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.
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National Security Hackathon (by Army xTech)
Army · United States
Awards $50,000 in cash prizes to top teams at a national-security hackathon backed by the US Army.
Creative Destruction Lab (CDL)/27 Cohort
Creative Destruction Lab · Canada
Offers Creative Destruction Lab cohorts with mentorship, customer discovery, and venture readiness to help startups scale.
AI Governance RFP
Coefficient · United States
Funds research and organizational support across technical governance, policy, and strategic analysis.
Assignment to Help Cool Battlefield Radios
HMGCC · United Kingdom
Funds up to $65,000 for a 12-week project to stop battlefield radios overheating.
Assignment to Help Find Hidden Objects in Walls
HMGCC · United Kingdom
Funds up to $65,000 for a 12-week demonstrator that images hidden objects in walls.
Biosecurity & Pandemic Preparedness RFP
Coefficient · United States
Funds interdisciplinary defense-health teams addressing engineered biological threats and resilience planning.
BlindFlight Resilience Challenge
EDGE · United Arab Emirates
Awards $25,000 for a UAV navigation system that survives GNSS jamming and spoofing.
Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems Sandbox
DND Canada · Canada
Funds counter-UAS prototype developers competing for IDEaS Sandbox monetary prizes.
Drone in a Box Challenge
EDGE · United Arab Emirates
Pays a guaranteed $15,000 first prize for an integrated autonomous drone-docking system.
RF Architectures Applying Photonic Timing and Routing (RAAPTR)
DARPA · United States
Funds three to five teams from a $58 million pool to build defense-grade RF systems that use optical timing instead of conventional microwave generation.
Security & Resiliency Traction Program
MassChallenge · United States
Runs a 10-week, no-cost, non-dilutive accelerator for early-stage security, resiliency, and dual-use founders, from Pre-Seed through Series A+, culminating in enterprise pilots and investor-ready pitches.
Services Enabled by High Altitude Pseudo Satellites Complemented by Satellites
🇦🇹ESA · Global / Multinational
Fully funds feasibility studies combining high-altitude platforms with satellite services.
Technology Challenges and Opportunities to Special Operation Forces in 2027
SOCOM · United States
Paid individual authors up to $2,500 for essays forecasting technology's impact on Special Operations Forces.
xTechHumanoid
Army · United States
Supports autonomous humanoid robotics efforts through prizes and potential follow-on mission contracts.
Wadhwani Entrepreneurship Initiative
🇮🇳Wadhwani · India
Supports entrepreneurs through Wadhwani's Entrepreneurship Initiative with training, mentorship, and investor access.
South Summit Brazil Startup Competition
South Summit · Spain
Offers pitch time, mentoring and investor exposure to five category-winning startups.
Tufts New Ventures Competition
Derby E-Center · United States
Awards up to $250,000 in cash and in-kind prizes to Tufts-affiliated founders.
Datadog for Open Source Projects
Datadog Inc. · United States
Offers qualifying open-source projects free full Datadog access to support monitoring and reliability operations.
Founders Factory
Founders Factory · United Kingdom
Provides venture studio support, go-to-market coaching, and startup growth services through cohort engagement.
MSCA Staff Exchanges 2027
European Commission · European Union
Funds secondments of staff between partner organisations worldwide so researchers and R&I staff gain cross-sector, cross-country and cross-discipline experience.
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2027
European Commission · European Union
Pays a postdoctoral researcher's fellowship at a host organisation in Europe, or abroad with a mandatory return phase, to build international research experience.
Rising UP in Spain 2026
🇪🇸ICEX · Spain
Backs startups setting up and scaling their business in Spain.
ASML Emerging Innovator Award
ASML · Netherlands
Offers breakthrough hardware startups coaching and up to €4,000 in travel support.
AWS Activate Founders Package
AWS · United States
Offers early-stage founders startup credits for compute on AWS so teams can prototype and launch without immediate spend.