Energy Tech grants in India
Explore Energy Tech grants for companies in India. This list brings together funding for renewables, storage, grids, hydrogen, nuclear and energy efficiency 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 Energy Tech in India come first.
Showing 1-24 of 182 grants
Research Development and Innovation Fund
🇮🇳TDB · India
Funds Indian companies and startups scaling RDI-intensive technologies through concessional loans and equity.
INSPIRE — Fellowships & Scholarships
🇮🇳DST India · India
Runs students and early career scholars with mentoring support for INSPIRE Fellowships & Scholarships in biotechnology, artificial intelligence, and materials science.
NIDHI — Incubation Support
🇮🇳DST India · India
Supports deep-tech and science-based startups through a network of Indian incubators and prototype centers.
NIDHI PRAYAS Prototype Grant
🇮🇳DST India · India
Funds innovators and startups building prototypes through NIDHI PRAYAS.
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (Annual Cycle)
🇮🇳CSIR India · India
Recognizes outstanding individual contributions to fundamental or applied science and technology through India's annual CSIR science prize.
TDB Technology Commercialisation Soft Loan
🇮🇳TDB · India
Funds technology commercialisation in India through concessional TDB soft loans and selected equity participation for scalable innovation.
NIDHI Entrepreneur-in-Residence
🇮🇳DST India · India
Funds entrepreneurs and innovators developing technology business ideas through NIDHI EIR.
Bharat ClimateTech Initiative
🇮🇳IIMA Ventures & MUFG · India
Backs up to eight early-stage Indian climate-tech startups with up to ₹40 lakh.
Blockchain India Challenge
🇮🇳MeitY & C-DAC · India
Pays Indian startups up to ₹50 lakh to build blockchain solutions for government use.
Build 5.0
🇮🇳Boeing · United States
Awards up to Rs. 10 lakh to student and early-stage teams in aerospace, EV and green energy.
DEEP LEAP
🇮🇳LIVE · India
Offers up to INR 30 lakh in funding and mentorship to Indian deep-tech startups.
Hyundai Innovation Challenge 2026
HMIL · India
Pays startups a PoC grant to co-develop mobility and automotive tech with Hyundai.
IGNITE Incubation Programme on Sustainable Business Solutions
🇮🇳IDFC First · India
Pays a CSR grant, up to Rs 25 lakh for top performers, to sustainability startups.
NIDHI Seed Support Program
🇮🇳DST India · India
Funds deserving startups through NIDHI incubators and technology business incubators.
NIDHI-PRAYAS Program
🇮🇳TIDES · India
Offers Indian innovators up to Rs 10 lakhs to build a hardware prototype from a proof of concept.
Renewable Energy Incubation Centre
🇮🇳NSRCEL · India
Supports Indian renewable-energy and climate-tech startups with a free, 12-month incubation cohort.
SAFFAL Climate Tech for Women
Massive Earth · India
Funds women-led South Asian SMEs tackling climate change with capacity building and funding.
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.
TIDE 2.0 E-i-R Grant / Seed Fund for Women Entrepreneurs
🇮🇳AIC Banasthali · India
Gives Indian women tech founders seed grants up to Rs 7 lakh to build an MVP.
Atal New India Challenge
🇮🇳AIM · India
Funds Indian startups and MSMEs productizing advanced technologies through AIM milestone grants.
8th Open Challenge Program (OCP)
🇮🇳EP-BBSR · India
Offers seed funding and incubation support to India's ESDM startups.
ArthX – HDFC Parivartan
🇮🇳Parivartan · India
Grants up to INR 10 lakh to revenue-stage Punjab startups building sustainability solutions.
BIRAC Research, Development & Innovation Fund (RDIF)
🇮🇳BIRAC · India
Funds Indian deep-tech biotech startups, SMEs and large industries scaling indigenous manufacturing.
Bosch-BMU Innovation Challenge
🇮🇳ACIC VGU · India
Funds early-stage mobility startups and innovators through a 16-week prototyping challenge.