On October 14, Google.org announced the 17 organizations selected for its AI for Science Impact Challenge, with $36 million in funding. They can opt into a six-month accelerator combining engineering, technical mentorship and Google infrastructure. These are recipients of an existing call, not a newly opened application round.
In a separate announcement the same day, DeepMind and Google Cloud pledged model access and $3 million in compute credits for up to 200 European researchers. The support works through the European RAISE initiative and names AlphaFold 3, WeatherNext, AlphaGenome, AlphaEvolve and AlphaEarth Foundations.
These programs support selected teams and scientific uses. They are neither free consumer credits nor immediate access to every tool for every Belgian laboratory. Selection and access terms matter as much as the headline amounts.
Model access and the compute required to use it are separate barriers for laboratories. Combining them can make experiments more practical, but the post does not set out all selection criteria, credit allocations or guaranteed scientific outcomes. It also establishes no automatic access for every Belgian researcher.