another institution? No. A workspace is limited to verified collaborators at the same institution. Owners can invite up to four additional members, and every invitee must complete SheerID verification before joining. Can I join more than one ChatGPT for Academic Researchers workspace? No. A verified email can belong to only one ChatGPT for Academic Researchers workspace at a time. If you are removed from one workspace, you can then join another eligible workspace. What features and usage limits are included? The self-service researcher workspace provides access to supported ChatGPT models and tools with the same usage rate limits as ChatGPT Pro. These limits are not unlimited: model availability, feature availability, and model-specific limits may vary and change over time. How is this different from a regular ChatGPT account? ChatGPT for Academic Researchers creates a separate workspace for a verified research team; it does not upgrade or replace your personal ChatGPT workspace. The researcher workspace includes business-level data protections, Pro-level rate limits, and up to five complimentary seats for 12 months. What if I already use ChatGPT Edu through my institution? New applications are currently closed. If your application has already been approved and your account belongs to an active ChatGPT Edu or Enterprise workspace, your account is handled through an institution-managed process. Your researcher workspace will be set up within your institution’s broader ChatGPT Edu organization. We will reach out to approved applicants with specific instructions. Can I buy additional credits? Yes. The owner of a self-service researcher workspace can purchase additional credits for supported metered features after the included allowance is used. Credits do not make ChatGPT usage unlimited or override every model-specific rate limit. For Edu workspaces, credit purchases and allocation are managed by the institution under its OpenAI agreement. Are there other plan restrictions? Yes. The self-service plan is limited to five total seats; collaborators must be verified at the same institution; each verified email can belong to only one researcher workspace at a time; and SSO, SCIM, domain claiming, automatic workspace discovery, and self-join are not available. The offer covers ChatGPT access and does not include OpenAI API credits. How do I get help with verification or my application? Follow the support instructions shown by SheerID first. If you still need help, open a ticket with OpenAI Support using the chat widget in the Help Center. Was this article helpful?