RESEARCH FUNDING

Google announces $13 million of support for its 2026 PhD fellowship cohort

By IDAKIM Digital · Published November 13, 2026

The funding announcement includes 148 new fellows across 38 countries and research spanning AI reliability, languages and computing.

Google’s November 12 announcement sets out $13 million of Google.org support for PhD fellowship recipients, including 148 newly named fellows in 38 countries. The program combines research funding with connections to researchers and the broader academic community. Highlighted areas include natural-language and speech systems for underserved languages, AI reliability, hardware and health-related research. This is a current cohort and funding announcement, not evidence that those projects have already produced deployed breakthroughs. It also should not be read as an open application call: eligibility, nomination and deadlines belong to the fellowship program’s own current guidance. For organizations tracking AI beyond commercial model launches, the cohort provides a view of supported research directions and potential future collaborators.

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Use the official fellow and research links to follow work relevant to your domain. Verify program eligibility and deadlines separately before planning an application or institutional nomination.

Source: Google · November 12, 2026

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