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 409-432 of 734 grants
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.
Start-up Core Coaching
🇨🇭Innosuisse · Switzerland
Provides Switzerland innovators with hands-on guidance for startup coaching and commercialization preparation and commercialization planning.
Start-Up Nation — Fourth Edition
🇷🇴MEDAT · Romania
Pays new Romanian firms up to 250,000 lei after founders finish free entrepreneurship courses.
Start-Up Nation — Pillar I (2026 edition)
🇷🇴Romanian Government · Romania
Funds Romanian entrepreneurs aged 18-30 starting new small businesses with up to 250,000 lei.
Start-Up Nation — Second Session
🇷🇴MEDAT · Romania
Will fund up to RON 250,000 per new Romanian business once MEDAT opens the second Start-Up Nation session, though the exact application dates have not been published yet.
Start-Up Nation 2026 (Ediția IV)
🇷🇴Romanian Government · Romania
Funds new Romanian businesses with up to 250,000 Lei in EU-backed grants.
Start-Up Nation Romania 2026 - Pillar I (Youth Entrepreneurship)
🇷🇴MEDAT · Romania
Pays for up to 90% of a young Romanian founder's new small-business costs, worth up to 250,000 lei, after they complete a mandatory entrepreneurship training course.
Startup Booster Poland — Smart UP
🇵🇱PARP · Poland
Funds early-stage Polish startups through accredited accelerator operators and startup support.
Startup Nation Program (2026 Edition, Pillar I)
🇷🇴Govt. of Romania · Romania
Funds Romanian entrepreneurs aged 18-30 with up to 250,000 lei to launch an SME.
Startup Nation Romania (Pillar I)
🇷🇴Govt. of Romania · Romania
Funds young Romanian entrepreneurs aged 18-30 with up to 250,000 lei to start a business.
Startup of the Year
🇺🇸UCSD · United States
Awards $50,000 to the top UC San Diego-affiliated startup each year.
Startup Scale-Up Package
🇰🇷KISED · South Korea
Supports scaling Korean startups with grants and resources for rapid commercialization and business expansion.
Support for Entrepreneurial and Managerial Development of MSMEs through Incubators
🇮🇳MoMSME · India
Funds Indian incubators to nurture entrepreneur and student ideas into MSME start-ups.
TBAT 2026 Innovation Challenge
🇬🇧TBAT · United Kingdom
Awards UK tech innovators cash prizes after free workshops and live pitching.