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 601-624 of 770 grants
KAKENHI Fostering Joint International Research
🇯🇵JSPS · Japan
Funds Japanese researchers with international collaborations for overseas joint studies.
KAPPA — 1st for Proposals
🇨🇿TA CR · Czechia
Funds Czech and partner institutions through EEA-style cross-border applied-research collaborations.
Kickstart Grant Program
🇺🇸WBC · United States
Funds Wyoming startups pursuing high-growth markets through paused non-dilutive Kickstart grants.
Klaus Startup Challenge
🇺🇸Georgia Tech · United States
Invests up to $150,000 in winning Georgia Tech student teams' startups.
Lab Venture Challenge
🇺🇸CU Venture Partners · United States
Awards CU Boulder, Denver and Colorado Springs researchers up to $125,000 in non-dilutive proof-of-concept funding to push university inventions toward commercial ventures.
Large Animal and Solar System Operations (LASSO) Prize
🇺🇸SETO · United States
Pays multi-stakeholder U.S. teams a share of over $10 million to build and study cattle agrivoltaics pilot sites that combine solar power with cattle grazing.
Last Mile Delivery
🇧🇪ESA · Global / Multinational
Pays 75% of costs, up to EUR60K, for satellite-enabled last-mile delivery ideas.
LDC Climate Resilience Prize 2025
LDC · Netherlands
Pays a non-dilutive CHF 100,000 to the startup with the biggest climate impact on food and ag.
LevelUP Health & Life Sciences Accelerator
🇷🇴INNO · Romania
Runs a free six-week accelerator for early-stage Romanian and Central/Eastern European health and life sciences startups, with mentorship, a Silicon Valley scholarship prize, and fast-tracked access to up to €150,000 in follow-on funding from Fortech Ventures.
Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Prize Breakthrough Contest — Track 1: New Competitors
🇺🇸DOE · United States
Pays new competitors $200,000 each to build lithium-ion battery recycling solutions.
Litwin IBD Pioneers
CCF · United States
Provides research teams and institutions for Litwin IBD Pioneers in biotechnology and medical technology.
Local Water Environment Grant
🇬🇧Environment Agency · United Kingdom
Grants for partnership projects that improve local water environments
LRA/RRF Empowering Lupus Research Scientist Development Award
🇺🇸LRA · United States
Funds mentored career award for early-stage lupus researchers through the LRA/RRF Empowering Lupus Research Scientist Development Award.
LymeX Visible Voices Prize
🇺🇸HHS · United States
Pays up to $50,000 per prize from a $250,000 pool for Lyme disease education resources.
Make It In Michigan Mobility Prototyping Grant
MSF · United States
Funds companies developing mobility technology across air, ground and sea, with emphasis on autonomous systems and critical domestic supply-chain components.
Malaysia Digital X-Port Grant (MDXG)
🇲🇾MDEC · Malaysia
Funds Malaysian tech companies developing and commercialising digital products and services for global export markets.
MDOT Purple Line Small Business Grant — Round 2
🇺🇸MDOT · United States
Supports small businesses near a major transit corridor with financial assistance for business continuity and adaptation.
Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship
🇺🇸Microsoft · United States
Offers early-career faculty in the Americas recurring support through computing fellowships in applied research.
Milton Safenowitz Postdoctoral Fellowship
🇺🇸ALS Association · United States
Supports junior ALS postdocs through research fellowships to strengthen real-world implementation.
MIT delta v Accelerator Cohort
🇺🇸MIT · United States
Supports MIT-affiliated startup teams with equity-free funding and intensive accelerator mentoring through summer.
MJFF Access Advocate for Clinical Research Participation
🇺🇸MJFF · United States
Supports structured trial access advocacy in Parkinson's programs by strengthening participant pathways at sites.
MMIP
🇺🇸TEDCO · United States
Backs grants for nonprofits/government to build or expand Maryland makerspaces for research through the MMIP.
Moonshot Awards 2026
Moonshot · United States
Awards equity-free grants of $5,000 to $60,000, plus two years of mentorship, to changemakers aged 15-30 worldwide building solutions aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
MS Society Catalyst Awards
🇬🇧MS Society UK · United Kingdom
Supports high-risk multiple sclerosis proof-of-concept studies through the Multiple Sclerosis Society in the United Kingdom.