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Scientific Progress
Accelerating scientific discovery to address society’s biggest challenges
What we do
We enable scientific breakthroughs and the application of technological innovation through external collaborations that catalyze scientific advancement.

Foundational Science

Progressing scientific discovery through close collaboration
across the global research community
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Supporting advances in quantum computers
By funding research partners like the University of Chicago and the University of Tokyo, the Google Quantum AI team is advancing the development of a fault-tolerant quantum computer by supporting research, entrepreneurship, and workforce training.

Fostering research collaboration

We support researchers to foster an ecosystem that generates impactful research with real-world applications.

Applied Science

Shortening the timeline between research breakthrough and real-world practice to ensure the benefits of AI reach communities as quickly and efficiently as possible
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Helping responders detect wildfires earlier
FireSat is supported in part by the AI Collaborative: Wildfires – an initiative to reduce the impact of catastrophic fires by uniting public, private, and nonprofit organizations with researchers to create AI-powered solutions. FireSat’s AI-powered satellite system is delivering high-resolution imagery every 20 minutes to help responders detect wildfires earlier.

Bringing organizations together across sectors

AI’s potential to address complex, global issues can be realized faster through collaboration and innovation. We share insights, identify challenges, and combine expertise to accelerate the development of impactful AI applications.

Helping organizations build AI-powered solutions

Through funding, structured pro bono support, technical training, and access to Google tools, we are helping organizations build socially impactful AI-powered solutions in domains such as climate, society, and health.

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Using air air monitors and AI to improve lives
AirQo, a Google AI Impact Challenge winner, is helping to improve the lives and air quality for millions across Africa by installing AI-powered monitors on modified taxis to identify the sources of air pollution and predict future air quality.

Gen AI Accelerator

Meet organizations harnessing the power of genAI to accelerate their impact.

In 2024, we launched a genAI accelerator where participating organizations recevied program funding and mentorship to build AI-powered social impact solutions.
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Research Ecosystem

Enabling the scientific community with access to research infrastructure, resources, and scientific insights
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Supporting the next generation of researchers
For over 15 years, Google’s PhD Fellowship Program has supported promising graduate students from 50+ countries who are conducting foundational research in areas like AI, health, and climate. Fellows receive funding, mentorship, and access to Google’s research community to help accelerate their work.

Supporting PhD students globally

Our programs focus on fostering deep connections with the research community through unrestricted research funding, PhD student support, and access to Google resources. We streamline the onboarding of research talent for short term projects and host research workshops that advance critical research topics and build networks.

This PhD fellowship significantly contributed to my career development through not only financial support, but also mentoring and networking. I learned about the application of machine learning in ways that my university lab could not offer. This experience greatly inspired my subsequent research.
Futoshi Futami
Associate Professor at Osaka University