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 649-672 of 681 grants
Sustenance Allowance (Scheme for Assistance for Start Ups/Innovation, Gujarat)
🇮🇳Gujarat Industries Dept · India
Funds Gujarat startups up to ₹30 lakh for prototyping, market research and event costs.
Swiss Innovation Challenge
🇨🇭SIC · Switzerland
Pays CHF 30,000 plus in-kind support to a standout Swiss innovation project.
TAQADAM Accelerator — Cohort 10
🇸🇦KAUST · Saudi Arabia
Supports Saudi Arabia startups in a structured accelerator pathway with mentoring, networking, and market-readiness development.
Tech Next Challenge 2026
🇮🇳Accenture · India
Gives winning deep-tech startups fast-track access to Accenture's enterprise clients, up to $25,000 in non-dilutive AWS cloud credits, and NVIDIA Inception perks, with no equity taken just to apply.
Technology Challenges and Opportunities to Special Operation Forces in 2027
SOCOM · United States
Paid individual authors up to $2,500 for essays forecasting technology's impact on Special Operations Forces.
The Envalior Sustainability Innovation Program
🇮🇳Envalior India · India
Awards Indian startups tiered CSR grants of up to ₹10 lakhs over a six-month programme.
TIDE 2.0 Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EiR) Scheme
🇮🇳IIMV FIELD · India
Awards up to INR 4 lakh in grants plus a year of incubation to India-based tech startups.
TIQ Market Accelerator Program
🇦🇺QLD Government · Australia
Supports Queensland small businesses entering export markets through matched assistance for trade missions and international promotion.
TOPx HHS Tech Sprint for AI and Invisible Illness — Impact Award
🇺🇸HHS · United States
Pays $15,000 each to 15 teams for AI tools that improve detection or care for Lyme disease and invisible illness.
TOPx HHS Tech Sprint for AI and Invisible Illness — People's Choice Prize
🇺🇸HHS · United States
Pays $5,000 each to 5 publicly-voted teams in HHS's AI challenge for Lyme disease and invisible illness.
Turku Startup Prize 2026 – Early-Stage Growth Track
Startup Turku · Finland
Pays 10,000 euros plus mentorship to an early-validation startup that pitches best at the Turku Startup Prize finals.
Turku Startup Prize 2026 – ScaleUp Track
Startup Turku · Finland
Pays 25,000 euros plus acceleration support to a traction-stage startup that pitches best at the Turku Startup Prize finals.
UDAY (Pre-seed Stage Program)
🇮🇳R-ABI · India
Funds Maharashtra and Goa agri-startups turning a PoC into a working prototype.
United Hacks V7
Hack United · Global / Multinational
Pays a ₹24.5 lakh cash prize pool, no equity taken, to global hackathon participants of all skill levels who build projects across Design and Education themes in a 48-hour virtual event.
University Faculty Training (Formación de Profesorado Universitario, FPU) — Predoctoral Contracts
🇪🇸MICIU · Spain
Supports Spanish predoctoral scholars with mentorship in AI, climate, energy, and biomedical fields.
WCT-BEES Grants Programme 2026-27
🇮🇳WCT · India
Pays small grants to Indian researchers and grassroots wildlife conservationists.
Women Startup Challenge: Tech Startup Grant
Women Who Tech · United States
Awarded $20,000 in equity-free grants to women-led tech startups after a live investor pitch.
World Agri-Foodtech Startup Challenge
🇦🇪Gulfood · United Arab Emirates
Awards a share of a $135,000 prize pool to agri-foodtech startups pitching at Gulfood.
xTech|Phantum
🇺🇸Army · United States
Pays up to $200,000 in cash prizes to U.S. small businesses developing quantum sensor and photonics technology.
Youth Co:Lab National Innovation Challenge
🇮🇳UNDP & Citi Foundation · Global / Multinational
Awards Indian youth-led startups seed grants for solutions to sustainable textiles, circular economy or food and water systems.
Youth Startup Innovation Award 2026
Moonshot · United States
Gives young founders up to $10,000 equity-free, plus a two-year accelerator journey.
Zepto Nova - Food Safety Innovation Challenge
🇮🇳Zepto · India
Pays Indian DPIIT-recognized startups and MSMEs up to ₹3 lakh, plus pilot access to Zepto's dark stores, for AI-driven food safety solutions in the quick commerce supply chain.
Clean Transport Accelerator: Maritime
🇬🇧Catapult Network · United Kingdom
Funds UK small and medium-sized maritime companies trialling decarbonisation technology through a Connected Places Catapult accelerator.
Foundational Economy Innovation Fund Testing Phase
GMCA · United Kingdom
Funds Greater Manchester businesses testing everyday-economy innovation projects through FEIF grants.