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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BRIDGE Proof of Concept
🇨🇭SNSF · Switzerland
Funds young Swiss researchers moving research into practical demonstrations to strengthen real-world implementation.
Damon Runyon Quantitative Biology Fellowship
🇺🇸Damon Runyon · United States
Provides students and early career scholars with mentoring support for Damon Runyon Quantitative Biology Fellowship in biotechnology, artificial intelligence, and medical technology.
EIC Rising Innovators
🇪🇺EIT · European Union
Awards women founders or co-founders under 35 up to €50,000, with €30,000 and €20,000 for the second and third highest-ranked entries, for pioneering deep-tech or STEM breakthroughs across the EU and Horizon Europe associated countries.
European Prize for Women Innovators
🇪🇺EIT · European Union
Awards women founders and co-founders across three prize categories, from EUR 20,000 up to EUR 100,000, for leading breakthrough European innovations.
First Ventures
🇨🇭GRS · Switzerland
Funds Swiss university spin-off ideas from students with up to CHF 150,000.
InnoBooster
🇨🇭GRS · Switzerland
Funds Swiss deep-tech university spin-offs already in Venture Kick with up to CHF 150,000.
Innowwide
🇪🇺EU · European Union
Pays SMEs and startups a 60,000-euro grant to test whether their solution is viable in a target overseas market.
Innowwide — Next
🇪🇺EUREKA · Global / Multinational
Offers market-feasibility support for small companies exploring non-European markets through Europe-wide innovation networks.
Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ) Tax Credit
🇺🇸PA DCED · United States
Supports young Pennsylvania technology firms in Keystone Innovation Zones through targeted tax incentives.
Take-off Phase 1 — Feasibility Study (WO)
🇳🇱NWO · Netherlands
Funds Dutch academic entrepreneurs turning innovative ideas into commercially viable feasibility-focused technology studies.
Cluster Acceleration Programme — Phase 1
🇬🇧Invest NI · United Kingdom
Supports Northern Ireland small and medium enterprise-led cluster groups to test collaborative business models before entering growth phases.
Support for the growth or consolidation of self-employed workers and Madrid-based micro-enterprises
🇪🇸Madrid Regional Govt · Spain
Funds half of growth investments, up to EUR 150,000, for Madrid micro-firms.
Transferable Audio-Visual Equipment on Rail Replacement Coaches
🇬🇧DfT · United Kingdom
Reimbursement for transferable AV equipment on rail replacement coaches.
JCJC Breakthrough
🇫🇷ANR · France
Funds JCJC laureates and their teams preparing strong proposals to advance high-impact scientific careers.
Oligonucleotide Toxicity (OligoTox) Open Data Challenge
🇺🇸NCATS · United States
Pays cash prizes for public datasets that help predict oligonucleotide drug toxicity in human cells.
Lupus Insight Prize
LRA · United States
Provides prize recognizing a specific significant recent lupus research discovery through the Lupus Insight Prize.
NOURISH: Autoimmunity Digital Health Challenge
🇺🇸OADR-ORWH · United States
Awards up to $650,000 across three phases for digital tools tracking autoimmune nutrition.
Parkinson's Foundation Melvin Yahr Clinical Research Award
Parkinson's Foundation · United States
Supports early-career clinicians advancing Parkinson's disease care and research collaborations across emerging regions.
SEED Research Program
🇺🇸UW Entrepreneurship Hub + WiSys · United States
Funds UW Madison spin-out research teams to advance commercialization through faculty-led projects.
Parkinson's Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship — Basic Scientists
Parkinson's Foundation · United States
Supports early Parkinson's disease scientists building translational impact by funding postdoctoral research roles.
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.
CRI Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship
CRI · United States
Funds three years of stipend support for postdocs training in immunology and cancer research.
Remediation Enforcement Support Fund
🇬🇧MHCLG · United Kingdom
Support for English regulators pursuing building remediation cases
Parkinson's Foundation Impact Awards
Parkinson's Foundation · United States
Funds independent Parkinson's disease investigators pursuing bold, high-risk projects with translational clinical relevance.