Grants under $50K
Explore grants with an award under $50,000. This directory lists small awards, innovation vouchers, travel and training support and prize money for early-stage companies, researchers and students, from public programs, foundations and corporate initiatives, with the deadline and eligibility on every listing.
Showing 289-312 of 698 grants
Marine Energy Collegiate Competition (MECC) 2027
🇺🇸DOE H2O · United States
Pays U.S. college teams up to $15,000 each to design, build and pitch marine-energy solutions for real ocean-power markets.
Market Acceleration Grant
🇮🇳KSUM · India
Funds early-revenue Kerala startups up to ₹10 lakh for marketing and growth.
Marketing Assistance
🇮🇳Jharkhand IT Dept · India
Gives Jharkhand startups a one-time marketing grant up to INR 10 lakh.
Matching Grant Scheme
🇮🇳Goa IT & Electronics · India
Matches up to 25% of a Goa startup's private funding round, capped at ₹25 lakh.
Mayor's Innovation Challenge
🇨🇦Kingston · Canada
Gives Kingston post-secondary students up to $10,000 cash or a startup-program place through two pitch-competition prize streams for projects that improve city life or municipal services.
MeitY GENESIS EIR Program
🇮🇳MeitY · India
Funds Indian entrepreneurs-in-residence with up to Rs. 10 lakh and mentorship at FiiRE Goa.
MeitY TIDE 2.0 Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EiR)
🇮🇳iTIC Incubator · India
Pays Indian idea-stage founders up to INR 4 lakh as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence stipend.
MeitY TIDE 2.0 Grant
🇮🇳iTIC Incubator · India
Pays Indian prototype-stage startups up to INR 7 lakh in grant support plus incubation.
MeitY TIDE 2.0 Grant (Proof-of-Concept to MVP)
🇮🇳Sandip TBI · India
Grants Indian innovators up to INR 7 lakh to turn a proof-of-concept into a viable product.
MeitY TIDE 2.0 Grant (Prototype Funding)
🇮🇳IIT Mandi Catalyst · India
Gives Indian startups working on electronics and communication solutions up to 7 lakh rupees to build a prototype from a validated proof of concept.
Meta Research PhD Fellowship Cohort
🇺🇸Meta · United States
Offers a research fellowship stream for doctoral candidates in virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and systems research.
Microsoft Research Fellowship
🇺🇸Microsoft · United States
Funds research talent through annual fellowships for computing and artificial intelligence work.
Miller Fellowship
🇺🇸NCSU Entrepreneurship · United States
Pays a $2,000 monthly stipend for six months to recent NC State graduates building their startup venture full-time instead of taking a job.
Miller Prize
🇺🇸B. Miller · United States
Awards $25,000 to a Yale student-led venture working on innovative tech or tech-enabled solutions with a definable go-to-market strategy.
MINDS Targeted Engagement Grants
🇨🇦DND Canada · Canada
Helps research teams and institutions for MINDS Targeted Engagement Grants in defense innovation.
MINIATURA 10
🇵🇱NCN · Poland
Funds compact Polish projects for single scientific actions, pilot experiments, or research mobility.
MIT $100K Accelerate Contest
🇺🇸MIT · United States
Supports MIT-affiliated teams with working prototypes through a contest that prepares ventures for investor conversations.
MIT Sandbox Innovation Fund — Seed Grant
🇺🇸MIT Sandbox · United States
Supports MIT students with non-dilutive seed funds, mentorship, and reimbursement for early innovation.
Mitacs Accelerate Entrepreneur
🇨🇦Mitacs · Canada
Funds student entrepreneur placements with shared support models and commercialization.
MLSC Internship Programs
🇺🇸MLSC · United States
Runs Paid internship subsidies across five tracks for MA life sciences employers through the MLSC Internship Programs.
MSME Innovative Scheme — Design Component
🇮🇳MoMSME · India
Funds Indian MSMEs' product design projects with grants of up to Rs. 40 lakh.
Mukhyamantri Anusuchit Jati / Anusuchit Janjati Udyami Yojana
🇮🇳Bihar Industries Dept · India
Gives Bihar's SC/ST entrepreneurs a non-repayable grant of up to ₹5 lakh to start a business.
Mukhyamantri Ati Pichhada Varg Udyami Yojana
🇮🇳Bihar Industries Dept · India
Gives Extremely Backward Class entrepreneurs in Bihar a non-repayable grant of up to ₹5 lakh.
Mukhyamantri Hunar Vikas Yojana - Self-Employment/Business
🇮🇳Rajasthan SJE Dept · India
Pays Rajasthan's Palanhar-scheme trainees up to Rs50,000 to start their own business.