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 385-408 of 734 grants
Parkinson's Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship — Clinical Neurologists
Parkinson's Foundation · United States
Supports early-career neurologists launching Parkinson's disease research careers through postdoctoral fellowship funding.
Parkinson's Foundation-ABF Clinical Research Training Scholarship
🇺🇸Parkinson's Foundation · United States
Funds United States clinician-researchers building Parkinson's disease programs with practical depth in practice settings.
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.
Postdoctoral Research Grants — 4th Selection
🇱🇻LZP · Latvia
Offers postdoctoral researchers in Latvia direct support for early-career scientific training and independent research progression.
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 Funding
🇮🇪Enterprise Ireland · Ireland
Funds third-level researchers up to €100,000 to move research toward market readiness.
Regional EDGE
🇬🇧Scottish EDGE · United Kingdom
Supports Regional EDGE programmes for early-stage Scottish businesses across four regions via local delivery partners.
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.
RSI Explorer Grant
🇺🇸RSI / Caltech · United States
Funds high-risk sustainability exploration by Caltech investigators to strengthen real-world implementation.
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.
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.