Google Cloud Research Credits
Google · Academic cloud credits
VariesGoogle Cloud credits sized to your proposal (amount not stated on page), valid 1 year
Google Cloud credits for faculty, PhD students and postdocs at accredited universities and nonprofit research institutes in approved countries.
Key terms
- Only faculty, PhD students and postdoctoral researchers
- Credits have no commercial value and cannot be used for commercial or personal purposes
- Activate within 60 days of project start; expire 365 days after redemption
- Need a Google Cloud billing account and pricing-calculator estimate
Eligibility
- Where
- Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zimbabwe
- Stages
- idea, pre-seed, seed, series-a, growth
- Needs VC/accelerator backing
- No
- Needs partner referral code
- No
- Must be incorporated
- No
- AI focus required
- No
- Students / researchers
- Eligible
- Nonprofits
- Eligible
Also required
- Not for startups or commercial use
- Other countries can express interest
How to apply
Fill in the form on the research credits page with a 250-word proposal, cost estimate and billing account ID.
- Benefit
- credits
- Equity-free
- Yes
- Decision time
- —
- Credit validity
- 1 year
- Deadline
- Rolling
- Status
- Open
Verified 2026-10-22 · source