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Google AI Impact Challenge
Sponsor: Google.org 		Closing Date: 22-Jan-2019
Google.org is issuing an open call to organizations around the world to submit their ideas for how they could use AI to help address societal challenges. Selected applicants will receive coaching from Google’s AI experts, Google.org grant funding from a USD $25 million pool, and credits and consulting from Google Cloud. Grantees will also join a specialized Launchpad Accelerator program, and Google will tailor additional support to each project’s needs in collaboration with data science nonprofit DataKind.

Key Dates
Applications due to UQ R&I: 8 January 2019
Applications close with Google: 22 January 2019

Overview
• Aims
Google is looking for projects across a range of social impact domains and levels of technical expertise, from organizations that are experienced in AI to those with an idea for how they could be putting their data to better use. For more information on what Google is looking for in this Challenge and what is meant by AI, please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions.

• Application Criteria
• Impact: How will the proposed project address a societal challenge, and to what extent? Is the application grounded in research and data about the problem and the solution? Is there a clear plan to deploy the AI model for real-world impact, and what are the expected outcomes?
• Feasibility: Does the team have a well-developed, realistic plan to execute on the proposal? Does the team have a plan to access a meaningful dataset and technical expertise to apply AI to the problem? Have they identified the right partners and domain experts needed for implementation?
• Use of AI: Does the proposal apply AI technology to tackle the issue it seeks to address?
• Scalability: If successful, how can this project scale beyond the initial proposal? Can it scale directly, serve as a model for other efforts, or advance the field?
• Responsibility: Does the proposed use of artificial intelligence align with Google’s? See Google’s Responsible AI Practices for practical guidance.

• Eligibility
• The Challenge is open to any nonprofit organization, public charity, or for-profit business from around the world, provided that they apply for a project that has a charitable purpose.
• Large organizations like colleges and universities are permitted to submit multiple applications. In the case of colleges and universities, Google asks that each Principal Investigator submit only one proposal.
• Google.org will not treat your application as confidential or proprietary, and the details of your project may be shared with internal or external experts to evaluate your proposal: please do not submit any proprietary or confidential information in your application.
• The standard grant agreement will require any intellectual property created with grant funding from Google be made available for free to the public under a permissive open source license. An exception may be requested if a compelling argument can be made.
• It is not required to already have a dataset. Google will consider proposals that include a plan for how to collect or access required data.

• Funding
• Grants are expected to range from USD $500K to $2M but the funding amount will be based on project needs. Applicants are encouraged to submit budgets that accurately reflect the scope of their proposal.
• Grants are expected to be spent over the course of one to three years.

• Overheads
Please contact UQ R&I at internationalgrants@research.uq.edu.au for further information on the overheads position.

How to Apply

Step 1. Completing the application
Applications are submitted online at https://impactchallenge-app.withgoogle.com/ai-challenge/#!/page/1.
• Responses in this form cannot be saved for later completion. Please draft your responses in a separate document and provide this to UQ R&I for review. Application questions are detailed on the Google AI Impact Challenge Application Guide available at https://ai.google/static/documents/impact-challenge-application.pdf.
• Please do not include any part of your dataset in the application.
• Please contact the UQ R&I International Team (via internationalgrants@research.uq.edu.au) to obtain UQ institutional information for the application form (Background Information section).

Step 2. UQ R&I internal review and feedback
For UQ R&I internal review and feedback, email your draft application and completed Funding Application Coversheet to internationalgrants@research.uq.edu.au.
Website: http://ai.google/social-good/impact-challenge

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