AI grants in Australia
Explore AI grants for companies in Australia. This list brings together funding for machine learning, foundation models, AI infrastructure and applied AI from Australian innovation agencies, research funders and foundations, international programs open to applicants in Australia, and competitions any company can enter, with the deadline, award size and eligibility on every listing. Grants aimed at AI in Australia come first.
Showing 169-189 of 189 grants
Rocket Fuel Pitch Competition
LEAP · Saudi Arabia
Awards startups pitching at LEAP up to $250,000 in equity-free prize money.
The Elevate Prize
Elevate Prize · United States
Awards a minimum of $300,000 plus two years of support to ten global social-impact leaders yearly.
Techstars Spring Accelerator
Techstars · United States
Provides startup founders in the Techstars Spring cohort with accelerator mentorship, peer network, and optional investment introductions.
2026 Flagship Fellowship
Watson Institute · United States
Offers impact entrepreneurs a free 16-week mentorship and leadership fellowship.
Alumni Startup Competition
28DIGITAL · European Union
Awards a EUR 5,000 cash prize to the top EIT Digital alumni-founded startup.
Arch Grants Startup Competition
Arch Grants · United States
Awards $75,000 in equity-free funding to startups that relocate to St. Louis.
ESD Okayama Award 2026
Okayama City · Japan
Awards $3,000 to one or two Education for Sustainable Development projects that any organization worldwide has run for at least three years.
Global Innovation Challenge 2026
Social Shifters · United Kingdom
Awards up to $15,000 to youth-led startups tackling a social or environmental problem.
Good Jobs & Inclusive Entrepreneurship
Solve · United States
Funds tech ventures spurring good jobs and inclusive entrepreneurship with a $10,000 grant.
ISC3 Innovation Challenge
ISC3 · Germany
Awards a 25,000 EUR prize pool to global start-ups tackling that year's chosen theme.
MassChallenge Switzerland Accelerator 2026
MassChallenge CH · Switzerland
Runs a free, equity-free accelerator for early-stage startups, offering up to CHF 1M in cash prizes.
Moonshot Awards 2026
Moonshot · United States
Awards equity-free grants of $5,000 to $60,000, plus two years of mentorship, to changemakers aged 15-30 worldwide building solutions aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025
European Commission · European Union
Pays a postdoctoral researcher's fellowship at a host organisation in Europe, or abroad with a mandatory return phase, to build international research experience.
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026
European Commission · European Union
Pays a postdoctoral researcher's fellowship at a host organisation in Europe, or abroad with a mandatory return phase, to build international research experience.
MSCA Staff Exchanges 2025
European Commission · European Union
Funds secondments of staff between partner organisations worldwide so researchers and R&I staff gain cross-sector, cross-country and cross-discipline experience.
MSCA Staff Exchanges 2026
European Commission · European Union
Funds secondments of staff between partner organisations worldwide so researchers and R&I staff gain cross-sector, cross-country and cross-discipline experience.
Next Startupper Award
VivaTech · France
Pays the winning student entrepreneur a €5,000 prize plus VIP passes and a Main Stage pitch slot at VivaTech in Paris.
Open Pitch
OOF · United States
Pays one early-stage startup $125,000 for winning a live pitch at Invest Fest.
Romanian Government Scholarships for Foreign Citizens
Romanian Government · Romania
Pays tuition, fees, a stipend and housing for foreign students studying in Romania.
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.
Youth Startup Innovation Award 2026
Moonshot · United States
Gives young founders up to $10,000 equity-free, plus a two-year accelerator journey.