Additional credits
More runs, longer workflows, and deeper experimentation.
AI Co-Research
Built for researchers,
by researchers
The AI Co-Research Fellowship brings together researchers, analysts, economists, scientists, and technical experts who want to explore how autonomous systems can expand the scale and ambition of research.
Apply for the FellowshipAI Co-Researcher
Built for researchers
The AI Co-Research Fellowship brings together researchers who want to explore how autonomous systems can expand the scale and ambition of research.
Apply for the FellowshipWhat fellows receive
The Zerve Research Fellowship
Fellows receive access to advanced autonomous research capabilities, tens of thousands of dollars worth of compute and AI resources, and direct collaboration with the Zerve team and other researchers pursuing ambitious projects.
Fellowship
The Zerve Research Fellowship
10,000s of credits
Compute Support
Help scaling analyses beyond a local machine.
Technical guidance
Support on agents, workflows, environments, and reproducibility.
Research Support
Help shaping the work into a paper, review, replication study, or research showcase.
what we look for
Our initial focus is on three forms
Investigating new questions and generating new knowledge.
Independent reconstructions of published results, using the same data and method, to check whether the finding holds end to end.
Structured surveys of the existing evidence in a field, mapping what's known, what's disputed, and what's still missing.
Who it's for
Who should apply
- Academic Researcher
- PhD students
- Industry researchers
- Independent researchers
- Research teams
Selection criteria
What we look for
- A well-posed research question
- Methodological substance
- AI as research instrument
- Reproducibility by design
- A contribution, not a demonstration
who should apply
Who should apply
- Academic Research
- PhD students
- Industry researchers
- Independent researchers
- Research teams
what we look for
What we look for
- A problem worth solving
- Analytical or computational depth
- A clear role for AI
- Potential for reproducible outputs
- Ambition beyond a simple demo
Join the Future of Research
For researchers interested in exploring what becomes possible when human judgment is combined with autonomous execution.
Join the Future of Research
For researchers interested in exploring what becomes possible when human judgment is combined with autonomous execution.
Step 01
Apply
Fill in the form below. We read every application.
Step 02
Review
We review applications on a rolling basis and respond within 7 days.
Step 03
Onboarding
Selected fellows receive an onboarding call to discuss their project and next steps.
Frequently asked questions
FAQ
Researchers who want to do serious, public-facing work and see what an AI co-researcher can do on a real problem. Most fellows come from quant finance, economics, and applied ML, but we care more about the question you're chasing than the background you come from. You don't need to know Zerve already. We'll get you set up.
Frequently asked questions
FAQ
Yes. Selected researchers receive 10,000s of credits, compute support, and technical guidance at no cost — there's no fee to apply or participate.
You retain full ownership of your research, data, and results. With your permission, Zerve may reference or feature the work publicly (e.g. as a case study).
Applications are individual — credits are awarded to a single profile. If you're working as a team, each participant can submit their own application.
Your data stays within your Zerve workspace and is never used to train models or shared without your consent. See our Privacy Policy for details.
Join the Future of Research
For researchers interested in exploring what becomes possible when human judgment is combined with autonomous execution.
Start with a research question
Try Zerve with 300 free credits, or apply for the fellowship for additional computation capacity.