Energy Tech grants in China

Pays $20,000 to pilot a real-time sensor system that detects unsafe scaffolding changes at a refinery.

Closed

Funds student-led startup teams competing for investment, non-dilutive cash, and in-kind prizes at Rice University.

Pays up to $575,000 across three phases for a rapid seal that stops dam conduit failures.

Closed

Runs a 10-week, no-cost, non-dilutive accelerator for early-stage security, resiliency, and dual-use founders, from Pre-Seed through Series A+, culminating in enterprise pilots and investor-ready pitches.

Awards early-stage climate tech and energy start-ups an equity-free cash prize, a fully-covered trip to Berlin, and investor exposure at the SET Tech Festival.

Awards $250,000 in non-dilutive funding to a bold, high-potential climate solution.

Closed

Funds quantum application teams bridging fundamental discovery to practical deployment-ready technologies.

Closed

Supports water-solvers advancing desalination systems and infrastructure for severe scarcity conditions.

Discontinued

Invests in Scandinavian deep-tech and energy ventures with long-horizon backing from Equinor-linked venture operations.

Discontinued

Offers United Arab Emirates investors and strategic startups with growth capital and partnership options across technology and energy.

Offers pitch time, mentoring and investor exposure to five category-winning startups.

Awards up to $250,000 in cash and in-kind prizes to Tufts-affiliated founders.

Open

Funds secondments of staff between partner organisations worldwide so researchers and R&I staff gain cross-sector, cross-country and cross-discipline experience.

Pays equity-free cash prizes to exhibiting startups that pitch live on the main stage at GITEX AI Kazakhstan.

Open

Pays a postdoctoral researcher's fellowship at a host organisation in Europe, or abroad with a mandatory return phase, to build international research experience.

Open

Supports registered nonprofits with in-kind software and cloud credits to strengthen mission operations.

Open

Provides venture studio support, go-to-market coaching, and startup growth services through cohort engagement.

Between cycles

Funds organisations worldwide developing novel defence and security innovations across any technology area from TRL 1 to TRL 8.

Offers breakthrough hardware startups coaching and up to €4,000 in travel support.

Between cycles

Offers early-stage founders startup credits for compute on AWS so teams can prototype and launch without immediate spend.

Between cycles

Offers provider-backed startups additional AWS startup credits for advanced architecture, deployment, and customer growth through the portfolio program.

Awards $250,000 a year to an 18-30 tech innovator fighting extreme poverty.

Awards up to $40,000 to student-owned startup ventures pitching like a VC round.

Awards $1 million in seed funding to the winning student-led startup each year.