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 25-48 of 681 grants
Deep Tech CEE Challenge 2026
🇵🇱Deep Tech Summit · Poland
Awards up to €5,000 and investor access to deep-tech startups that make its finals.
ECDI - Dual-Use Drones Innovative Programme
🇪🇺ECDI · European Union
Pays manufacturing SMEs equity-free grants to advance a dual-use drone product by at least one technology readiness level.
Start from Knowledge
🇵🇹FITEC · Portugal
Pays a nonrefundable €30,000 voucher to Portuguese academics taking research to market.
endMS Doctoral Studentship Awards
🇨🇦MSC · Canada
Funds PhD students researching multiple sclerosis for up to four years.
Clean Energy Internship Program
🇺🇸MassCEC · United States
Funds per summer intern reimbursement for Massachusetts clean energy employers for research through the Clean Energy Internship Summer.
Honda Innovation Challenge 2.0
🇮🇳Honda · Japan
Pays Indian startups up to 40 lakh rupees to co-build mobility and safety tech with Honda.
Yuva Yodha Energy Tech Hackathon
🇮🇳Schneider Electric · France
Pays student teams in India up to ₹20,00,000 to build working energy and sustainability prototypes at a national hackathon.
Innovative Manufacturing Adoption Fund Stage 1
🇦🇺NSW Government · Australia
Funds NSW manufacturers with $10,000 to $50,000 to investigate adopting advanced manufacturing technology through feasibility studies, pilot projects and technology assessments run by an external consultant.
Planning grant for international proposal 2026
🇸🇪Vinnova · Sweden
Funds Swedish teams preparing a stronger proposal for a published international call.
SPIE Startup Challenge
SPIE · United States
Pays photonics startups up to $10,000 for pitching live at SPIE Photonics West.
SPIE Startup Challenge
SPIE · United States
Pays up to $10,000 to photonics startups pitching at Photonics West 2027.
Buildner's Unbuilt Award 2026
Buildner Competitions · Global / Multinational
Awards €100,000 total to architects and designers for unbuilt building concepts.
International Travel Award Scheme for the Biological Sciences
🇬🇧BBSRC · United Kingdom
Travel support for BBSRC-supported researchers to build international links.
UNBUILT 2026 Award
Buildner Competitions · Global / Multinational
Awards a €100,000 prize fund for the best unbuilt architecture, interior and landscape designs.
Testing Circular Biopolyesters (STCB)
🇳🇱RVO · Netherlands
Pays half the cost for Dutch companies testing bio-based polyesters like PLA or bio-PET.
4YFN Awards
GSMA · United Kingdom
Awards up to €20,000 cash and global stage exposure to the top digital startup at Barcelona's 4YFN.
Global Deep Tech Battle @ SLUSH 2026
swisstech · Switzerland
Awards a 3,000-euro cash prize to the winning deep-tech pitch at SLUSH 2026.
Start Up Energy Transition Award
dena · Germany
Awards €10,000 per category to energy-transition startups founded within the last 10 years.
Start Up Energy Transition Award 2027
dena · Germany
Awards €10,000 to the winning start-up in each of five energy-transition categories.
Create a Distinctive Sonic Identity for the University of East London
🇬🇧UEL · United Kingdom
Pays £1,000 to a UEL-affiliated solver who designs the university's new sonic brand identity.
MTRAC Life Sciences — Kickstart Early-Stage Award
🇺🇸U-M Innovation Partnerships · United States
Supports early life science teams at Michigan institutions by guiding proof of concept work toward development.
MICROHOME 2026
Buildner Competitions · Global / Multinational
Pays up to €30,000 to architects and creatives designing a compact 25 sqm micro-home.
Best Early-Stage Startup
🇦🇪WHX Tech · United Arab Emirates
Awards USD 10,000 equity-free cash, plus a startup pod and mentorship, to the top early-stage healthcare startup pitching at WHX Tech's Xcelerate competition.
Best Scale-Up
🇦🇪WHX Tech · United Arab Emirates
Awards USD 5,000 equity-free cash, plus a startup pod and mentorship, to the top scale-up healthcare startup pitching at WHX Tech's Xcelerate competition.