Affiliate Program
Earn recurring commissions by sharing Academe with your community.
We pay up to 30% recurring commission on every referral — every month, for as long as your referral stays subscribed.
Apply to join →Usually approved within 24 hours. No minimums.
Commission tiers
The more you refer, the more you earn.
How it works
Four steps from application to payout.
Fill out the short application. We approve most applicants within 24 hours — no follower minimums, no exclusivity requirements.
You get a unique referral link and access to ready-made banners, email templates, and social copy. Use them however you like.
You earn a percentage of every payment made by users you refer, for as long as they remain subscribers. No caps.
Payouts are processed monthly via Stripe or PayPal. Minimum payout threshold is $25. You can track earnings in a real-time dashboard.
Who it's for
Built for people who talk to researchers.
You already have an audience of PhD students and researchers who need exactly what Academe does.
Recommend Academe to your grad students and department colleagues — and earn while helping them.
You run Discord servers, subreddits, or Slack communities for researchers. Academe fits naturally.
Your audience follows you because they care about research quality. Academe is a natural fit.
FAQ
Common questions.
Anyone with an audience of researchers, PhD students, academics, or knowledge workers — blog authors, newsletter writers, professors, research community managers, and science communicators are all great fits. We review every application individually.
Referral attribution is tracked for 90 days from the first click. If a user signs up any time within that window, you receive credit.
Any referred user on a paid plan. Free users and users in trial periods do not count toward your tier threshold.
Absolutely — we encourage it. Some of our best affiliates are researchers who use Academe daily and recommend it to colleagues.
Yes — $25 USD. Earnings below this threshold roll over to the next month automatically.
The same percentage applies to annual plan payments. Because annual plans are a larger single payment, a single referral converting to annual can be a meaningful payout.
Ready to start earning?
Apply today. We review applications within 24 hours and set you up with everything you need.
Apply to join →Questions? Email us at affiliates@getacademe.com