Grants by award size

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 361-384 of 698 grants

Department of Industries & Commerce, Government of Punjab logo
Between cycles

Seed Funding

🇮🇳Startup Punjab · India

Gives Punjab startups a seed grant up to INR 3 lakh via recognized incubators.

₹300K
Department of Industries and Commerce, Government of Haryana (Startup Haryana) logo
Between cycles

Seed Funding For Startups

🇮🇳Startup Haryana · India

Gives Haryana startups a seed grant up to INR 10 lakh for validation and prototyping.

₹1M
RKVY-RAFTAAR scheme (Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare, Government of India), via R-ABI IIT (BHU) Varanasi logo
Between cycles

Seed Stage Funding

🇮🇳RKVY-RAFTAAR · India

Pays up to ₹25 lakh in grant-in-aid to R-ABI-incubated Indian agri startups, covering 85% of costs.

Agritech
₹2.5M
Government of India (DAY-NULM), implemented by Nagar Nigam Dehradun, Department of Urban Development, Government of Uttarakhand logo
Between cycles

Self-Help Group Formation Incentive (DAY-NULM)

🇮🇳DAY-NULM (Uttarakhand) · India

Pays a one-time Rs10,000 incentive to newly formed urban women's self-help groups.

₹10K
German Energy Agency (dena) logo
Between cycles

SET Award

dena · Germany

Pays category-winning climate and energy startups €10,000, equity free.

Energy TechClimate Tech+2
€10K
SharkNinja logo
Between cycles

SharkNinja Innovation Challenge

🇺🇸SharkNinja · United States

Awards $25,000 and mentorship to the winning student-led innovation team.

HardwareIoT & Edge+1
$10K – $25K
Shenzhen Science, Technology and Innovation Commission logo
Between cycles

Shenzhen Natural Science Foundation General Program

🇨🇳STIC-SZ · China

Supports Shenzhen researchers through the Natural Science Foundation for foundational research across disciplines.

BiotechAI+3
CN¥300K
James R. Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship logo
Between cycles

Spark Grants

🇺🇸Swartz Center · United States

Funds student startup ideas at Carnegie Mellon with early product validation grants.

$3K
SPIE, with awards funded by Jenoptik logo
Between cycles

SPIE Startup Challenge

SPIE · United States

Pays up to $10,000 to photonics startups pitching at Photonics West 2027.

PhotonicsMedtech+1
$3K – $10K
RKVY-RAFTAAR scheme, via R-ABI IIT (BHU) Varanasi logo
Between cycles

SRIJAN (Student Entrepreneurship Programme)

🇮🇳RKVY-RAFTAAR · India

Pays agri-business students up to ₹4 lakh a year to develop their idea into a business.

Agritech
₹400K
Enterprise Ireland logo
Between cycles

Standard Mentor Assignment

🇮🇪Enterprise Ireland · Ireland

Pays for up to €1,750 toward ten sessions with an experienced business mentor.

€2K
Stanford University logo
Between cycles

Stanford Small Propel Grant

🇺🇸Stanford · United States

Supports Stanford faculty teams building pre-competitive evidence for major external grant submission success.

$5K
British Business Bank logo
Between cycles

Start Up Loans

🇬🇧BBB · United Kingdom

Funds UK founders starting or growing a young business with a government-backed personal loan and 12 months of mentoring.

£500 – £25K
Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT) logo
Between cycles

Starter Package for Internationalization (Starterspakket Internationalisering)

🇧🇪FIT · Belgium

Funds first-time Flemish exporters launching international sales with flat-rate export grants.

€9K
Startup Canada logo
Between cycles

Startup Global

🇨🇦Startup Canada · Canada

Gives Canadian export-ready founders a shot at a $100,000 cash prize pool across the Startup Global National and Pop-up Pitch Competitions, plus a spot on the Grand Finale stage in Mississauga.

CAD 15K
Prize Foundation logo
Between cycles

Startup Prize: Energy — Electricity Track

Prize Fdn · United States

Pays $10,000 cash to the winning electricity-sector startup after a multi-step pitch competition.

Energy Tech
$10K
Prize Foundation logo
Between cycles

Startup Prize: Health

Prize Fdn · United States

Awards $10,000 cash to a winning health startup in each of two tracks, FDA-regulated and non-FDA, plus access to Investor Judges for a shot at follow-on investment.

Medtech
$10K
Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology logo
Between cycles

STEM Intern Partnership

🇺🇸OCAST · United States

Funds Oklahoma-based companies working on deep-tech projects to hire STEM student interns with non-dilutive grants of up to $30,000 per year.

AerospaceBiotech+2
$30K
Enterprise Ireland logo
Between cycles

Strategic Consultancy Assignment Grant

🇮🇪Enterprise Ireland · Ireland

Grants Irish SMEs up to €35,000 to hire an external strategy consultant.

€35K
Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade logo
Between cycles

Strategic Fund Job Growth Incentive

🇺🇸OEDIT · United States

Funds company relocation and expansion through Colorado hiring incentives to strengthen real-world implementation.

Advanced ManufacturingAerospace+6
$7K
Strathclyde Inspire — University of Strathclyde logo
Between cycles

Strathclyde Inspire Accelerator

🇬🇧Strathclyde Inspire · United Kingdom

Supports University of Strathclyde ventures through an accelerator that helps teams progress to investor-ready, mentor-backed operations.

AIBiotech+5
£5K
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation logo
Between cycles

Student Research Fellowship Awards

🇺🇸CCF · United States

Invests undergraduate, medical, and graduate students with mentoring support for a minimum of 10 weeks of IBD-relevant research through Student Research Fellowship Awards.

BiotechMedtech
$3K
Micro, Small & Medium Enterprise and Textiles Department, Government of West Bengal logo
Between cycles

Support for Digital Marketing

🇮🇳WB MSME&T · India

Pays West Bengal craft artisans a one-time grant to set up digital and e-commerce marketing.

₹2K – ₹10K
UIUC Research Park / Illinois Innovation Network logo
Between cycles

Sustaining Illinois Seed Grants

🇺🇸IIN / UIUC Research Park · United States

Supports collaborative research across Illinois universities in education, economic development, health, and innovation.

AIAgritech+2
$40K

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