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Quantum grants in China

Explore Quantum grants for companies in China. This list brings together funding for quantum computing, sensing, communications and quantum software from Chinese innovation agencies, research funders and foundations, international programs open to applicants in China, and competitions any company can enter, with the deadline, award size and eligibility on every listing. Grants aimed at Quantum in China come first.

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The Quantum Insider (TQI) and partner enterprises (Airbus, Cleveland Clinic, E.ON, HSBC, Volkswagen Group Innovation) logo
Closed

2026 Global Quantum + AI Challenge

TQI · Canada

Awards $40,000 per track to teams solving real quantum problems for five global enterprises.

QuantumAI
$40K
Global Startup EXPO 2026 logo
Closed

DeepTech Frontier Challenge 2026

Global Startup EXPO · Japan

Pays a ¥10 million grand prize to deep-tech startups from Japan and overseas that pitch cutting-edge, research-rooted technology at Global Startup EXPO 2026 in Osaka.

AIRobotics+5
¥10M
Global Startup EXPO 2026, funded through the Osaka Prefectural Accommodation Tax logo
Closed

DeepTech Frontier Challenge 2026

Global Startup EXPO · Japan

Awards a ¥10 million grand prize to deep-tech startups pitching at Global Startup EXPO 2026.

AIRobotics+6
¥10M
Wazoku logo
Closed

How Tokenization, AI, and Quantum May Reshape Institutional Financial Markets

Wazoku · United Kingdom

Awards up to $500 for sharp expert insight on tokenization, AI and quantum in finance.

AIQuantum+1
Munich Quantum Valley (MQV) logo
Closed

Munich Quantum Valley Doctoral Fellowship

MQV · Germany

Funds three-year PhD fellowships in quantum science and technology at Bavarian universities.

Quantum
Wellcome Leap logo
Closed

Q4Bio — Execution

Wellcome Leap · United States

Supports United Kingdom quantum biology research linking physics tools to biological discovery challenges.

QuantumBiotech+1
FWF (Austrian Science Fund) logo
Closed

quantA Fellowship Call for Women

FWF · Austria

Funds two early-career female researchers with a two-year quantum-science postdoc in Austria.

Quantum
€10K
XPRIZE Foundation logo
Closed

XPRIZE Quantum Applications

XPRIZE · United States

Awards a $5 million prize purse to teams that design quantum algorithms and applications ready to deliver real-world impact once quantum hardware matures.

Quantum
XPRIZE Foundation logo
Closed

XPRIZE Quantum Applications — Phase II

XPRIZE · United States

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

QuantumAI+3
$5M
South Summit logo
Open

South Summit Brazil Startup Competition

South Summit · Spain

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

Dec'26
Derby Entrepreneurship Center at Tufts logo
Open

Tufts New Ventures Competition

Derby E-Center · United States

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

$3K – $20KFeb'27
Datadog Inc. logo
Open

Datadog for Open Source Projects

Datadog Inc. · United States

Offers qualifying open-source projects free full Datadog access to support monitoring and reliability operations.

Founders Factory logo
Open

Founders Factory

Founders Factory · United Kingdom

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

£250K – £1M
European Commission logo
Scheduled

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.

Apr'27
European Commission logo
Scheduled

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.

Sep'27
ICEX Invest in Spain logo
Between cycles

Rising UP in Spain 2026

🇪🇸ICEX · Spain

Backs startups setting up and scaling their business in Spain.

ASML logo
Between cycles

ASML Emerging Innovator Award

ASML · Netherlands

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

€4K
Amazon Web Services logo
Between cycles

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.

$100K
Amazon Web Services logo
Between cycles

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.

$200K
Datadog Inc. logo
Between cycles

Datadog for Startups

Datadog Inc. · United States

Offers Series A or earlier technology startups free Datadog observability and security credits for one year.

$100K
Cisco and Global Citizen logo
Between cycles

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.

$250K
University of Arkansas (Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation) logo
Between cycles

Heartland Challenge Startup Competition

UArk OEI · United States

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

$40K
Hult Prize Foundation logo
Between cycles

Hult Prize

Hult Prize · United States

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

$1M
Lightcone Infrastructure logo
Between cycles

Lightcone Commons Grant Round

Lightcone · United States

Funds cost-effective projects — nonprofit or for-profit — recommended by evaluators to a pool of major donors.

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