Google AI for Education Accelerator
Join over 100 colleges and universities empowering students with critical job-ready and AI skills. The Google AI for Education Accelerator offers free access to industry-recognized career certificates, AI training, and Google's most advanced AI tools.
Join the AcceleratorTogether, we can prepare students for the jobs of today and tomorrow
Join the Google AI for Education Accelerator and give your students the hands-on experience and practical AI skills they need for high-paying careers. Your campus will get no-cost access to Google Career Certificates and AI training, as well as AI tools like Gemini and NotebookLM that are built with robust data protections supporting compliance with FERPA, COPPA, and other regulations.
Onboarding into the program includes dedicated support and playbooks. You’ll also join a community of innovative higher education institutions to share best practices and connect with Google AI experts.
About our programs
Our flexible online certificate programs and AI training provide students with the hands-on experience and skills they need to stand out to employers in high-paying fields.
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Recommended by ACE® for up to 15 college credits on select certificates
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Practice-based training with practical AI applications
Join over 100 institutions in the Google AI for Education Accelerator
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Campus-ready training and tools
AI training & tools
Explore our expert-led AI training and interactive tools that help students and faculty unlock the benefits of AI, enhancing their teaching, learning, and career readiness.
Google Career Certificates
Industry-recognized training, offering hands-on experience and practical, job-ready and AI skills for high-paying careers.
Frequently asked questions
To be eligible for the program, institutions must meet the following criteria:
- Be based in the United States
- Be a government-recognized, accredited educational institution delivering instruction to students. Currently the accelerator is only available to not-for-profit higher education institutions and public higher education systems
- Have an active website related to their educational institution
- Committed to using Google Career Certificates, Google AI Essentials, and/or Gemini education accounts for your institution (or system), both of which are no-cost
- Have the person submitting the application be a member of the organization applying for participation in the Accelerator
After we review your application to confirm that your institution meets the Accelerator requirements, you will receive a welcome email with additional onboarding information.
For Institutions
Institutions receive no-cost licenses for both Google AI and Prompting Essentials courses and Google Career Certificates to offer to their students, faculty, and staff.
To gain access, administrators should complete the sign-up form. Each institution will then manage access for its students and faculty to all available Certificates and AI courses.
For Education Users (students, faculty, and staff)
Individuals can access Gemini for Education and NotebookLM at no cost using their school-issued Google account.
If your institution uses a different productivity suite, an administrator simply needs to sign up for Education Fundamentals to enable access (there is no requirement to switch your primary productivity suite).
To get started, speak with an expert.
Education Fundamentals includes:
- Gemini for Education (a custom-built version of the Gemini app for education) and NotebookLM: AI assistants with enterprise-grade data protection
- Gemini in Classroom: AI-powered tools for teaching and learning
- Collaboration with Classroom, Vids, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, Gmail, Drive, Meet, Sites, Chat, and Calendar
- Security and administrative tools in the Google Admin console
- 100 TB of pooled cloud storage shared by your organization