# Y Combinator Summer Fellows Grants 2026

> Y Combinator’s Summer Fellows Grants provide selected undergraduate students with cash and cloud credits to pursue their own technical projects over the summer rather than traditional internship work.

- **Organizer:** Y Combinator
- **Category:** grant
- **Region:** Global
- **Country:** United States
- **Votes:** 21
- **Apply:** [https://events.ycombinator.com/summer-grants-26](https://events.ycombinator.com/summer-grants-26)
- **Page:** https://fellows.best/opportunity/y-combinator-summer-fellows-grants-2026
- **Markdown:** https://fellows.best/opportunity/y-combinator-summer-fellows-grants-2026.md

**Deadline:** Closed (2026-03-28)

**Funding:** 20000 USD (equity-free)

**Tags:** student-grant, technical-projects, ai, compute-credits, summer

## About

The Y Combinator Summer Fellows Grants program offers individuals a chance to work full-time on ambitious technical projects, often with a focus on AI or software engineering, by providing a $20,000 cash award and $90,000 in compute credits. Participants are invited to attend YC’s AI Startup School and enjoy co-working sessions at YC’s office, culminating in a demo day to showcase progress. The goal is to encourage students to push their technical capabilities and build impactful projects over the summer.

## What you'll get

- $20,000 cash grant to support independent technical projects
- $90,000 in cloud computing credits from major providers (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Invitations to YC’s AI Startup School and special events
- Co-working sessions at Y Combinator’s office during the summer
- Opportunity to present your project at a group demo day
- Access to advice and informal mentorship from YC partners
- Additional credits from participating YC-linked platforms (e.g., Fly.io, Supabase)

## Eligibility

Undergraduate students in computer science, engineering, or related technical fields; exceptionally technical applicants from other majors or with impressive technical experience are also welcome.

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