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.
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Innovative Startup Package — Materials, Parts & Equipment
🇰🇷KISED · South Korea
Funds material and component-focused Korean startups to strengthen local high-value supply chains.
Innovative Startup Support (Innovatieve starterssteun)
🇧🇪VLAIO · Belgium
Provides Belgium innovators with hands-on guidance for first startup innovation grants with specialist coaching and commercialization planning.
IONOS Cloud Startup Programme
IONOS Cloud · Germany
Gives eligible startups up to €100,000 in IONOS Cloud service credit, usable over as long as 24 months, through its SPARK and ACCELERATE tiers.
Iowa Demonstration Fund
🇺🇸IEDA · United States
Funds Iowa market-ready firms with loans or royalty structures for commercialization and growth execution.
KEDFA Small Business Loan Program
🇺🇸KEDFA · United States
Provides Kentucky small companies with fixed-rate direct loans for fixed-asset needs linked to job creation.
Keeling Curve Prize
Climate Curve · United States
Awards $50,000 each to ten climate-solution organizations across five prize categories.
KORIL-RDF Feasibility Project
🇮🇱KORIL-RDF · Israel
Supports early-stage Korean-Israeli industrial research through feasibility studies that test joint collaboration potential.
Lab-to-Launch
🇺🇸VIPC · United States
Funds Virginia startups licensing university innovations for commercialization planning and launch.
LDC Climate Resilience Prize
LDC · Netherlands
Awards a non-dilutive CHF 100,000 cash prize to a startup driving climate resilience in agriculture.
Limited Competition: Small Grant Program for the NCATS Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program (R03)
🇺🇸NIH · United States
Funds one small self-contained project for a scholar already inside the Clinical and Translational Science Award network, on the way to a first full award.
Long-term International Fellowship
Conquer Cancer · Global / Multinational
Funds oncologists from lower-income settings through long-term international fellowships to strengthen real-world implementation.
Main Street Acquisition Support Grant
🇺🇸NJEDA · United States
Funds New Jersey business property acquisition for storefront owners rebuilding operations after major transitions.
Marine Corps SBIR Phase I
🇺🇸MARCORSYSCOM · United States
Supports MCSC small businesses developing ground systems through monthly topic release flow.
MassVentures Catalyst Clean Energy Grant
🇺🇸MassVentures · United States
Funds Massachusetts clean-energy researchers and startups with non-dilutive support through early feasibility and prototype development.
McDan Entrepreneurship Challenge
🇬🇭McDan · Ghana
Pays the winner of a televised entrepreneurship competition $100,000 for the strongest business idea and pitch performance.
Microsoft for Startups
Microsoft · United States
Gives startups up to $150,000 in Azure credits plus AI tools and technical support.
MII — Technology Assessment
🇺🇸TEDCO · United States
Runs grant for Maryland university faculty to evaluate the commercial potential of through the MII Technology Assessment.
MIT $100K Launch Contest
🇺🇸MIT · United States
Supports MIT-affiliated teams building full business plans through a final competition and broader venture exposure.
Mitacs Accelerate Global Excellence Award
🇨🇦Mitacs · Canada
Invests in exceptional international postdoctoral researchers relocating to Canada for industry-partnered research.
Mitacs Elevate
🇨🇦Mitacs · Canada
Supports teams connecting academia and industry to move ideas into practical outcomes.
MMRF Research Fellowship Program
MMRF · United States
Funds mentored research fellowships for early scholars advancing myeloma science at postdoctoral and junior faculty stages.
MS Society Data Discovery Awards
🇬🇧MS Society UK · United Kingdom
Supports United Kingdom multiple sclerosis prevention research with data-discovery grants in risk and healthcare.
National Lottery Open Fund for Organisations
🇬🇧Creative Scotland · United Kingdom
Funds Scottish creative organisations £1k to £100k for arts projects.
NERC Urgency Funding
🇬🇧NERC · United Kingdom
Offers rapid grants for United Kingdom scientists responding to unexpected environmental events, helping mobilize time-sensitive field projects.