Our membership model is designed to maximize mission impact, providing accessible AI governance tools for everyone—from individual practitioners to global enterprises.
At the Ethos Institute, our primary goal is to foster the responsible and ethical development of artificial intelligence. We believe that access to high-quality AI governance tools and education should not be a privilege, but a global standard. That's why we've designed our membership model to align with our charitable mission.
We've moved away from restrictive, seat-based pricing to a flexible, value-based model that tiers access by organisation type and ability to pay. Our structure ensures that students, educators, and nonprofits have affordable access, while allowing us to build a sustainable platform funded by those who derive the most commercial value.
Our core research, including our comprehensive library of 55+ curated papers, is free for everyone.
We've removed seat limits and feature restrictions that hinder collaboration and learning.
Your membership fees directly support our research, platform development, and global scholarship programmes.
| Tier | Annual Price | Who It's For |
|---|---|---|
| Open Community | FREE | Anyone interested in learning the fundamentals of AI ethics and governance |
| Individual Practitioner | Contact for Consultation | Professionals, consultants, and researchers who need advanced tools and certification |
| Academic & Nonprofit | Contact for Consultation | Students, educators, and employees of nonprofit or government organisations |
| Tier | Annual Price | Who It's For |
|---|---|---|
| Team Membership | Contact for Consultation | Startups, small businesses, and teams needing collaborative governance tools |
| Organisation Membership | Contact for Consultation | Mid-size companies and organisations managing multiple AI systems |
| Enterprise Partnership | Contact for Consultation | Large corporations and enterprises seeking a strategic partner in AI governance |
| Feature | Open Community | Individual Practitioner | Academic & Nonprofit | Team | Organisation | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual Price | FREE | Contact Us | Contact Us | Contact Us | Contact Us | Contact Us |
| Target Audience | General Public | Professionals | Students, NGOs | Small Teams | Mid-Size Orgs | Large Enterprises |
| Team Members | 1 | 1 | 1 | Multiple | Multiple | Multiple |
| AI Ethics Diagnostic | Basic | Advanced | Advanced | Advanced | Advanced | Advanced |
| 9-Pillar Toolkit Library | Overview | Full Access | Full Access | Full Access | Full Access | Full Access |
| Live Training Sessions | — | Quarterly | Quarterly | Quarterly | Monthly | On-Demand |
| Community Forum | Read-Only | Full Access | Full Access | Full Access | Full Access | Full Access |
| Certification Pathway | — | |||||
| Team Collaboration | — | — | — | |||
| Compliance Gap Analysis | — | — | — | — | Advanced | Advanced |
| Progress Reviews | — | — | — | — | Quarterly | Monthly |
| Dedicated Support | Community | Priority | Manager | |||
| C-Suite Briefings | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Custom Templates | — | — | — | — | — |
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We are proud to launch our Global South Scholarship Programme, funded by fifteen percent of all revenue from our Organisation and Enterprise tiers. This programme provides free access to our Individual Practitioner and Academic & Nonprofit tiers for individuals and organisations in low and middle-income countries.
Goal: Award 200 scholarships in our first year.
We invite graduate and undergraduate students to join our Student Ambassador Programme. In exchange for contributing to our research and community (blog posts, case studies, translations), ambassadors receive free access to our Academic & Nonprofit tier, networking opportunities, and a platform to build their professional portfolio.
Become a Student Ambassador →Our previous model, based on seat licences and 6-month billing, was not aligned with our charitable mission to maximize access to AI governance knowledge. Our new annual model removes these barriers and ensures sustainability by asking those with the greatest ability to pay to support our mission.
We have transitioned to a new, more intuitive structure. Existing members will be honored at their current pricing for the remainder of their term and will be transitioned to an equivalent or better tier in the new model.
To reduce administrative overhead and keep our prices as low as possible, we only offer annual billing for our paid tiers.
Yes, you can upgrade your membership at any time. You will only be charged a prorated amount for the remainder of your billing cycle.
During registration, you will be asked to provide proof of affiliation, such as a valid .edu or .org email address, a student/employee ID, or other documentation.
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