Google Research Scholar Program 2025

The Research Scholar Program aims to support early-career professors who are pursuing research in fields relevant to Google. The Research Scholar Program provides unrestricted gifts to support research at institutions around the world, and is focused on funding world-class research conducted by early-career professors.

• Table of Content
• About Google
• Google Research Scholar Program
• Aim and Benefits of Google Research Scholar Program
• Requirements for Google Research Scholar Program Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Google Research Scholar Program
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Google

Google LLC is an American multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products, which include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. It is considered one of the Big Four technology companies, alongside Amazon, Apple, and Facebook. Google was founded in September 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University in California. The company's rapid growth since incorporation has triggered a chain of products, acquisitions, and partnerships beyond Google's core se... continue reading

Google Research Scholar Program

Aim and Benefits of Google Research Scholar Program

The funds granted will be up to $60,000 USD and are intended to support the advancement of the professor’s research.

Requirements for Google Research Scholar Program Qualification

• Applicants must be a full-time assistant, associate, or professor at a university or degree-granting research institution at the time of the application submission.
  • Post doctoral staff can only serve as a co-PI, not a primary PI.

• Applicants must have received their PhD within seven years of submission (e.g., applicants in 2024 must have received their PhD in 2017 or later).
  • We consider exceptions for applicants who have been teaching seven years or fewer and had delays, such as working in industry, parental leave, leave of absence, etc. This exception request can be documented on the application.
• Applicants can submit one application per round.
  • Faculty can only serve as a PI or Co-PI per round. Applicants cannot serve on two separate proposals.
• Applicants can apply a maximum of 3 times within the 7 years post-PhD.

Interview date, Process and Venue for Google Research Scholar Program

Application Timeline

• Applications openDec. 20, 2024
• Applications closeJan. 27, 2025
• Notification of proposal decisions byJune 30, 2025

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit Google website.