Defense grants in India
Explore Defense grants for companies in India. This list brings together funding for dual-use technology, defense research and security challenges 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 Defense in India come first.
Showing 49-72 of 122 grants
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Startup Srujan Seed Support (S4) – Cohort 3
🇮🇳i-Hub Gujarat · India
Funds Gujarat student and startup prototypes with ₹2.5-10 lakh grants to reach market.
Startup World Cup 2026 — Bangalore Regional
🇮🇳Pegasus · United States
Lets Bangalore-based founders pitch for a spot at the global Startup World Cup Grand Finale in Silicon Valley, where the ultimate winner receives a ₹9.3 crore investment award with no equity taken.
Sustenance Allowance (Scheme for Assistance for Start Ups/Innovation, Gujarat)
🇮🇳Gujarat Industries Dept · India
Funds Gujarat startups up to ₹30 lakh for prototyping, market research and event costs.
TIDE 2.0 Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EiR) Scheme
🇮🇳IIMV FIELD · India
Awards up to INR 4 lakh in grants plus a year of incubation to India-based tech startups.
SIDBI Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS)
🇮🇳SIDBI (Small Industries Develo · India
Funds India's startup ecosystem indirectly by committing government-backed capital to qualified fund managers in a mother fund structure.
Stand-Up India Scheme
🇮🇳SIDBI (Small Industries Develo · India
Supports socially underrepresented founders in India with blended term and working capital loans for new greenfield enterprises.
US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Broad Agency Announcement
AMC · United States
Funds Army research proposals across soldier feeding, protection, biomechanics and training technology on a rolling basis.
Defence Rapid Impact
UKDI / DASA · United Kingdom
Funds innovators from any country developing near-term defence technology prototypes at TRL 6 or 7 through the MOD Defence Innovation Fund.
Navigators Incubator — Cohort 1: Securing Transformative AI
Coefficient · United States
Runs a selective AI security fellowship for small teams tackling critical risk problems.
Lockheed Martin Ventures
Lockheed Martin Corp · United States
Invests in hardware, aerospace, and defense innovation founders through a corporate venture platform tied to Lockheed Martin.
Open Call for Innovation
UKDI / DASA · United Kingdom
Funds organisations worldwide developing novel defence and security innovations across any technology area from TRL 1 to TRL 8.
Deep Tech Startup Pitch Competition
Deep Tech Atelier · Latvia
Lets early-stage deep tech founders worldwide pitch investors live for partner prizes in Riga.