Grants in India
Explore grants for companies in India. This directory includes national and regional funding from Indian innovation agencies, research funders and foundations, international programs open to applicants in India, and competitions any company can enter, with the deadline, award size and eligibility on every listing. Grants aimed at India come first.
Showing 1-24 of 884 grants
Kotak BizLabs Accelerator Programme
🇮🇳Kotak · India
Pays early-revenue startups up to INR 30 lakh in grants plus a year of acceleration.
Assistance for Capital Investment to Uplift the Economic Condition of Artisans/Persons
🇮🇳Industries Dept (DNH&DD) · India
Gives SC/ST/OBC/EWS artisans in the union territory free tools and equipment for their trade.
Research Development and Innovation Fund
🇮🇳TDB · India
Funds Indian companies and startups scaling RDI-intensive technologies through concessional loans and equity.
ACIC Community Innovator Fellowship
🇮🇳AIM · India
Funds community innovators in India with a fellowship path for startup experimentation via ACIC incubation support.
BIG Grant (Biotechnology Ignition Grant)
🇮🇳BIRAC · India
Funds early-stage Indian biotechnology ventures through proof-of-concept support and startup development stages.
BIPP Grant (Biotechnology Industry Partnership Programme)
🇮🇳BIRAC · India
Funds Indian biotechnology partnerships with industry to pursue frontier life-science breakthroughs at early stage.
INSPIRE — Fellowships & Scholarships
🇮🇳DST India · India
Runs students and early career scholars with mentoring support for INSPIRE Fellowships & Scholarships in biotechnology, artificial intelligence, and materials science.
NGIS — Software-Product Incubation
🇮🇳MeitY · India
Funds Indian software-product teams through NGIS incubation routes and early-stage financial support.
NIDHI — Incubation Support
🇮🇳DST India · India
Supports deep-tech and science-based startups through a network of Indian incubators and prototype centers.
NIDHI PRAYAS Prototype Grant
🇮🇳DST India · India
Funds innovators and startups building prototypes through NIDHI PRAYAS.
SAMRIDH Matching Investment — Cohort-Based
🇮🇳MeitY · India
Funds Indian startups with matching-investment support via accelerator cohort routing.
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (Annual Cycle)
🇮🇳CSIR India · India
Recognizes outstanding individual contributions to fundamental or applied science and technology through India's annual CSIR science prize.
TDB Technology Commercialisation Soft Loan
🇮🇳TDB · India
Funds technology commercialisation in India through concessional TDB soft loans and selected equity participation for scalable innovation.
TIDE 2.0 Incubator-Routed Support
🇮🇳MeitY · India
Funds Indian startups routed through incubators for AI and digital product commercialization.
Wadhwani Innovation Network — Center of Excellence Research Grants
🇮🇳Wadhwani · India
Funds Indian Center of Excellence teams working on deep technology and bioengineering commercialization.
NIDHI Entrepreneur-in-Residence
🇮🇳DST India · India
Funds entrepreneurs and innovators developing technology business ideas through NIDHI EIR.
DBT EFB
🇮🇳DBT · India
Funds investigator-led biotechnology projects in India advancing frontier biology through competitive grant pathways and programme review cycles.
4th Akash ESIIP: EPAM Social Impact Innovation Program
🇮🇳AIC-IIITH · India
Gives revenue-stage Indian GreenTech startups up to Rs 5L in equity-free funding.
AGRI INVO
🇮🇳ANGRAU Poshan Incubator · India
Gives early-stage agri-tech startups a grant-in-aid of up to ₹25 lakh in seed-stage funding alongside an eight-week incubation programme with mentorship and market access.
Agripreneurship Orientation Program
🇮🇳R-ABI · India
Pays Indian students and young agripreneurs ₹10,000 a month during a two-month agribusiness internship.
Akash Coherent ImpactTech Program
🇮🇳AIC-IIITH · India
Gives Indian deep-tech founders tackling social problems up to Rs 2.2L, equity-free.
Assistance Scheme for Handicraft Artisans (ASHA)
🇮🇳Kerala Industries Dept · India
Grants Kerala handicraft artisans up to Rs3 lakh to set up a micro-enterprise.
Assistance Scheme for Handloom Spinning-Weaving Women Workers
🇮🇳Uttarakhand MSME Dept · India
Pays 90% of the cost of a loom for Uttarakhand women from traditional weaving families.
Assistance to Individual Handloom Weaver
🇮🇳WB MSME&T · India
Pays independent West Bengal handloom weavers a one-time grant for shed repair and yarn.