Astera Residency

Terms from the program's own pages

2026 terms

• Early-stage open science, deep tech, AI/neuroscience and life-science projects scoped for 12-18 months; mostly open, non-proprietary work. source
• Locations: Emeryville, California (in-person hub) source
• Equity-free source
• Funding up to: $250,000 source
• Funding from: $125,000 source
• Amount: Salary $125,000 to $250,000 per year plus benefits, and a project budget of $0 to $1.5M source

This round

Not yet confirmed

Past editions

• 2026 fall

  A third-party job listing gives an April 19 deadline for a cohort starting in August 2026; not confirmed on Astera pages, so left null.

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• 2025 fall

  Fall 2025 cohort applications due May 7 per Astera's Substack.

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  Deadline May 7, 2025

• 2025 spring

  First call; deadline 2024-11-22 for a cohort starting early 2025.

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  Deadline Nov 22, 2024