Google Academic Research Awards for Impactful Research to Solve Real-World Problems (Award amounts vary by topic up to $150K USD)

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Closing Date: 17 July 2024

Google Academic Research Awards for Impactful Research to Solve Real-World Problems (Award amounts vary by topic up to $150K USD)

Overview

Google Academic Research Awards aim to fund and/or actively collaborate with researchers, fostering an ecosystem that generates impactful research with real-world applications.In each funding cycle, the Google Academic Research Awards program will publish a series of Requests for Proposals (RFPs) focused on a diverse range of research areas within technology and computing. These RFPs will outline specific research challenges and opportunities that Google seeks to address through funding to and/or collaborations with academic institutions and researchers.

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.

Timeline

Opening of global requests for proposals:

Applications open: June 27, 2024
Applications close: July 17, 2024

Notification of proposal decisions: Oct. 1, 2024

Who is eligible to apply?

Applications are open to academic researchers who are currently advising students and conducting research in technology and computing at institutions.

Proposal Outline

Here’s how to strengthen your proposal:

Clearly define the problem. Good research starts with a compelling question.
Describe a specific, achievable outcome. What will this research enable that wouldn’t happen otherwise, and how? Outline both minimum expected and best-case scenarios, specifying the datasets and test cases you’ll use.
Differentiate your contribution. Clearly explain how your work advances the state of the art, using citations and other standard practices.

Outline your approach. Explain your plan for addressing the research challenges, even if all answers aren’t yet known. Identify potential risks and mitigation strategies.
Contextualize the work. Describe existing funding and how this proposal fits into your broader research goals. How will this research be used? Will it build research capability, create a tool, reproduce a result, foster collaboration, follow up on an idea, or explore a new one? Google is interested in all possibilities.
Make it accessible to non-experts. While Google try to have your proposal reviewed by a Google expert in your field, it will also be read by non-experts, so please ensure the motivation and outcomes are understandable to a broad audience.

Your proposal should ultimately demonstrate how your research aligns with Google’s mission to recognize and support academic researchers whose work in computing and technology makes a positive difference in the world.

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, Google 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.