Grants in India
Explore grants for companies in India. This directory includes national and regional funding 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 India come first.
Showing 265-288 of 855 grants
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.
SheConnects Digital Accelerator: India
🇮🇳Reliance Foundation · India
Grants up to INR 4.2 crore to Indian nonprofits scaling women's digital inclusion.
SmartAIthon 2026
🇮🇳IEEE KCE CIS · India
Pays a ₹10,000 cash prize pool, no equity taken, to beginner-friendly hackathon participants building AI, IoT or social-good projects.
Startup Agri-Business Incubation Program (SABIP)
🇮🇳IEF of CCS NIAM · India
Offers agribusiness startups up to INR 25 lakh in grant-in-aid through incubation.
Startup India Seed Fund Scheme
🇮🇳GoI · India
Funds DPIIT-recognized Indian startups developing technology products through incubator-disbursed seed support.
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.
TattvaX Cohort 2
🇮🇳i-Hub & SanchiConnect · India
Backs Indian deeptech startups in space, defence and drones with mentorship and pilots.
Tech Next Challenge 2026
🇮🇳Accenture · India
Gives winning deep-tech startups fast-track access to Accenture's enterprise clients, up to $25,000 in non-dilutive AWS cloud credits, and NVIDIA Inception perks, with no equity taken just to apply.
Techtonic: Innovations in Clean Energy 2026
🇮🇳Social Alpha · India
Funds Indian clean-energy startups with credits, pilot support and up to INR 60 lakh to scale up their venture.
The Envalior Sustainability Innovation Program
🇮🇳Envalior India · India
Awards Indian startups tiered CSR grants of up to ₹10 lakhs over a six-month programme.
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.
UDAY (Pre-seed Stage Program)
🇮🇳R-ABI · India
Funds Maharashtra and Goa agri-startups turning a PoC into a working prototype.
UDBHAV 3.0 – Blockchain Incubation Program
🇮🇳IIML EIC · India
Offers Indian blockchain startups a free 6-month incubation with mentoring.
WCT-BEES Grants Programme 2026-27
🇮🇳WCT · India
Pays small grants to Indian researchers and grassroots wildlife conservationists.
Weave X
🇮🇳LIVE · India
Awards up to INR 50 lakh plus mentorship to textile-sector startups and R&D teams.
Youth Co:Lab National Innovation Challenge
🇮🇳UNDP & Citi Foundation · Global / Multinational
Awards Indian youth-led startups seed grants for solutions to sustainable textiles, circular economy or food and water systems.
Zepto Nova - Food Safety Innovation Challenge
🇮🇳Zepto · India
Pays Indian DPIIT-recognized startups and MSMEs up to ₹3 lakh, plus pilot access to Zepto's dark stores, for AI-driven food safety solutions in the quick commerce supply chain.
DBT Research Associateship
🇮🇳DBT · India
Supports postdoctoral biotechnology researchers in India through fellowships and research training.
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.
SIDBI Startup Mitra and Make in India Soft Loan
🇮🇳SIDBI (Small Industries Develo · India
Supports Indian startups and small manufacturers with concessional soft loans and venture debt for growth and production.
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.
The Audacious Project
🇺🇸Audacious Project · United States
Offers The Audacious Project invitation-only multi-issue funding for social-impact ideas with broad partner backing.