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 361-384 of 770 grants
Regional Innovation Fund
🇺🇸VIPC · United States
Supports Virginia entrepreneur organisations strengthening startup ecosystems through ecosystem development grants.
Regional Intervention 1.1.D: Strengthening cooperation for innovation with internal or external partners - EIT Urban Mobility (inVest Accelerator, Stage 2)
🇷🇴ADR Vest · Romania
Funds West Region Romania SMEs up to €200,000 to scale urban-mobility pilots.
Regular Innovation Grant (Auxílio à Inovação Regular)
🇧🇷FAPESP · Brazil
Funds researcher-driven innovation across artificial intelligence, biotechnology, climate, energy, hardware, and materials.
Research Project Grant — Natural and Engineering Sciences
🇸🇪VR · Sweden
Supports natural and engineering researchers in Sweden through multi-year research funding for scientific progress and innovation.
Rice One Small Step Grant
🇺🇸Rice OoI / Rice 360 / BME · United States
Funds Rice laboratory teams running final technology experiments before a startup or licence through grants of up to USD 100,000.
Runway Startup Postdoc Program
🇺🇸Cornell Tech + CALS · United States
Funds recent PhDs starting digital technology companies through Cornell Tech Runway postdoctoral startup support.
Rural County Grant
🇺🇸Go Utah / GOEO · United States
Funds rural county governments in Utah with resources for recruitment, workforce training, and infrastructure upgrades.
SA-Flanders (FWO) Collaborative Research Projects
🇿🇦NRF · South Africa
Funds South African and Flemish university teams to run multi-year fundamental research in any domain through shared governance.
SBA Growth Accelerator Fund Competition (GAFC)
🇺🇸SBA · United States
Pays entrepreneur support organisations such as accelerators and incubators to build startup ecosystems in underserved regions and critical tech sectors.
SBIR/STTR Phase I Matching Funds Program
🇺🇸NC Commerce · United States
Matches state funds for North Carolina small businesses that already won a federal Phase I SBIR or STTR award, bridging the gap before Phase II.
Scottish EDGE Main — Round 27
🇬🇧Scottish EDGE · United Kingdom
Supports early-stage Scottish businesses with blended grant and loan funding for scalable growth across sectors.
SCRA Acceleration Grant
🇺🇸SCRA · United States
Funds established early-stage South Carolina firms through SCRA acceleration support before further private capital growth.
SCRA Federal Matching Grant
🇺🇸SCRA · United States
Funds South Carolina companies converting federal research awards toward development follow-through with match support.
SGRP — Grant
🇺🇸Salata Institute · United States
Offers Harvard researchers and graduate trainees support for solar geoengineering studies, policy analysis, and scientific evidence generation for public debate.
Shanghai Sci-Tech Co-Research Program
🇨🇳STCSM · China
Supports internationally based scientists in Shanghai through co-research funding with local host institutions.
SIDBI iDEX Startup Seed Fund
🇮🇳PIEDS · India
Gives Indian defense-tech startups up to ₹1.5 crore in seed funding to cover prototyping, trials and market entry.
SmartStart Seed Fund (Ontario)
🇨🇦Ontario RICs · Canada
Gives Ontario tech and IP-driven startups seed funding plus a training grant, typically requiring the founder to match the funds.
SME Eco-Tech
🇷🇴MEDAT · Romania
Funds up to 40% of green and digital equipment upgrades for Romanian manufacturing SMEs.
Smt. Rajkumari Jain Seed Fund for Innovation
🇮🇳PIEDS · India
Funds BITS Pilani student and alumni startups with up to ₹50 lakh for innovation in AI, semiconductors, sustainability and other emerging sectors.
Social Enterprise EDGE — Round 27
🇬🇧Scottish EDGE · United Kingdom
Supports asset-locked Scottish social enterprises and charities with mission-led funding to drive community and social impact outcomes.
SpaceWERX SBIR/STTR Phase I
🇺🇸SpaceWERX · United States
Funds early-stage United States space small businesses with feasibility contracts for new space technologies.
Springboard Awards
🇬🇧AMS · United Kingdom
Funds early-career biomedical scientists with up to £125,000 over two years.
Stanford Bio-X IIP Seed Grant — Round 13
🇺🇸Stanford Bio-X · United States
Funds Stanford faculty collaborations exploring high-risk interdisciplinary bioscience with translational intent.
Stanford Large Propel Grant
🇺🇸Stanford · United States
Funds Stanford faculty teams preparing collaborative proposals for large external opportunities.