REEF has been selected as one of the inaugural host organizations for Claude Corps, a new 12-month national fellowship program from Anthropic that places early-career technical talent within mission-driven nonprofit organizations.
Beginning September 2026, Claude Fellows will work alongside REEF staff and scientific partners on projects that support marine conservation research, citizen science, and educational initiatives, including improving data tools for the Volunteer Fish Survey Project, organizing REEF's conservation media archive and educational resources, and strengthening systems behind research and conservation work already underway. REEF is exploring hosting fellows at the REEF Campus in Key Largo, Florida, and alongside collaborators at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, California.
"As a grassroots conservation organization, REEF has always focused on maximizing the impact of every conservation dollar and finding practical ways to support our mission," said Martha Klitzkie, Executive Director of REEF. "Claude Corps provides an opportunity to strengthen conservation, research, and education efforts already underway at REEF while continuing to keep people, community, and conservation impact at the center of our work."
Read more at REEF.org/claude-corps