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 73-96 of 855 grants
Hyundai Innovation Challenge 2026
🇮🇳HMIL · India
Pays startups a PoC grant to co-develop mobility and automotive tech with Hyundai.
Idea Grant
🇮🇳KSUM · India
Funds Kerala innovators up to ₹3 lakh to build and validate an early prototype.
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.
imaginATe Fellowship Program for Entrepreneurs with Disabilities
🇮🇳ATF · India
Pays a small fellowship stipend to disabled entrepreneurs building assistive tech.
Impact Orbit - Skilling and Livelihood Innovations
🇮🇳NSRCEL · India
Incubates for-profit and non-profit ventures building skilling and livelihood solutions for underserved Indians, with grants of up to Rs 12.5 lakhs for selected ventures.
India Accelerator Program
🇮🇳CRF · Global / Multinational
Offers India-based carbon dioxide removal startups an eight-month, two-stage accelerator that ends with a EUR 15,000 purchase agreement instead of an equity investment.
India BPO Promotion Scheme (IBPS)
🇮🇳MeitY · India
Funds Indian BPO/ITeS companies up to ₹1 lakh per seat to set up outside big cities.
Indian Innovation Icons 2027
🇮🇳MIF · India
Offers Indian for-profit and non-profit innovators six months of mentorship from Marico's leadership, investor introductions and national visibility, with no cash prize and no equity taken.
Jeevanam Self-Employment Scheme to Dependents of Crime Victims
🇮🇳Kerala SJD · India
Pays Kerala crime-victim dependents a one-time Rs20,000 self-employment grant.
Karnataka Acceleration Network (KAN) — Cohort 3
🇮🇳KDEM · India
Runs a six-month accelerator for Karnataka startups with mentorship and investor access.
Kerala Stressed MSMEs Revival & Rehabilitation Scheme
🇮🇳Kerala Industries Dept · India
Grants Kerala's sick manufacturing MSMEs up to Rs5 lakh to restart operations.
Kotak BizLabs Accelerator Programme
🇮🇳Kotak · India
Pays early-revenue startups up to INR 30 lakh in grants plus a year of acceleration.
Kotak BizLabs Accelerator Programme — Season 3
🇮🇳Kotak · India
Pays revenue-stage Indian startups up to ₹30 lakh in equity-free CSR accelerator grants.
Launchpad
🇮🇳NSRCEL · India
Awards up to Rs. 5 lakh grant money to the top 2 startups in its flagship 5-month program.
MAHA MedTech Mission
🇮🇳ANRF · India
Funds Indian MedTech product development with grants of Rs 5-25 crore.
Market Acceleration Grant
🇮🇳KSUM · India
Funds early-revenue Kerala startups up to ₹10 lakh for marketing and growth.
Marketing Assistance
🇮🇳Jharkhand IT Dept · India
Gives Jharkhand startups a one-time marketing grant up to INR 10 lakh.
Maruti Suzuki Accelerator
🇮🇳MSIL · India
Backs mobility and tech startups with equity-free mentorship and possible cash grants.
Matching Grant Scheme
🇮🇳Goa IT & Electronics · India
Matches up to 25% of a Goa startup's private funding round, capped at ₹25 lakh.
MedTech Impact Call 2026
🇮🇳IHFC · India
Offers up to INR 5 crore in funding, mentorship and industry links to MedTech startups.
MeitY GENESIS EIR Cohort 3.0
🇮🇳MSH · India
Pays up to INR 10 lakh to Entrepreneurs-in-Residence incubated at AIC-RNTU Foundation.
MeitY GENESIS EIR Program
🇮🇳MeitY · India
Funds Indian entrepreneurs-in-residence with up to Rs. 10 lakh and mentorship at FiiRE Goa.
MeitY TIDE 2.0 – Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EiR)
🇮🇳MeitY · India
Pays a solo founder up to ₹4 lakh over one year to validate an idea while incubating at PSG-STEP.
MeitY TIDE 2.0 – Grant
🇮🇳MeitY · India
Pays a nascent startup up to Rs.7 lakh at PSG-STEP to turn a proof of concept into an MVP.