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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PRIMARY Agricultural Bioeconomy Open Call
🇫🇮Climate-KIC · Netherlands
Funds agricultural bioeconomy initiatives converting crop and biomass resources into circular-value products.
Princeton New Industrial Collaborations Fund
🇺🇸Princeton Innovation / Schmidt DataX · United States
Funds Princeton science and engineering faculty starting new industry research partnerships through two-year grants.
Proof of Concept Funding
🇮🇪Enterprise Ireland · Ireland
Funds third-level researchers up to €100,000 to move research toward market readiness.
Proposal Planning Grants
🇺🇸Texas A&M Innovation · United States
Supports Texas A&M interdisciplinary teams developing large-scale proposals for external sponsors.
Q-FASTR Pilot Award
🇺🇸Q-FASTR · United States
Supports Harvard investigators with early funding for biomedical trials and validation.
RAPTOR (Rapid Applications for Transport)
🇪🇺EIT Urban Mobility · European Union
Pays selected SMEs a fixed €60,000 to pilot a mobility solution for one of 15 city challenges.
RAPTOR Open Call 2026
🇪🇺EIT Urban Mobility · European Union
Pays SMEs a €60,000 lump sum to pilot mobility solutions with a partner city.
Regional Workforce Impact Program (RWIP)
🇺🇸ND Commerce · United States
Funds regional workforce organizations in North Dakota to align training with labour demand and future industries.
RELX Environmental Challenge
RELX · United Kingdom
Awards two $75,000 lump-sum prizes for water/sanitation or ocean environmental innovation.
Research Fellowship Awards
🇺🇸CCF · United States
Backs students and early career scholars with mentoring support for Research Fellowship Awards in biotechnology and medical technology.
Research Impulse for Infectious Disease Control (Onderzoeksimpuls Infectieziektebestrijding)
🇳🇱ZonMw · Netherlands
Funds Dutch teams that strengthen ongoing infectious disease programmes with applied research and practical health system integration.
Research in-Practice Fellowships (RPF)
🇮🇪HRB (Health Research Board Ire · Ireland
Supports early-career healthcare practitioners in Ireland building applied research projects with practitioner-led methods and stronger workplace impact.
Responsible AgriTech
🇧🇪ESA · Global / Multinational
Pays up to EUR64K for space-enabled agritech that tackles farming's environmental and fairness gaps.
RFA: Common Mechanisms in Autoimmunity Insight Awards
Breakthrough T1D · United States
Supports studies on common autoimmune mechanisms to inform shared treatment strategies for type 1 diabetes and related conditions.
Richard Olney Clinician-Scientist Development Award in ALS
🇺🇸ALS Association · United States
Supports clinician-scientists advancing ALS research through sustained development awards to strengthen real-world implementation.
Samsung Mobile Advance
🇮🇳SRI-B & SRI-N · India
Gives Indian mobile-tech startups up to $50,000 in zero-equity grant funding.
Scheme for Assistance for Start Ups/Innovation (Gujarat)
🇮🇳Gujarat Industries Dept · India
Funds Gujarat startups up to ₹50 lakh across seed, social-impact and acceleration tracks.
Sea Lice Control — Novel Technologies Testing
FHF · Norway
Funds exploratory seafood innovation in Norway by testing new ideas for sea lice control and prevention at sea.
Seal Team Fix
Reclamation · United States
Pays up to $575,000 across three phases for a rapid seal that stops dam conduit failures.
Senior Research Awards
CCF · United States
Supports research teams and institutions for Senior Research Awards in biotechnology and medical technology.
Services Enabled by High Altitude Pseudo Satellites Complemented by Satellites
🇦🇹ESA · Global / Multinational
Fully funds feasibility studies combining high-altitude platforms with satellite services.
Shanghai AGI Large Models Special Program — First Batch
🇨🇳STCSM · China
Funds foundational AI groups in Shanghai through AGI Large Models support for early large-scale model research.
Shanghai Rising-Star Plan
🇨🇳STCSM · China
Supports emerging Shanghai science and technology talent through the Rising-Star programme for career development.
Shanghai Sci-Tech Little Giant Project
🇨🇳STCSM · China
Supports Shanghai high-tech firms through the Little Giant programme via post-development innovation subsidy.