Biotech grants in India
Explore Biotech grants for companies in India. This list brings together funding for drug discovery, diagnostics, cell and gene therapy, biomanufacturing and life-science research 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 Biotech in India come first.
Showing 25-48 of 400 grants
Healthcare Incubation Program
🇮🇳NSRCEL · India
Backs early-stage Indian healthcare startups with a grant of up to Rs. 1 crore.
HST Grand Challenge
🇮🇳IIT Mandi Catalyst · India
Awards up to INR 2 lakh per theme to startups pitching at the HST Grand Challenge.
India-Canada Collaborative Industrial Research & Development Programme 2025
🇮🇳DST India · India
Funds joint India-Canada industrial R&D projects with a grant up to INR 1.5 crore per project.
Product Commercialization Program Fund
🇮🇳BIRAC · India
Funds Indian biotech startups commercializing validated products through PCP Fund grants.
Startup India Seed Fund Scheme
🇮🇳GoI · India
Funds DPIIT-recognized Indian startups developing technology products through incubator-disbursed seed support.
DBT Research Associateship
🇮🇳DBT · India
Supports postdoctoral biotechnology researchers in India through fellowships and research training.
The Audacious Project
🇺🇸Audacious Project · United States
Offers The Audacious Project invitation-only multi-issue funding for social-impact ideas with broad partner backing.
Wellcome Infectious Disease Clinical Trial Award
🇩🇿Wellcome · United Kingdom
Funds clinical trial teams in low and middle income settings to test infectious disease interventions effectively.
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.
Mukhyamantri Ati Pichhada Varg Udyami Yojana
🇮🇳Bihar Industries Dept · India
Gives Extremely Backward Class entrepreneurs in Bihar a non-repayable grant of up to ₹5 lakh.
Mukhyamantri Hunar Vikas Yojana - Self-Employment/Business
🇮🇳Rajasthan SJE Dept · India
Pays Rajasthan's Palanhar-scheme trainees up to Rs50,000 to start their own business.