Google Academic Research Awards
Forecasted
The Google Academic Research Awards fund innovative university research in computing, with a current focus on quantum computing and quantum security.
Funder: Google
Due Dates (Anticipated): August 2027 (full application submission deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: Up to $100,000 per award; larger amounts possible for exceptional proposals; typically 1-year duration; funds are unrestricted gifts, not for overhead/indirect costs.
Summary: Supports innovative academic research in computing and technology, with a current focus on quantum computing and quantum security.
Key Information: Proposals must align with the annual featured research areas; only one proposal per PI/co-PI per cycle.
Description
The Google Academic Research Awards program funds pioneering research in computing and technology, with an emphasis on advancing knowledge and addressing challenging problems in areas such as quantum computing and quantum security. Each annual cycle highlights specific research themes, and the upcoming call will focus on early fault-tolerant quantum algorithms, practical quantum applications, and quantum computing security, including threats at the classical-to-quantum interface. Awards are intended to foster collaboration and impactful discoveries within the academic research community.
