Cybersecurity grants in India
Explore Cybersecurity grants for companies in India. This list brings together funding for security research, secure hardware, cryptography, threat detection and resilience 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 Cybersecurity in India come first.
Showing 1-24 of 112 grants
Cisco LaunchPad
🇺🇸Cisco · United States
Offers deep-tech startups a 6-month Cisco accelerator with a performance-based grant.
DEEP LEAP
🇮🇳LIVE · India
Offers up to INR 30 lakh in funding and mentorship to Indian deep-tech startups.
Future Secure AI Innovation (FSAI) Program
🇮🇳Shibodhi · India
Grants IIT Kanpur undergraduates ₹6 lakh to prototype an AI or cybersecurity idea.
MeitY GENESIS EIR Program
🇮🇳MeitY · India
Funds Indian entrepreneurs-in-residence with up to Rs. 10 lakh and mentorship at FiiRE Goa.
TDIP: Program for Pilot, Testing and PoC of Telecom Products and Solutions
🇮🇳DoT · India
Funds Indian telecom startups and MSMEs up to 80% (max Rs.50 lakh) to pilot and validate solutions.
Elevate (BPCL Ankur Fund Cohort)
🇮🇳BPCL · India
Funds Indian green-tech and energy-cybersecurity startups through BPCL's Ankur Fund.
GENESIS EIR Cohort-3
🇮🇳MeitY · India
Funds early-stage Indian tech founders with incubation, mentorship and grant support.
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.
MeitY GENESIS EiR — Cohort 3
🇮🇳MSH · India
Funds up to ₹10 lakh for early-stage Indian tech founders through GENESIS EiR.
MeitY GENESIS EIR Cohort 3
🇮🇳MSH · India
Pays up to INR 10 lakh to Entrepreneurs-in-Residence at AIC ISB under GENESIS.
MeitY Startup Hub GENESIS EIR
🇮🇳MSH · India
Pays a yearly stipend of up to Rs. 10 lakh to entrepreneurs under India's GENESIS scheme.
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.
Samsung Mobile Advance
🇮🇳SRI-B & SRI-N · India
Gives Indian mobile-tech startups up to $50,000 in zero-equity grant funding.
TattvaX Cohort 2
🇮🇳i-Hub & SanchiConnect · India
Backs Indian deeptech startups in space, defence and drones with mentorship and pilots.
Microsoft Research Fellowship
🇺🇸Microsoft · United States
Funds research talent through annual fellowships for computing and artificial intelligence work.
NIDHI PRAYAS Prototype Grant
🇮🇳DST India · India
Funds innovators and startups building prototypes through NIDHI PRAYAS.
NIDHI Entrepreneur-in-Residence
🇮🇳DST India · India
Funds entrepreneurs and innovators developing technology business ideas through NIDHI EIR.
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.