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Semiconductors grants in China

Explore Semiconductors grants for companies in China. This list brings together funding for chip design, fabrication, packaging, photonic and power electronics 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 Semiconductors in China come first.

Showing 25-48 of 68 grants

Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC) logo
Closed

AI:360 Global Startup Competition 2026

XTC · United States

Gives selected applied-AI startups a live pitch slot at XTC's AI:360 Summit plus investor and partner introductions.

AIEnergy Tech+6
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
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
National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), Taiwan logo
Closed

IC Taiwan Grand Challenge

NSTC Taiwan · Taiwan

Awards a $30,000 cash prize to startups collaborating with Taiwan's chip industry.

SemiconductorsHardware
$30K
Japan Science and Technology Agency logo
Closed

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.

AIBiotech+7
Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS), South Korea logo
Closed

K-Startup Grand Challenge (KSGC)

MSS · South Korea

Runs a nine-month, government-backed accelerator that helps foreign-founded startups enter and scale in Korea, with prize money for the top 20 teams and further commercialisation grants for the top 8.

Advanced ManufacturingSemiconductors+4
₩5M – ₩100M
NVIDIA Corporation logo
Closed

NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship

NVIDIA · United States

Supports doctoral students in computing, robotics, and intelligent systems by pairing university awards with industry mentorship.

AIRobotics+2
$60K
Mubadala Investment Company logo
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UAE Mubadala Investment Strategic / Energy / Tech Capital

Mubadala · United Arab Emirates

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

AIEnergy Tech+3
$10M – $1B
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.

Chain Of Events logo
Between cycles

RAISE the STAKES

Chain Of Events · France

Awards cloud credits and a Google Cloud fast track to early-stage AI startups that pitch in Paris.

AI
$350K

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