Faculty Research Programs & Awards

Google Academic Research Awards (GARA) recognizes and supports academic research in computing and technology that makes a positive difference in the world.

Each year, academic researchers visit Google in order to collaborate with our research and engineering teams. Google provides a unique combination of interesting research problems, a wealth of data, world-class computing infrastructure, and the chance to deploy research in a form that will be used by millions.

We offer researchers training, free credits, and resources through Google Cloud to help accelerate research breakthroughs. Faculty, Postdoctoral, and non-profit lab researchers, and PhD students are eligible to apply for research award credits.