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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 49-72 of 128 grants

KI
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ELEVATE Shakti 2026

🇮🇳KITS · India

Awards women-led Karnataka startups up to INR 50 lakhs in early-stage seed grant-in-aid.

₹5M
IK
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Future Stars U25 Grant

🇮🇳IKP · India

Pays five under-25 Indian founders up to Rs. 5 lakh each to build their idea.

₹500K
GO
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Google for Startups Accelerator: India

🇮🇳Google · United States

Backs India-based AI startups with a three-month, equity-free accelerator program.

DR
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HackNexus'26

🇮🇳Droidecks · India

Pays a ₹70,000 total cash prize, split among winning student teams, in a three-round national online hackathon for Indian college students.

IF
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Naaripreneur for Her Program Cohort 2

🇮🇳IIMV FIELD · India

Awards up to INR 5 lakh total in grants plus 6 months' incubation to women-led Indian startups.

IE
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NIDHI Seed Support Program (NIDHI-SSP) — Call 2

🇮🇳IKP EDEN · India

Pays Indian tech startups up to Rs. 1 crore in seed funding to hit product and market milestones.

₹10M
AI
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NIDHI-Seed Support System (SSS)

🇮🇳Amity Incubator · India

Funds up to Rs. 50 lakh in equity-free seed money for early-stage startups.

₹5M
GI
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Scheme for Assistance for Start Ups/Innovation (Gujarat)

🇮🇳Gujarat Industries Dept · India

Funds Gujarat startups up to ₹50 lakh across seed, social-impact and acceleration tracks.

₹5M
IG
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Startup Srujan Seed Support (S4) – Cohort 3

🇮🇳i-Hub Gujarat · India

Funds Gujarat student and startup prototypes with ₹2.5-10 lakh grants to reach market.

₹250K – ₹1M
Pegasus Tech Ventures logo
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Startup World Cup 2026 — Bangalore Regional

🇮🇳Pegasus · United States

Lets Bangalore-based founders pitch for a spot at the global Startup World Cup Grand Finale in Silicon Valley, where the ultimate winner receives a ₹9.3 crore investment award with no equity taken.

₹93M
GI
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Sustenance Allowance (Scheme for Assistance for Start Ups/Innovation, Gujarat)

🇮🇳Gujarat Industries Dept · India

Funds Gujarat startups up to ₹30 lakh for prototyping, market research and event costs.

₹3M
IF
Closed

TIDE 2.0 Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EiR) Scheme

🇮🇳IIMV FIELD · India

Awards up to INR 4 lakh in grants plus a year of incubation to India-based tech startups.

₹400K
SIDBI (Small Industries Development Bank of India) logo
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SIDBI Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS)

🇮🇳SIDBI (Small Industries Develo · India

Funds India's startup ecosystem indirectly by committing government-backed capital to qualified fund managers in a mother fund structure.

$1.0M – $26M
SIDBI (Small Industries Development Bank of India) logo
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Stand-Up India Scheme

🇮🇳SIDBI (Small Industries Develo · India

Supports socially underrepresented founders in India with blended term and working capital loans for new greenfield enterprises.

$10K – $104K
ST
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Starbucks Global Cold Cup Innovation Challenge

Starbucks · United States

Pays up to $50,000 to solvers who invent a plastic-free, compostable cold-cup material.

Advanced MaterialsClimate Tech
$20K – $50KSep'26
National Institute of Standards and Technology logo
Open

Measurement Science and Engineering (MSE) Research Grant Programs

NIST · United States

Funds NIST partnership research across metrology, nanotechnology, AI and advanced manufacturing, open to almost any non-federal organisation except individuals.

AIAdvanced Materials+1
Sep'26
AP
Open

Asian Paints Alchemy 2026

Asian Paints · India

Offers ₹9,00,000 in PhD sponsorships, internships and cash rewards to chemistry and coatings researchers.

Advanced Materials
Oct'26
GL
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Go Make 2027: Advanced Carbon Materials with ExxonMobil

Greentown Labs · United States

Runs a climatetech accelerator that pairs carbon-materials startups with ExxonMobil for validation and collaboration, including a needs-based stipend to support participation.

Advanced MaterialsEnergy Tech+2
Oct'26
Army Materiel Command (AMC) logo
Open

US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Broad Agency Announcement

AMC · United States

Funds Army research proposals across soldier feeding, protection, biomechanics and training technology on a rolling basis.

DefenseAdvanced Materials+1
Feb'30
Breakthrough Energy logo
Open

BE Fellows — Explorer

Breakthrough Energy · United States

Funds early climate research by university experts, enabling high-upside experiments before ventures are spun out.

Climate TechEnergy Tech+3
$50K – $250K
UK Defence Innovation (formerly DASA) logo
Open

Defence Rapid Impact

UKDI / DASA · United Kingdom

Funds innovators from any country developing near-term defence technology prototypes at TRL 6 or 7 through the MOD Defence Innovation Fund.

DefenseAI+9
£350K
Lockheed Martin Corp logo
Open

Lockheed Martin Ventures

Lockheed Martin Corp · United States

Invests in hardware, aerospace, and defense innovation founders through a corporate venture platform tied to Lockheed Martin.

DefenseSpace+4
$500K – $50M
MIT.nano logo
Open

MIT.nano Industry Consortium / Foundry Access

MIT.nano · United States

Provides Massachusetts startup teams access to advanced prototyping and fabrication through MIT.nano collaboration.

SemiconductorsAdvanced Materials+3
$50K – $500K
GIC — Government of Singapore Investment Corporation logo
Open

Singapore GIC Strategic Investments

GIC · Singapore

Offers sovereign-backed strategic capital programs for Singapore growth ventures in innovation and digital technology.

AIEnergy Tech+1
SGD 10M – SGD 1B

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