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 193-216 of 770 grants
WIPANO Knowledge Transfer through Standardization
🇩🇪BMWE · Germany
Funds German companies and public research organizations that convert publicly funded research into technical standards through joint WIPANO cooperation projects.
DBT EFB
🇮🇳DBT · India
Funds investigator-led biotechnology projects in India advancing frontier biology through competitive grant pathways and programme review cycles.
NIH Extramural Loan Repayment Programs
🇺🇸NIH · United States
Repays educational debt for researchers doing qualifying research outside NIH, across 24 participating institutes.
Avans (Mini and Maxi)
🇸🇪KK-stiftelsen · Sweden
Offers development of advanced masters programmes at Swedish universities to strengthen future knowledge-based workforce pathways.
Early Academic Career (Tidig Akademisk Karriär)
🇸🇪KK-stiftelsen · Sweden
Supports early-career researchers at Swedish universities conducting applied industry-linked research.
AHA Career Development Award
AHA · United States
Supports career-stage cardiovascular investigators through structured development fellowships to strengthen real-world implementation.
Manufacturing 4.0 Technology Investment
🇺🇸IEDA · United States
Funds smart manufacturing adoption for Iowa small and mid-sized producers through technology upgrades and digital readiness support.
NIOSH Small Research Grant Program
🇺🇸CDC · United States
Funds small, short occupational-safety research projects — pilot studies, secondary analysis, or new research methods — on a limited budget.
Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) Capacity Program
🇺🇸HRSA · United States
Funds states, territories and Tribes to roll out proven maternal-safety practices that reduce preventable maternal death and injury.
Early-Stage Innovative Technology Development for Basic and Clinical Cancer Research
NIH · United States
Funds early proof-of-concept work testing whether a new cancer research tool, assay, platform or instrument is technically feasible at all.
QSTP Incubate Full
🇶🇦QSTP · Qatar
Offers continued Qatar startup incubation for validated ventures entering deeper growth.
MDOT Purple Line Small Business Grant — Round 3
🇺🇸MDOT · United States
Supports small businesses near the Purple Line transit corridor with grants up to fifty thousand dollars.
Pilot Projects to Enhance the Human Virome Program
🇺🇸NIH · United States
Funds short pilot projects using samples and tools from NIH's Human Virome Program to study the body's viral ecosystem.
venture
🇨🇭venture · Switzerland
Awards up to CHF 150,000 in cash prizes to early-stage Swiss startups and nonprofits, no equity taken.
HDF Postdoctoral Fellowship
Hereditary Disease Foundation · Global / Multinational
Supports postdoctoral scientists building independent research careers in Huntington disease science with collaboration and translational focus.
HDF Research Grant
Hereditary Disease Foundation · Global / Multinational
Supports Huntington disease researchers pursuing creative studies and translational advances toward stronger care, biomarkers, and disease understanding.
Postdoctoral Physician-Scientist Fellowship
🇺🇸ANRF · United States
Funds up to $50,000 for one year for postdoctoral physician-scientists in rheumatology.
Horizon Results Proof of Market
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds 25 €200k projects that turn Cluster 4 research results into tested, investable products, services and businesses.
The Crisp Award for Innovative Mindset (Crisp AIM)
FARA · United States
Funds high-risk, high-reward Friedreich ataxia research ideas with major translational upside.
FARA Named Research Awards
FARA · United States
Funds named Friedreich ataxia research programs in cardiac, translational, and collaboration areas.
America's Seed Fund: Iowa
🇺🇸IEDA · United States
Funds Iowa small businesses pursuing federal SBIR and STTR awards through proposal support and grants totaling up to $75,000.
Proof of Commercial Relevance Loan
🇺🇸IEDA · United States
Funds Iowa technology companies validating products and markets through low-interest loans up to $50,000.
Advanced Industries Proof of Concept Grant
🇺🇸OEDIT · United States
Funds university-industry partnerships in Colorado advancing applied technology commercialization to strengthen real-world implementation.
AFOSR STTR Phase I
🇺🇸AFOSR · United States
Offers small business and institution teams early research support for foundational Air Force concepts.