Deadline: 23-Jul-2025
Nominations are now open for the Google Academic Research Awards to support groundbreaking foundational and applied research in computing and technology around the world.
Each funding cycle, Google will identify key research areas and invite proposals from academics who are conducting research in a variety of technologically-focused domains that have societal implications.
The program is open to professors (assistant, associate, etc.) at degree-granting institutions who are advising students and conducting research in the field of technology and computing.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applications are open to academic researchers who are currently advising students and conducting research in technology and computing at institutions.
Evaluation Criteria
- Only complete applications that meet the following criteria will be scored:
- Submitted by eligible applicants
- Related to computing or technology in one or more focus areas
- Adhere to the required formatting guidelines
- Scoring will be based on the following areas:
- Faculty merit: Faculty is accomplished in research, community engagement, and open source contributions, with potential to contribute to responsible innovation.
- Research merit: Faculty’s proposed research is aligned with Google Research interests, innovative, and likely to have a significant impact on the field.
- Proposal quality: The research proposal is clear, focused, and well-organized, and it demonstrates the team’s ability to successfully execute the research and achieve a significant impact.
- AI Ethics principles: The research proposal strongly aligns with Google’s AI Principles
- For research area topics that require the use of a specific product, methodology, or other constraint, they will evaluate your project based on how well it adheres to and utilizes these aforementioned factors, as well as the overall quality of your approach.
Application Requirements
- Filename:
- Submit your proposal and CV as a single PDF file. Use only letters, numbers, and hyphens.
- Proposal Length:
- 5 pages maximum for a single Principal Investigator (PI) submission
- 7 pages maximum for submissions with a co-PI with CV
- Formatting:
- Single-spaced
- 1-inch margins
- No smaller than 10-point font.
For more information, visit Google.
