Google Research Scholar Program 2023 for Early Career Professors
Applications are invited from early career professors pursuing a career in relevant fields to Google to submit their application form for an award of $60,000 USD as support for their careers. Interested candidates should apply online before the deadline stated below.
Read also: British Council Microsoft Creative Economy Programme
About the Google Research Scholar Program
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.
Google encourages submissions from professors globally who are teaching at universities and meet the eligibility requirements. It is Google’s hope that this program will help develop collaborations with new professors and encourage the formation of long-term relationships.
Awards are disbursed as unrestricted gifts to the university and are not intended for overhead or indirect costs. They are intended for use during the academic year in which the award is provided to support the professor’s research efforts.
Read also: DAAD In-Country/ In-Region Scholarship Program
Eligibility criteria
- Applicants must be full-time assistants, associates, or professors 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 Ph.D. within seven years of submission (e.g. applicant in 2022 must have received a Ph.D. in 2015 or later).
- We consider exceptions for applicants who have been teaching for seven years or fewer and had delays, such as working in the 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.
Funding amounts
The funds granted will be up to $60,000 USD and are intended to support the advancement of the professor’s research.
Google asks applicants to categorize their proposals into one of the following areas of interest to Google in Computer Science and related fields:
- Algorithms and optimization
- Applied science
- Geo/maps
- Health research
- Human-computer interaction
- Machine learning and data mining
- Machine perception
- Mobile
- Natural language processing
- Networking
- Privacy
- Quantum computing
- Security
- Software engineering and programming languages
- Structured data, extraction, semantic graph, and database management
- Systems (hardware and software)
Read also: US-MEPI Student Leaders Program for Undergraduate and Graduate Students
How to Apply for Google Research Scholar Program 2023
Interested candidates should apply online by visiting the Google Research Scholar Program application portal here before the application closing date stated below.
APplication Deadline
The deadline to apply is 1st December 2022.
You May Also Like:
University of Sussex Nigeria Scholarship
Seyi Makinde Scholarship Board Bursary Application
Fully Funded Master’s Scholarships in Canada
SASSETA Bursary Application
Lateef Jakande Leadership Academy Fellowship Programme
HiiL Justice Entrepreneurship School Incubation Programme
Absa SHE STARS Program for Kenyan Entrepreneurs
KPMG Graduate Recruitment for East Africans
European Commission Peace Ambassador Scholarship
If you find this information useful, please share it with your friends and family to help us reach more readers. Like and follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Thanks