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.
Showing 73-96 of 287 grants
NIDHI Seed Support Program at VJTI TBI Foundation
🇮🇳DST India · India
Gives DST NIDHI-incubated Indian startups Rs 20–50 lakh in equity-free seed funding.
Product Commercialization Program Fund
🇮🇳BIRAC · India
Funds Indian biotech startups commercializing validated products through PCP Fund grants.
Samsung Mobile Advance
🇮🇳SRI-B & SRI-N · India
Gives Indian mobile-tech startups up to $50,000 in zero-equity grant funding.
SmartAIthon 2026
IEEE KCE CIS · India
Pays a ₹15,000 cash prize pool, no equity taken, to beginner-friendly hackathon participants building AI projects for smart and sustainable cities.
Tech Next Challenge 2026
🇮🇳Accenture · India
Gives winning deep-tech startups fast-track access to Accenture's enterprise clients, up to $25,000 in non-dilutive AWS cloud credits, and NVIDIA Inception perks, with no equity taken just to apply.
Weave X
🇮🇳LIVE · India
Awards up to INR 50 lakh plus mentorship to textile-sector startups and R&D teams.
Zepto Nova - Food Safety Innovation Challenge
🇮🇳Zepto · India
Pays Indian DPIIT-recognized startups and MSMEs up to ₹3 lakh, plus pilot access to Zepto's dark stores, for AI-driven food safety solutions in the quick commerce supply chain.
The Audacious Project
🇺🇸Audacious Project · United States
Offers The Audacious Project invitation-only multi-issue funding for social-impact ideas with broad partner backing.
Microsoft Research Fellowship
🇺🇸Microsoft · United States
Funds research talent through annual fellowships for computing and artificial intelligence work.
Built-On Databricks Startup Challenge
🇦🇺Databricks Inc. · United States
Runs an annual Databricks customer competition for B2B pilots with opportunities for equity and cloud credits.
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.
Jeevanam Self-Employment Scheme to Dependents of Crime Victims
🇮🇳Kerala SJD · India
Pays Kerala crime-victim dependents a one-time Rs20,000 self-employment grant.
Karnataka Acceleration Network (KAN) — Cohort 3
🇮🇳KDEM · India
Runs a six-month accelerator for Karnataka startups with mentorship and investor access.
Launchpad
🇮🇳NSRCEL · India
Awards up to Rs. 5 lakh grant money to the top 2 startups in its flagship 5-month program.
Matching Grant Scheme
🇮🇳Goa IT & Electronics · India
Matches up to 25% of a Goa startup's private funding round, capped at ₹25 lakh.
MSME Innovative Scheme — Design Component
🇮🇳MoMSME · India
Funds Indian MSMEs' product design projects with grants of up to Rs. 40 lakh.
Mukhyamantri Anusuchit Jati / Anusuchit Janjati Udyami Yojana
🇮🇳Bihar Industries Dept · India
Gives Bihar's SC/ST entrepreneurs a non-repayable grant of up to ₹5 lakh to start a business.