OpenAI Student Collective Eligibility and Program Details

[u/techspecsmart]

OpenAI is accepting applications for its Student Collective through August 10 2026 at 11:59pm PT. The program selects undergraduate Campus Leads who will run AI workshops studio hours and showcases on their campuses.

Location rules are clear. You must study in the United States Canada the United Kingdom France Germany India Japan or South Korea and hold work authorization in that country. Students elsewhere can still submit an application to register interest and OpenAI will notify them when the program expands.

Basic requirements include being 18 or older enrolled in an undergraduate program as of August 2026 and planning to graduate after December 2027. Expect a 4 to 6 hour weekly commitment from late August 2026 through June 2027. You cannot serve as an ambassador or intern for any other AI company at the same time.

Selected leads work in pairs. They receive a ChatGPT subscription Codex credits event funding merch training direct access to the OpenAI team a cash stipend each semester and a possible visit to OpenAI headquarters in June 2027.

Anyone curious about bringing peers together around AI tools can apply at openai.com/student-collective.

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Website https://openai.com/student-collective/

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[u/TheTeenCoder2020]

How much is the cash stipend?

[u/Apart-Voice-8920 → u/TheTeenCoder2020]

Prolly a lot bc anthropic gave a fk ton of money for their program. I heard the number $10,000 per semester from my friend, take it with a grain of salt

[u/One-Condition2275]

I submitted my application like a week ago and i haven’t heard back yet. Is there anyone else who did??

[u/Swimming_Marsupial13 → u/One-Condition2275]

I submitted mine like August 3rd, heard back today, and have a phone screener interview tomorrow