Grants of $50K to $250K
Explore grants with an award between $50,000 and $250,000. This directory lists seed-stage funding for feasibility studies, prototypes, first pilots and early research, from innovation agencies, research councils, foundations and corporate programs, with the deadline and eligibility on every listing.
Showing 241-264 of 770 grants
CFF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Award
🇺🇸CFF · United States
Runs students and early career scholars with mentoring support for CFF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Award in biotechnology and medical technology.
CFF Research Grants
🇺🇸CFF · United States
Supports research teams and institutions for CFF Research Grants in biotechnology, medical technology, and synthetic biology.
Challenge for All Defense
🇰🇷MSS · South Korea
Funds Korean defense startups validating prototypes and proofs of concept with military and industry buyers.
City RAPTOR
🇬🇧EIT Urban Mobility · European Union
Pays startups €60,000 to pilot mobility fixes with a European city.
CNPq Chamada Universal
🇧🇷CNPq · Brazil
Funds broad-discipline Brazilian research through national project grants to strengthen real-world implementation.
Commercial Districts (Barrios Comerciales)
🇨🇱SERCOTEC · Chile
Supports Chilean merchant associations through SERCOTEC Barrios Comerciales assistance to strengthen commercial district competitiveness.
Commercialisation Fund
🇮🇪Enterprise Ireland · Ireland
Funds Irish third-level researchers turning research into a commercial product or company.
Community Power Accelerator Prize
🇺🇸DOE · United States
Pays U.S. community solar developers cash across three phases from a $10 million pool.
Community Power Accelerator Prize — Round 2
🇺🇸DOE · United States
Pays U.S. community solar developers cash across three phases from a $10 million pool.
CoMotion Innovation Gap Fund
🇺🇸CoMotion · United States
Supports University of Washington researchers advancing disclosed university discoveries to practical proof-of-concept through internal grants.
COMpetency in Menopause & Integrated Therapy (COMMIT) Challenge
🇺🇸NIH · United States
Pays up to $200,000 per prize (total $2.5M pool) to U.S. institutions with proven menopause-education curricula.
Corporate Partnership for Overseas Expansion
🇰🇷MSS · South Korea
Funds Korean SMEs entering overseas markets through projects run with companies that already have global channels.
CRF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship — Seed
🇺🇸CRF · United States
Runs students and early career scholars with mentoring support for CRF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in biotechnology, medical technology, and synthetic biology.
CSconnected Supply Chain Development Programme
🇬🇧CSconnected · United Kingdom
Funds compound-semiconductor supply chain projects in the Cardiff Capital Region.
CSIT SBIR/STTR Direct Financial Assistance — Phase 5
🇺🇸NJEDA · United States
Funds New Jersey small businesses to match early-stage federal innovation awards and bridge development costs.
Cure SMA Basic Research Grant
Cure SMA · United States
Funds novel research on spinal muscular atrophy biology and drug target identification worldwide.
Damon Runyon-Dale F. Frey Award for Breakthrough Scientists
🇺🇸Damon Runyon · United States
Funds research teams and institutions for Damon Runyon Dale F. Frey Award for Breakthrough in biotechnology, medical technology, and synthetic biology.
Databricks for Startups
🇺🇸Databricks Inc. · United States
Offers early-stage data and AI startups Databricks resources, credits, and hands-on guidance for technical workloads.
Datadog for Startups
Datadog Inc. · United States
Offers Series A or earlier technology startups free Datadog observability and security credits for one year.
DeepTech Catalyst Health
🇬🇧STFC · United Kingdom
Gives Liverpool health start-ups up to £50,000 zero-equity cash plus £10,000 R&D vouchers.
DeepTech Catalyst Quantum
🇬🇧STFC · United Kingdom
Gives UK quantum start-ups up to £50,000 MVP funding plus £10,000 R&D vouchers.
Defence Industry Development Grants — Skilling
🇦🇺DISR · Australia
Supports Australia's defence sector by funding technical training and professional upskilling for strategic capability teams.
DHS SBIR Phase I
🇺🇸DHS S&T · United States
Supports small businesses addressing homeland security needs with early feasibility innovation in cybersecurity, border operations, and safety-critical tools.
Diana Davis Spencer Clinical Research Fellowship Award
FFB · United States
Supports physicians entering inherited retinal degeneration subspecialty training to build clinician-scientists for vision-preserving therapies.