Scholarships and subsidies
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$814
in memberships sponsored for inventors in 2026 so far
Scholarships and subsidies, funded by NeuralClaim through reinvested revenue and the founders' own funds. Figure as of September 2026. How we count
How the seats work
NeuralClaim sets aside scholarships and subsidies for inventors who can't pay full price, funded by reinvested revenue and the founders' own funds.
- Subsidies are open now.
- Full scholarships are funded as NeuralClaim can afford them. Right now our founders put in their own funds too.
- Seats cover Spark, Forge and Self-Starter.
Our goal is for roughly 1 in 3 seats to go to an inventor on a scholarship or a subsidy.
How to apply
- Create a free account.
- Open Scholarships in the app.
- Tell us your situation and what you're building. A few sentences is plenty.
- If any apply, check them: you get government help (like SNAP, Medicaid, SSI or housing support), your household income is low, or you went through bankruptcy in the last few years. You can apply without any of them.
- We read every application ourselves and reply by email. We may ask for a document to confirm.
No account? Email hello@neuralclaim.ai with a short note about your situation and your idea.
Can't afford your plan anymore?
Ask for a hardship hold. We can put your fee on a subsidized hold while we review, and your account stays as it is. We aim to reply within 10 business days.
Library and clinic codes
Libraries and clinics get a code that opens more free help for the people they serve.
How we count the sponsored figure
- What it measures
- The dollar value of plan time NeuralClaim covered for inventors on scholarships and subsidies in the current calendar year.
- How we add it up
- For each sponsored seat that was redeemed this year, we add the part of the plan price NeuralClaim covered, for each billing period it covered. We also add other access costs we paid directly for inventors, which we record in our ledger. Pledges and future seats are never counted.
- As of
- The month shown beside the figure. We update it when we publish a new figure.
- Who paid for it
- NeuralClaim, through reinvested revenue and the founders' own funds.
- What we keep private
- We never publish who received a seat, or how many people did.
You don't need permission to start.
Just an idea, and a map to follow.
Can't pay right now? Apply for a scholarship or a subsidy.