Brief Description:

Google Research Awards are one-year awards structured as unrestricted gifts to universities to support the work of world-class full-time faculty members at top universities around the world. The intent of program is to support cutting-edge research in Computer Science, Engineering, and related fields. Google Research Awards are structured as unrestricted gifts designed to support roughly the cost of one Ph.D. student for one year of work plus a modest travel stipend. Each funded project will be assigned a Google sponsor to support the project by discussing research directions, engaging with professors and students, and overseeing collaboration between the project team and Google. Through the Research Awards program, Google tries to fund projects where its collaboration with the research team will be especially valuable.

Description:

Computational neuroscience
Geo/maps
Human-computer interaction
Information retrieval, extraction, and organization (including semantic graphs)
Machine learning and data mining
Machine perception
Machine translation
Mobile
Natural language processing
Networking
Physical Interfaces and Immersive Experiences
Privacy
Security
Software engineering and programming languages
Speech
Structured data and database management
Systems (hardware and software)

Application Information:

Applications must consist of a three page proposal that includes an overview, proposal body, data policy, and budget. In addition to the 3-page proposal, Google requires a CV from the primary PI and allows the inclusion of CVs from co-PIs. The maximum length for each CV is 2 pages. For PIs (and co-PIs) who have been funded by Google in the past, a brief (1/2 page maximum) summary of the results of past projects funded by Google is requierd. This section does not count toward the three-page proposal limit.
Awards are structured as unrestricted gifts and therefore applications do not require review by the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP).
Google cannot accept any proposal containing confidential or proprietary information.
Recipients will be notified of their awards within four months of the initial submission.

Eligibility Criteria:

Full-time faculty members from universities worldwide are eligible to serve as Principal Investigators (PIs) or co-PIs on Research Awards proposals.
Faculty members may submit one proposal per funding cycle as a PI or a co-PI unless they received an award the previous round. In that case, PIs are asked to wait until the following round to apply for funding again, whether or not the projects are related.

Additional Information, Related Websites, and Proxy Instructions:

More information on the Google Faculty Research Award Program can be found at http://research.google.com/university/relations/research_awards.html.

Advice written by a group of Google researchers and engineers involved in the review and selection process for preparing a strong proposal is available at: http://research.google.com/university/relations/proposal_advice.html.

Recent award recipients from Harvard FAS include Krzysztof Gajos, Ken Nakayama, and Ryan Enos (Computer Science, Psychology, and Government, 2014), David Cox (MCB, 2014 and 2010), Edoardo Airoldi and George Rubin (Statistics, 2013), George Alvarez (Psychology, 2011), and Martin Nowak (Program for Evolutionary Dynamics, 2009).

Questions regarding this proposal announcement or submission can be directed to Erin Cromack (617-496-5252, cromack@fas.harvard.edu) or Susan Gomes (617-496-9448, susan_gomes@harvard.edu).

Search Filters:

Institution

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Position

Assistant Professor
Associate Professor
Professor

Type of Competition

External Funding (Not Limited)

Discipline

Engineering
Physical Science
Other

Type of Award

Research