Biotech grants in India

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.

₹50K

Mukhyamantri Mahila Udyami Yojana

🇮🇳Bihar Industries Dept · India

Gives women and transgender entrepreneurs in Bihar a non-repayable grant of up to ₹5 lakh.

NIDHI – Promoting and Accelerating Young and Aspiring Innovators and Startups (PRAYAS)

🇮🇳DST India · India

Gives young innovators up to INR 10 lakh to build an early prototype.

₹1M

Pradhan Mantri Virasat ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS)

🇮🇳Min. of Minority Affairs · India

Pays skilling stipends and entrepreneurship support to India's minority communities.

Rise Together

🇮🇳Mission Youth J&K · India

Grants J&K youth groups at least Rs. 2.5 lakh upfront subsidy for new community enterprises.

₹250K

Self-Help Group Formation Incentive (DAY-NULM)

🇮🇳DAY-NULM (Uttarakhand) · India

Pays a one-time Rs10,000 incentive to newly formed urban women's self-help groups.

₹10K

Start Up Fund

🇮🇳OIL · India

Backs DPIIT-recognised Indian startups with technical and financial support via IIT incubators.

Support for Entrepreneurial and Managerial Development of MSMEs through Incubators

🇮🇳MoMSME · India

Funds Indian incubators to nurture entrepreneur and student ideas into MSME start-ups.

₹10M

Uttarakhand Startup Policy 2023

🇮🇳Uttarakhand MSME Dept · India

Gives recognised Uttarakhand startups a monthly allowance plus up to ₹12.5 lakh in seed funding.

₹1.3M

WISE SNDTWU Incubation Cohort

🇮🇳WISE SNDTWU · India

Pays up to Rs 50 lakh in seed funding to DPIIT-recognized Indian startups.

Womenpreneur For Bharat

🇮🇳PIEDS · India

Backs women-led startups in smaller Indian cities with up to ₹15 lakh in funding plus mentorship, incubation and strategic support.

₹1.5M

Assistance to Enroll and Participate in Acceleration Program (Gujarat Startup Scheme)

🇮🇳Gujarat Industries Dept · India

Funds Gujarat startups up to ₹3 lakh to join a recognized acceleration program.

₹300K

Assistance to Startups having a Significant Impact on Society (Gujarat)

🇮🇳Gujarat Industries Dept · India

Funds Gujarat startups building innovative projects that create a measurable social impact.

₹1M

DST NIDHI Seed Support Scheme (SSS) at IIMK LIVE

🇮🇳LIVE · India

Awards up to INR 1 crore in milestone-based seed funding to IIMK LIVE incubatees.

₹10M

ELEVATE Shakti 2026

🇮🇳KITS · India

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

Future Stars U25 Grant

🇮🇳IKP · India

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

Google for Startups Accelerator: India

🇮🇳Google · United States

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

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.

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.

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

NIDHI-Seed Support System (SSS)

🇮🇳Amity Incubator · India

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

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.