Hardware grants in Australia
Explore Hardware grants for companies in Australia. This list brings together funding for electronics, devices, sensors, prototyping and hardware startups 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 Hardware in Australia come first.
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Grand Challenges — Ultralow-Cost Diagnostics and Screening for Low-Income Countries
Gates Foundation · United States
Funds global teams developing diagnostic devices and screening tools that cost approximately $1 per test or near-zero incremental cost per person screened for deployment in low-income countries.
Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge (9th Edition)
Hello Tomorrow · Global / Multinational
Pays a 100,000-euro equity-free grand prize to early-stage deep tech startups globally.
IC Taiwan Grand Challenge
NSTC Taiwan · Taiwan
Awards a $30,000 cash prize to startups collaborating with Taiwan's chip industry.
JST GSC Initiative: International Research Program
JST · Japan
Funds researchers at companies including startups doing R&D aimed at commercialization under JST's Global Startup Campus initiative.
NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship
NVIDIA · United States
Supports doctoral students in computing, robotics, and intelligent systems by pairing university awards with industry mentorship.
Real-time detection of Structural Modifications in Scaffolding for Oil Refinery Safety
YPF · Argentina
Pays $20,000 to pilot a real-time sensor system that detects unsafe scaffolding changes at a refinery.
Rice Business Plan Competition
Rice Jones School · United States
Funds student-led startup teams competing for investment, non-dilutive cash, and in-kind prizes at Rice University.
Rock and Roll with NASA Challenge
NTL · United States
Pays up to $155,000 across three phases for a new lunar rover wheel design.
XPRIZE Water Scarcity — Active Phase
XPRIZE · United States
Supports water-solvers advancing desalination systems and infrastructure for severe scarcity conditions.
XPRIZE Water Scarcity — Track A: Desalination: System-Level Innovation
XPRIZE · United States
Awards up to $40 million for a system that makes large-scale seawater desalination affordable.
Equinor Ventures (Norwegian sovereign-linked)
Equinor · Norway
Invests in Scandinavian deep-tech and energy ventures with long-horizon backing from Equinor-linked venture operations.
South Summit Brazil Startup Competition
South Summit · Spain
Offers pitch time, mentoring and investor exposure to five category-winning startups.
Tufts New Ventures Competition
Derby E-Center · United States
Awards up to $250,000 in cash and in-kind prizes to Tufts-affiliated founders.
MSCA Staff Exchanges 2027
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.
Supernova Challenge
GITEX CAC · United Arab Emirates
Pays equity-free cash prizes to exhibiting startups that pitch live on the main stage at GITEX AI Kazakhstan.
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2027
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.
Microsoft for Nonprofits
Microsoft · United States
Supports registered nonprofits with in-kind software and cloud credits to strengthen mission operations.
Founders Factory
Founders Factory · United Kingdom
Provides venture studio support, go-to-market coaching, and startup growth services through cohort engagement.
ASML Emerging Innovator Award
ASML · Netherlands
Offers breakthrough hardware startups coaching and up to €4,000 in travel support.
AWS Activate Founders Package
AWS · United States
Offers early-stage founders startup credits for compute on AWS so teams can prototype and launch without immediate spend.
AWS Activate Portfolio Package
AWS · United States
Offers provider-backed startups additional AWS startup credits for advanced architecture, deployment, and customer growth through the portfolio program.
Global Citizen Prize: Cisco Youth Leadership Award
Cisco & Global Citizen · United States
Awards $250,000 a year to an 18-30 tech innovator fighting extreme poverty.
Heartland Challenge Startup Competition
UArk OEI · United States
Awards up to $40,000 to student-owned startup ventures pitching like a VC round.
Hult Prize
Hult Prize · United States
Awards $1 million in seed funding to the winning student-led startup each year.