AI grants in India
Explore AI grants for companies in India. This list brings together funding for machine learning, foundation models, AI infrastructure and applied AI 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 AI in India come first.
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XPRIZE Quantum Applications — Phase II
XPRIZE · United States
Funds quantum application teams bridging fundamental discovery to practical deployment-ready technologies.
XPRIZE Wildfire — Finals Phase
XPRIZE · United States
Funds teams building autonomous wildfire sensing and suppression systems for faster emergency response.
AI for Forecasting and Sound Reasoning RFP
Coefficient · United States
Funds AI forecasting and sound-reasoning tools through Coefficient Giving Forecasting Fund grants.
Global Health and Wellbeing in an Era of Transformative AI RFP
Coefficient · United States
Funds global teams preparing health and wellbeing systems for advanced AI through Coefficient Giving RFP grants.
Meta Llama Startup Program
Meta · United States
Supports founder teams building models and AI products with compute, credits, and technical enablement through the startup program.
AWS Diagnostic Development Initiative
AWS · United States
Funds non-cash support in the form of cloud credits and technical help for diagnostic innovation and health solutions.
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.
Wadhwani Entrepreneurship Initiative
🇮🇳Wadhwani · India
Supports entrepreneurs through Wadhwani's Entrepreneurship Initiative with training, mentorship, and investor access.
South Summit Brazil Startup Competition
South Summit · Spain
Offers pitch time, mentoring and investor exposure to five category-winning startups.
Tufts New Ventures Competition
Derby E-Center · United States
Awards up to $250,000 in cash and in-kind prizes to Tufts-affiliated founders.
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.
Supernova Challenge
GITEX CAC · United Arab Emirates
Pays equity-free cash prizes to exhibiting startups that pitch live on the main stage at GITEX AI Kazakhstan.
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.
Microsoft for Nonprofits
Microsoft · United States
Supports registered nonprofits with in-kind software and cloud credits to strengthen mission operations.
Founders Factory
Founders Factory · United Kingdom
Provides venture studio support, go-to-market coaching, and startup growth services through cohort engagement.
ASML Emerging Innovator Award
ASML · Netherlands
Offers breakthrough hardware startups coaching and up to €4,000 in travel support.
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.
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.
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.
Heartland Challenge Startup Competition
UArk OEI · United States
Awards up to $40,000 to student-owned startup ventures pitching like a VC round.
Hult Prize
Hult Prize · United States
Awards $1 million in seed funding to the winning student-led startup each year.
Lightcone Commons Grant Round
Lightcone · United States
Funds cost-effective projects — nonprofit or for-profit — recommended by evaluators to a pool of major donors.
PeaceRise Innovation Challenge
PeaceRise · Global / Multinational
Awards a $6,000 prize pool to individuals, teams and organisations building technology or innovation projects that advance global peace.
Rocket Fuel Pitch Competition
LEAP · Saudi Arabia
Awards startups pitching at LEAP up to $250,000 in equity-free prize money.