Grant programs
Free time-limited Plus access for students, startups, nonprofits, and open-source maintainers.
If you're a student, an early-stage startup, a nonprofit, or an open-source maintainer, you can run a team of agents on Buda without paying. Each grant unlocks Plus for a Space — plus a set of agent slots — for 90 days, so you can build for real before you commit a budget.
Available programs
| Program | Plan | Agent slots | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student | Plus | 2 | 90 days |
| Startup | Plus | 5 | 90 days |
| Nonprofit | Plus | 3 | 90 days |
| Open source (OSS) | Plus | 3 | 90 days |
A grant applies to one Space (your first/default Space) and raises both its plan and its effective agent quota for the grant period.
Eligibility
- Student — an active student whose Buda account uses a school email on an academic domain such as
.eduor.ac.*. Email ownership is verified before manual review. - Startup — an early-stage company. Applications go through a quick automated screen plus a manual review.
- Nonprofit — a registered nonprofit or mission-driven organization. Reviewed manually after an automated screen.
- Open source (OSS) — a maintainer or contributor to a meaningful open-source project.
Each program is self-serve, but approvals are handled by the Buda team. Student applicants verify their academic email first, then wait for the review decision.
Apply
Open the application form
Go to the program's survey page:
- Student —
/survey/program_student - Startup —
/survey/program_startup - Nonprofit —
/survey/program_nonprofit - Open source —
/survey/program_oss
Fill in your details
Answer the form questions and submit. For the student program, use the same school email as your Buda account, then open the verification link sent to that address.
Get approved
Verifying an academic email does not approve the application. The Buda team reviews every student application and emails you after making a decision.
Start building
Once approved, your Space is upgraded to Plus with its agent slots, ready to use immediately.
Grant duration and expiry
- Each grant lasts 90 days.
- When it expires, the Space automatically reverts to Free; its plan limits and agent quota return to the free tier.
- Any work, files, and Space Drive contents stay in place — only the plan changes. You can subscribe to a paid plan at any time to keep the higher limits.