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 97-120 of 855 grants
MeitY TIDE 2.0 Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EiR)
🇮🇳iTIC Incubator · India
Pays Indian idea-stage founders up to INR 4 lakh as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence stipend.
MeitY TIDE 2.0 Grant
🇮🇳iTIC Incubator · India
Pays Indian prototype-stage startups up to INR 7 lakh in grant support plus incubation.
MeitY TIDE 2.0 Grant (Proof-of-Concept to MVP)
🇮🇳Sandip TBI · India
Grants Indian innovators up to INR 7 lakh to turn a proof-of-concept into a viable product.
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.
MSME Innovative Scheme — Design Component
🇮🇳MoMSME · India
Funds Indian MSMEs' product design projects with grants of up to Rs. 40 lakh.
Mukhyamantri Anusuchit Jati / Anusuchit Janjati Udyami Yojana
🇮🇳Bihar Industries Dept · India
Gives Bihar's SC/ST entrepreneurs a non-repayable grant of up to ₹5 lakh to start a business.
Mukhyamantri Ati Pichhada Varg Udyami Yojana
🇮🇳Bihar Industries Dept · India
Gives Extremely Backward Class entrepreneurs in Bihar a non-repayable grant of up to ₹5 lakh.
Mukhyamantri Hunar Vikas Yojana - Self-Employment/Business
🇮🇳Rajasthan SJE Dept · India
Pays Rajasthan's Palanhar-scheme trainees up to Rs50,000 to start their own business.
Mukhyamantri Mahila Udyami Yojana
🇮🇳Bihar Industries Dept · India
Gives women and transgender entrepreneurs in Bihar a non-repayable grant of up to ₹5 lakh.
NAVODAYA Agripreneurship Orientation Programme
🇮🇳R-ABI (IVRI) · India
Pays a monthly stipend and up to Rs 5 lakh grant-in-aid to help agri-idea holders build a prototype start-up.
NIDHI – Promoting and Accelerating Young and Aspiring Innovators and Startups (PRAYAS)
🇮🇳DST India · India
Gives young innovators up to INR 10 lakh to build an early prototype.
NIDHI i-TBI Startup Ignition Grant
🇮🇳DST India · India
Funds Indian innovators turning ideas into prototypes through NIDHI i-TBI hubs.
NIDHI PRAYAS
🇮🇳DST India · India
Funds prototyping for physical-product ideas through India's NIDHI PRAYAS scheme.
NIDHI Seed Support Program
🇮🇳DST India · India
Funds deserving startups through NIDHI incubators and technology business incubators.
NIDHI Seed Support Program (NIDHI-SSP)
🇮🇳DST India · India
Funds Indian incubators and their startups with seed support up to Rs 100 lakh.
NIDHI Seed Support Program (SSP)
🇮🇳DST India · India
Offers early-stage, DPIIT-registered Indian startups seed funding to become investment-ready.
NIDHI-PRAYAS Program
🇮🇳TIDES · India
Offers Indian innovators up to Rs 10 lakhs to build a hardware prototype from a proof of concept.
Performance Linked Grant Scheme for Smaller Business Units
🇮🇳Goa IT Dept · India
Pays fast-growing Goa IT companies a cash grant worth 5% of their net income, capped at ₹25 lakh.
PM Vishwakarma
🇮🇳MoMSME · India
Pays traditional artisans a Rs. 15,000 toolkit grant plus training stipends and credit access.
Pradhan Mantri Virasat ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS)
🇮🇳Min. of Minority Affairs · India
Pays skilling stipends and entrepreneurship support to India's minority communities.
Productisation Grant
🇮🇳KSUM · India
Funds Kerala startups up to ₹7 lakh (₹12 lakh for women-led) to reach market.
Pusa Krishi Incubation Program (UPJA)
🇮🇳MoA&FW · India
Grants Indian agri-founders up to Rs. 25 lakh across three incubation tracks by stage.
READY Program (Pre-seed Incubation)
🇮🇳IHFC · India
Gives IIT Delhi students and grads up to Rs 5 lakh in a 6-month deep-tech incubation.
Renewable Energy Incubation Centre
🇮🇳NSRCEL · India
Supports Indian renewable-energy and climate-tech startups with a free, 12-month incubation cohort.