Google Research - University Relations

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Overview

Google thrives on academic curiosity. While we do significant in-house research and engineering, we also maintain strong ties with academic institutions that are doing world-class research. As part of our mission to build the most advanced and usable methods for information access, we have developed programs that support university research, technological innovation and the teaching and learning experience.

Faculty Summit

Each year, faculty members across a broad range of the computing disciplines visit Google to explore the latest research and technology results and discuss the challenges the community faces. The assembled group discusses a wide range of interests and technical areas.

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University Research Programs

These programs enable university researchers to leverage Google's infrastructure to conduct interesting research. At present, you can apply for research access to two services: Google Search and Google Translate.

Google Code for Educators: Educational Materials

Google Code for Educators is designed to help faculty update computer science programs with current technologies, and help to rejuvenate student interest. This site offers many Creative Commons-licensed educational resources for computer science educators and motivated students, and the materials make it easier for faculty to reuse and remix as they integrate this content into their existing courses, or build new courses. Check out the website.

Google Apps for Educational Institutions

Google Apps Education Edition is a free suite of hosted communication & collaboration applications designed for schools and universities. Google manages the technology, so you can focus more time, energy and budget on learning instead of on email. Google Apps includes Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Talk (instant messaging and voice over IP), Google Docs (online document creation & sharing) and a customizable Start Page, as well as administrative tools, customer support, and access to APIs to integrate Google Apps with existing IT systems. Read about schools that are already using Google Apps, or find out more at the website.

Student Support

For current students, we offer numerous types of internships and a variety of scholarships:

Internships

Google now offers internship opportunities throughout the year. At present, we have opportunities for graduates studying all subjects such as computer science and mathematics.

Scholarships

As part of our ongoing commitment to advancing computing and technology, we provide scholarships to encourage students to excel in their studies and become role models and leaders.

Google Summer of Code

This is our program to introduce students to open source development and real-world programming challenges. We've already seen more than 1500 students successfully complete the program, and we have provided more than $10 million inopen source funding through a combination of student stipends and donations to the participating open source organizations.