Quantum grants in India
Explore Quantum grants for companies in India. This list brings together funding for quantum computing, sensing, communications and quantum software 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 Quantum in India come first.
Showing 1-24 of 116 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.
Wadhwani Innovation Network — Center of Excellence Research Grants
🇮🇳Wadhwani · India
Funds Indian Center of Excellence teams working on deep technology and bioengineering commercialization.
DEEP LEAP
🇮🇳LIVE · India
Offers up to INR 30 lakh in funding and mentorship to Indian deep-tech startups.
MeitY GENESIS EIR Program
🇮🇳MeitY · India
Funds Indian entrepreneurs-in-residence with up to Rs. 10 lakh and mentorship at FiiRE Goa.
CSIR-USISTEF Critical Minerals and Quantum Technology Grant
🇮🇳CSIR India · India
Funds joint U.S.-India applied R&D teams working on Critical Minerals and Quantum Technology through the USISTEF competitive grants program.
GENESIS EIR Cohort-3
🇮🇳MeitY · India
Funds early-stage Indian tech founders with incubation, mentorship and grant support.
India-Canada Collaborative Industrial Research & Development Programme 2025
🇮🇳DST India · India
Funds joint India-Canada industrial R&D projects with a grant up to INR 1.5 crore per project.
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 Startup Hub GENESIS EIR
🇮🇳MSH · India
Pays a yearly stipend of up to Rs. 10 lakh to entrepreneurs under India's GENESIS scheme.
Microsoft Research Fellowship
🇺🇸Microsoft · United States
Funds research talent through annual fellowships for computing and artificial intelligence work.
NIDHI PRAYAS Prototype Grant
🇮🇳DST India · India
Funds innovators and startups building prototypes through NIDHI PRAYAS.
NIDHI Entrepreneur-in-Residence
🇮🇳DST India · India
Funds entrepreneurs and innovators developing technology business ideas through NIDHI EIR.
Barbershop Renovation Grant
🇮🇳BCDD · India
Grants traditional Kerala barbers up to Rs25,000 to modernize their shop.
Campus Founders
🇮🇳NSRCEL · India
Backs Indian student founders with milestone funding up to INR 5 lakh for top ventures.
Chief Minister's Startup/Innovation Projects/New Industries Scheme
🇮🇳HP Industries Dept · India
Pays Himachal Pradesh startups a monthly sustenance allowance plus marketing and patent grants.
Design Scheme (MSME Innovative Scheme)
🇮🇳MoMSME · India
Pays up to 75% of an MSME's product-design project cost, capped at Rs. 40 lakh.
Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EiR) at Sandip TBI
🇮🇳Sandip TBI · India
Grants early-stage Indian innovators up to Rs. 4 lakh to build and validate a proof-of-concept.
Financial Assistance to Ex-Convicts
🇮🇳Kerala SJD · India
Pays Kerala ex-convicts a one-time Rs15,000 grant to start a small trade.
Gadiya Lohar Raw Material Purchase Grant-in-aid Scheme
🇮🇳Rajasthan SJE Dept · India
Pays Rajasthan's Gadiya Lohar community a one-time Rs10,000 grant for raw materials.
Gramam Thorum Puthozhil (GTP)
🇮🇳TANSIM · India
Pays a INR 1 lakh equity-free seed grant to rural entrepreneurs across 100 Tamil Nadu villages.
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.