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Google DeepMind and Google Cloud open science models to up to 200 European researchers
Google says up to 200 top European scientists will get direct access to models such as AlphaFold 3 and WeatherNext, along with $3 million in compute credits. The program is tied to the EU's RAISE initiative.
Google DeepMind and Google Cloud announced a program for European science on Wednesday, October 14, 2026: up to 200 top researchers in Europe are to get direct access to advanced Google models, along with compute credits worth a total of $3 million.
What was announced
According to a Google blog post by Maureen Costello, Vice President for the UK, Ireland and Sub-Saharan Africa at Google Cloud, researchers will get direct access to the company's so-called frontier models. On top of that comes $3 million in compute credits.
Five systems were named among the tools: AlphaFold 3, WeatherNext, AlphaGenome, AlphaEvolve and AlphaEarth Foundations. Reuters also covered the news in a dispatch from Brussels.
The RAISE connection
Google presents the pledge as support for the EU's work on AI in science. Some of the models are to be made available through the EU's RAISE initiative, which, according to the company, is meant to help close the compute gap European scientists sometimes face.
The company lists accelerating European innovation and reinforcing the continent's scientific competitiveness as its goals. Researchers are expected to tackle hard problems faster, from predicting extreme weather to mapping molecular structures.
What we don't know
Google's post contains no selection criteria, application procedure or timeline. It speaks only of "up to 200" researchers, so the actual number of participants may be lower.
It also doesn't say how the credits will be divided. The simple math ($3 million across 200 people comes to roughly $15,000 each) is our own estimate, not a company statement.
What it means for Polish teams
It is not yet clear whether, or how, Polish institutes and universities will be able to apply. For researchers working in molecular biology, genomics, climate science or algorithms, it is worth following announcements from Google and RAISE, since some of the models are to be offered through that initiative. It has not been disclosed, however, who will choose the participants or by what criteria.
Access to the models does not guarantee scientific breakthroughs: results depend on the quality of the research questions, the data and experimental validation. The program is also a company announcement, not a completed rollout.
