Advanced Materials grants in India
Explore Advanced Materials grants for companies in India. This list brings together funding for novel materials, composites, nanomaterials, coatings and materials science 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 Advanced Materials in India come first.
Showing 1-24 of 131 grants
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.
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.
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.
NIDHI Entrepreneur-in-Residence
🇮🇳DST India · India
Funds entrepreneurs and innovators developing technology business ideas through NIDHI EIR.
Hyundai Innovation Challenge 2026
HMIL · India
Pays startups a PoC grant to co-develop mobility and automotive tech with Hyundai.
NIDHI Seed Support Program
🇮🇳DST India · India
Funds deserving startups through NIDHI incubators and technology business incubators.
Atal New India Challenge
🇮🇳AIM · India
Funds Indian startups and MSMEs productizing advanced technologies through AIM milestone grants.
ArthX – HDFC Parivartan
🇮🇳Parivartan · India
Grants up to INR 10 lakh to revenue-stage Punjab startups building sustainability solutions.
BUILD (Boeing's University Innovation Leadership Development Program)
🇮🇳Boeing · India
Offers Indian students and entrepreneurs mentoring and a shot at a ₹10 lakh grant.
Call for R&DI Funding Proposals
🇮🇳TIHAN · India
Funds researchers and institutions up to ₹25 lakhs for autonomous-navigation R&D projects.
CSIR-USISTEF Critical Minerals and Quantum Technology Grant
🇮🇳CSIR India · India
Funds joint U.S.-India applied R&D teams working on Critical Minerals and Quantum Technology through the USISTEF competitive grants program.
GREAT Scheme for Technical Textiles
🇮🇳IC IIT Patna · India
Equity-free grant funds Indian technical-textiles startups up to Rs. 50 lakh plus incubation and lab access.
Greenovation Green Steel Challenge
🇮🇳EarthON · United States
Awards up to ₹25 lakh in cash for green-steel decarbonisation pilots in India.
India-Sweden Collaborative Industrial Research & Development Programme 2025
🇮🇳DST India · India
Funds joint India-Sweden R&D on the green transition in steel and cement, up to Rs150 lakhs.
Weave X
🇮🇳LIVE · India
Awards up to INR 50 lakh plus mentorship to textile-sector startups and R&D teams.
Barbershop Renovation Grant
🇮🇳BCDD · India
Grants traditional Kerala barbers up to Rs25,000 to modernize their shop.
Campus Founders
🇮🇳NSRCEL · India
Backs Indian student founders with milestone funding up to INR 5 lakh for top ventures.
Chief Minister's Startup/Innovation Projects/New Industries Scheme
🇮🇳HP Industries Dept · India
Pays Himachal Pradesh startups a monthly sustenance allowance plus marketing and patent grants.
Design Scheme (MSME Innovative Scheme)
🇮🇳MoMSME · India
Pays up to 75% of an MSME's product-design project cost, capped at Rs. 40 lakh.
Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EiR) at Sandip TBI
🇮🇳Sandip TBI · India
Grants early-stage Indian innovators up to Rs. 4 lakh to build and validate a proof-of-concept.
Financial Assistance to Ex-Convicts
🇮🇳Kerala SJD · India
Pays Kerala ex-convicts a one-time Rs15,000 grant to start a small trade.
Gadiya Lohar Raw Material Purchase Grant-in-aid Scheme
🇮🇳Rajasthan SJE Dept · India
Pays Rajasthan's Gadiya Lohar community a one-time Rs10,000 grant for raw materials.
Gramam Thorum Puthozhil (GTP)
🇮🇳TANSIM · India
Pays a INR 1 lakh equity-free seed grant to rural entrepreneurs across 100 Tamil Nadu villages.