AI BriefingGoogle invests over $6 million in Singapore university research grants
·2026.11.03 13:30
Key point
The funding supports Alzheimer's research, compute efficiency, and AI safety, alongside a $3 million grant for INSEAD's Thrive Lab.
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- Google is investing over $6 million in new research grants and capacity-building initiatives at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU).
- NUS received a $1.5 million grant for Alzheimer's research and a $500,000 grant for computing efficiency and regional language processing.
- NTU received a $340,000 grant for AI safety and security studies and a $750,000 AI for Science Capacity Fund Grant to build regional research infrastructure.
- Google.org and Google DeepMind are providing an additional $3 million to support INSEAD's Thrive Lab in Singapore.
- The grants were selected from over 3,500 global applications and aim to advance AI for science, compute efficiency, and AI safety frameworks.
- The investments coincide with the establishment of a new Google research hub in Singapore and the expansion of health research initiatives, including the use of MedGemma models.
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