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 25-48 of 681 grants

DT
Open

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.

€1K – €5KSep'26
EC
Open

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.

DefenseHardware
€35KSep'26
FI
Open

Start from Knowledge

🇵🇹FITEC · Portugal

Pays a nonrefundable €30,000 voucher to Portuguese academics taking research to market.

€30KSep'26
MS
Open

endMS Doctoral Studentship Awards

🇨🇦MSC · Canada

Funds PhD students researching multiple sclerosis for up to four years.

Medtech
CAD 22K – CAD 51KOct'26
Massachusetts Clean Energy Center logo
Open

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.

Climate TechEnergy Tech
$4K – $9KOct'26
HO
Open

Honda Innovation Challenge 2.0

🇮🇳Honda · Japan

Pays Indian startups up to 40 lakh rupees to co-build mobility and safety tech with Honda.

Mobility
₹4MOct'26
SE
Open

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.

Energy TechClimate Tech
₹1M – ₹2MOct'26
NSW Government logo
Open

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.

AerospaceAgritech+8
AUD 10K – AUD 50KOct'26
Vinnova — Sweden's Innovation Agency logo
Open

Planning grant for international proposal 2026

🇸🇪Vinnova · Sweden

Funds Swedish teams preparing a stronger proposal for a published international call.

SEK 500KOct'26
SP
Open

SPIE Startup Challenge

SPIE · United States

Pays photonics startups up to $10,000 for pitching live at SPIE Photonics West.

PhotonicsMedtech
$10KOct'26
SP
Open

SPIE Startup Challenge

SPIE · United States

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

PhotonicsMedtech+1
$3K – $10KOct'26
BC
Open

Buildner's Unbuilt Award 2026

Buildner Competitions · Global / Multinational

Awards €100,000 total to architects and designers for unbuilt building concepts.

Built Environment
€1K – €20KOct'26
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council logo
Open

International Travel Award Scheme for the Biological Sciences

🇬🇧BBSRC · United Kingdom

Travel support for BBSRC-supported researchers to build international links.

Biotech
£3KOct'26
BC
Open

UNBUILT 2026 Award

Buildner Competitions · Global / Multinational

Awards a €100,000 prize fund for the best unbuilt architecture, interior and landscape designs.

Built Environment
€20KOct'26
Netherlands Enterprise Agency logo
Open

Testing Circular Biopolyesters (STCB)

🇳🇱RVO · Netherlands

Pays half the cost for Dutch companies testing bio-based polyesters like PLA or bio-PET.

Advanced MaterialsClimate Tech
€25KOct'26
GS
Open

4YFN Awards

GSMA · United Kingdom

Awards up to €20,000 cash and global stage exposure to the top digital startup at Barcelona's 4YFN.

€2K – €20KOct'26
SW
Open

Global Deep Tech Battle @ SLUSH 2026

swisstech · Switzerland

Awards a 3,000-euro cash prize to the winning deep-tech pitch at SLUSH 2026.

RoboticsMedtech+1
€3KOct'26
DE
Open

Start Up Energy Transition Award

dena · Germany

Awards €10,000 per category to energy-transition startups founded within the last 10 years.

Energy TechMobility+2
€10KOct'26
DE
Open

Start Up Energy Transition Award 2027

dena · Germany

Awards €10,000 to the winning start-up in each of five energy-transition categories.

Energy TechMobility+3
€10KOct'26
UE
Open

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.

£1KOct'26
University of Michigan Innovation Partnerships (Coulter + MTRAC Life Sciences) logo
Open

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.

MedtechBiotech
$43KNov'26
BC
Open

MICROHOME 2026

Buildner Competitions · Global / Multinational

Pays up to €30,000 to architects and creatives designing a compact 25 sqm micro-home.

Built Environment
€30KNov'26
WT
Open

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.

MedtechBiotech+1
$10KNov'26
WT
Open

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.

MedtechBiotech+1
$5KNov'26

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