$3M Google AI for Science Funding Challenge

A $30M global open call to empower researchers, nonprofits, social enterprises, and academic institutions to use AI for scientific breakthroughs. The program supports projects that accelerate discovery in health, life sciences, climate resilience, and environmental science.

Benefits include:

• Funding between $500K and $3M USD per project
• Participation in the Google.org Accelerator (six months of pro bono technical support)
• Access to Google Cloud credits and AI expertise
• Visibility through Google.org’s global platforms
• Opportunity to collaborate with leading scientists and technologists

• Applicant must be a nonprofit, social enterprise, or academic institution
• Project must use AI responsibly, aligned with Google’s Responsible AI Principles
• Must be open‑source or enable future AI use cases (e.g., foundational datasets)
• Clear scientific ambition with quantifiable success metrics
• Feasible execution plan, timeline, and budget
• Potential for scalability and sustainability across geographies
• Running a project or organization
• Working (full-time or part-time)