Google offers European researchers AI models and $3 million in credits

Google DeepMind and Google Cloud are making an offer to European researchers through an EU scheme.[1] Google said the offer will provide direct access to what it describes as its most advanced science AI models, alongside computing credits.[1] The program is expected to serve up to 200 researchers.[1] The announcement is framed by Google as support for European scientific discovery using advanced AI compute and frontier models.[2]

The offer includes $3 million in computing credits.[1] The evidence identifies the intended audience as researchers in Europe and says the offer is made through an EU scheme.[1] The offer targets researchers in Europe and is made through an EU scheme; it includes $3 million in computing credits and direct model access.[1]

The models cover several scientific workloads. AlphaFold 3 predicts the structure of proteins and other molecules, while WeatherNext forecasts the weather.[1] AlphaGenome studies DNA, and AlphaEvolve is an AI agent that designs algorithms.[1] This range gives research teams a basis for matching the proposed support to a scientific task, but the evidence does not establish comparative performance, accuracy or suitability for any particular project.

For a European research group, the immediate planning questions are practical: which of the listed models fits the work, what compute budget is needed, and whether the team falls within the program’s eventual participation rules. The announced scale is limited to up to 200 researchers, and the package combines model access with $3 million in credits.[1] Google frames the initiative as support for European scientific discovery with advanced AI compute and frontier models.[2]