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 337-360 of 770 grants
Net Load Forecasting Prize
🇺🇸DOE · United States
Pays US teams up to $600,000 for day-ahead net load forecasting models.
New Markets Validation Grant
🇮🇪Enterprise Ireland · Ireland
Grants Irish businesses up to €150,000 to develop and test new market entry strategies.
New Mexico Quantum Technologies Award
🇺🇸NM EDD · United States
Pays quantum-tech startups up to $200,000 to grow or relocate to New Mexico.
New to R&D Grant
🇳🇿Callaghan Innovation · New Zealand
Supports New Zealand first-time innovators with startup grants for early projects.
NIA Start-Up Challenge
🇺🇸NIA · United States
Funds US entrepreneurs and small businesses developing healthy-aging technologies through NIA's Start-Up Challenge cash prizes and accelerator.
NIDHI Seed Support Program
🇮🇳DST India · India
Funds deserving startups through NIDHI incubators and technology business incubators.
NIDHI Seed Support Program (NIDHI-SSP)
🇮🇳DST India · India
Funds Indian incubators and their startups with seed support up to Rs 100 lakh.
NIJ Graduate Research Fellowship
🇺🇸NIJ · United States
Offers students and early career scholars with mentoring support for NIJ Graduate Research Fellowship in artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.
NJ CSIT SBIR/STTR Direct Financial Assistance Program
🇺🇸NJ CSIT · United States
Funds New Jersey small businesses pursuing federal SBIR/STTR awards through CSIT direct grants.
NM SBIR/STTR Matching Grant
🇺🇸NM TIO · United States
Funds New Mexico firms that partner with federal small business research achievements.
NM Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Matching Grant
🇺🇸NM EDD · United States
Funds New Mexico for-profit SBIR/STTR companies through state matching support.
NSFC General Program
🇨🇳NSFC · China
Supports broad foundational science across major disciplines through principal investigator grants.
Ohio Third Frontier TVSF Phase 2 Start-Up Fund
🇺🇸Ohio Dept of Development · United States
Funds Ohio startups commercializing licensed institution technologies through Ohio Third Frontier project grants.
One NC SBIR/STTR Phase I Matching Funds
🇺🇸NC BSTI · United States
Funds North Carolina small businesses that have received a federal SBIR or STTR Phase I award with matching grants to bridge the gap to Phase II.
Open Innovation Strategic Challenge
🇰🇷MSS · South Korea
Funds Korean startups solving defined technology problems with large companies and public institutions.
PCF Young Investigator Award
🇺🇸PCF · United States
Funds early-career researchers and junior faculty joining prostate cancer programmes through the Prostate Cancer Foundation.
PIPE Fase 1 (Seed)
🇧🇷FAPESP · Brazil
Funds seed-stage innovation by startup teams in any technology field in São Paulo.
PIPE Jornada Tecnológica Agro — Fase 1
🇧🇷FAPESP · Brazil
Funds agribusiness innovation in São Paulo across agricultural biotechnology, food technology, and climate adaptation.
Polyphonic AI Fund for Surgery QuickFire Challenge — #2
🇺🇸J&J Innovation · United States
Funds surgical artificial intelligence projects in decision support, data governance, and operating efficiency.
Postdoctoral Fellowship Award
🇺🇸FFB · United States
Funds postdoctoral research training in Friedreich ataxia with sustained fellowship support.
Pre-Seed Investment
🇺🇸Connecticut Innovations · United States
Supports early Connecticut technology firms through matched pre-seed investment that requires private co-investment.
Proof-of-Concept Co-Financing — Cutoff 1 (31 July 2026)
🇪🇺EIT Food · European Union
Funds proof-of-concept and pilot projects for agrifood startups collaborating with corporate partners.
PSIDER — Netwerksubsidies
🇳🇱ZonMw · Netherlands
Funds Dutch knowledge networks that connect institutions internationally and strengthen research communities through shared learning activities.
Regional EDGE
🇬🇧Scottish EDGE · United Kingdom
Supports Regional EDGE programmes for early-stage Scottish businesses across four regions via local delivery partners.