Hardware grants in India
Explore Hardware grants for companies in India. This list brings together funding for electronics, devices, sensors, prototyping and hardware startups 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 Hardware in India come first.
Showing 1-24 of 142 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.
SAMRIDH Matching Investment — Cohort-Based
🇮🇳MeitY · India
Funds Indian startups with matching-investment support via accelerator cohort routing.
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.
DEEP LEAP
🇮🇳LIVE · India
Offers up to INR 30 lakh in funding and mentorship to Indian deep-tech startups.
GUSEC TIDE 2.0
🇮🇳GUSEC · India
Funds Indian electronics and IT startups with grants up to ₹7 lakh per idea.
MeitY GENESIS EIR Cohort 3.0
🇮🇳MSH · India
Pays up to INR 10 lakh to Entrepreneurs-in-Residence incubated at AIC-RNTU Foundation.
MeitY TIDE 2.0 Grant (Prototype Funding)
🇮🇳IIT Mandi Catalyst · India
Gives Indian startups working on electronics and communication solutions up to 7 lakh rupees to build a prototype from a validated proof of concept.
NIDHI Seed Support Program
🇮🇳DST India · India
Funds deserving startups through NIDHI incubators and technology business incubators.
TIDE 2.0 EiR Grant Program
🇮🇳JIC · India
Grants Indian early-revenue startups Rs. 7 lakh plus mentoring under MeitY's TIDE 2.0.
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.
GENESIS at iHub-AWaDH, IIT Ropar
🇮🇳MeitY · India
Funds Tier-II/III India deep-tech startups incubated at IIT Ropar's AWaDH hub.
GENESIS EIR Cohort-3
🇮🇳MeitY · India
Funds early-stage Indian tech founders with incubation, mentorship and grant support.
iAccelerate 4.0 (Tamil Nadu Hardware Accelerator for Prototype & Product Startups)
🇮🇳iTNT Hub · India
Gives Tamil Nadu hardware startups government-backed design vouchers worth up to Rs. 15 lakh.
India-Finland Joint Innovation Call
🇮🇳TDB · India
Funds Indian companies collaborating with Finnish partners through bilateral innovation grants.
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 GENESIS EiR Cohort-2
🇮🇳MSH · India
Provides up to Rs. 10 lakh, equity-free, to founders and students in Tier II/III cities.
MeitY GENESIS EiR Program at MUTBI Manipal
🇮🇳MeitY · India
Funds Tier II/III India deep-tech founders building prototypes with up to Rs. 10 lakh.
MeitY Startup Hub GENESIS EIR
🇮🇳MSH · India
Pays a yearly stipend of up to Rs. 10 lakh to entrepreneurs under India's GENESIS scheme.