# OpenAI: Up to $1,000 of OpenAI API credits, valid 12 months

- Status: live
- Category: LLM APIs
- Offer type: student/education
- Credit value: Up to $1,000 of OpenAI API credits, valid 12 months
- Eligibility: Researchers (esp. with limited resources); reviewed quarterly
- How to claim: Apply via Researcher Access Program form
- Claim URL: https://openai.com/form/researcher-access-program/
- Source URL: https://openai.com/form/researcher-access-program/
- Last verified: 2026-10-19T06:09:26-04:00 (Oct 19, 2026, 6:09 AM ET), HTTP 200

> Source quote (verbatim from the source page):
> "Researchers can apply for up to $1,000 of OpenAI API credits"

Page: https://perq.sh/offers/openai-researcher-access