Google Commits More Than $6 Million to Singapore AI Research

Nov 3, 2026
Google is giving more than $6 million in grants to two Singapore universities for AI research on Alzheimer's disease, compute efficiency, regional languages and AI safety.

Google is giving more than $6 million in grants to the National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University, as detailed in a company blog post. The grants cover AI for science, compute efficiency, AI safety and research capacity, alongside Google's new research hub in Singapore.

National University of Singapore will receive $1.5 million for research using AI models and data science to study Alzheimer's disease. A separate $500,000 grant will support work on computing efficiency, model serving and regional language processing.

Nanyang Technological University will receive $340,000 for four studies covering AI safety, evaluation methods, systems involving multiple agents and privacy preserving watermarking for large language models. Another $750,000 will fund research capacity and infrastructure across Southeast Asia.

Google.org and Google DeepMind will also provide $3 million to INSEAD's Thrive Lab in Singapore. The lab will study how technological change affects education, workplaces, communities and personal relationships.

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