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Robotics grants in India

Explore Robotics grants for companies in India. This list brings together funding for autonomous systems, industrial and service robots, drones and human-robot interaction 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 Robotics in India come first.

Showing 97-120 of 148 grants

EDGE Group logo
Closed

BlindFlight Resilience Challenge

EDGE · United Arab Emirates

Awards $25,000 for a UAV navigation system that survives GNSS jamming and spoofing.

DefenseAerospace+1
$25K
Department of National Defence Canada logo
Closed

Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems Sandbox

DND Canada · Canada

Funds counter-UAS prototype developers competing for IDEaS Sandbox monetary prizes.

DefenseAerospace+3
Global Startup EXPO 2026, funded through the Osaka Prefectural Accommodation Tax logo
Closed

DeepTech Frontier Challenge 2026

Global Startup EXPO · Japan

Awards a ¥10 million grand prize to deep-tech startups pitching at Global Startup EXPO 2026.

AIRobotics+6
¥10M
Global Startup EXPO 2026 logo
Closed

DeepTech Frontier Challenge 2026

Global Startup EXPO · Japan

Pays a ¥10 million grand prize to deep-tech startups from Japan and overseas that pitch cutting-edge, research-rooted technology at Global Startup EXPO 2026 in Osaka.

AIRobotics+5
¥10M
EDGE Group logo
Closed

Drone in a Box Challenge

EDGE · United Arab Emirates

Pays a guaranteed $15,000 first prize for an integrated autonomous drone-docking system.

RoboticsDefense
$5K – $15K
GN
Closed

GENIUS NY 2024 Competition

GENIUS NY · United States

Invests up to $1 million in seed-stage uncrewed-systems and air-mobility startups.

AerospaceRobotics+1
$500K – $1M
swisstech (Presence Switzerland) logo
Closed

Global Deep Tech Battle @ SLUSH 2026

swisstech · Switzerland

Awards a 3,000-euro cash prize to the winning deep-tech pitch at SLUSH 2026.

RoboticsMedtech+1
€3K
Japan Science and Technology Agency logo
Closed

JST GSC Initiative: International Research Program

JST · Japan

Funds researchers at companies including startups doing R&D aimed at commercialization under JST's Global Startup Campus initiative.

AIBiotech+7
NVIDIA Corporation logo
Closed

NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship

NVIDIA · United States

Supports doctoral students in computing, robotics, and intelligent systems by pairing university awards with industry mentorship.

AIRobotics+2
$60K
NASA Tournament Lab logo
Closed

Rock and Roll with NASA Challenge

NTL · United States

Pays up to $155,000 across three phases for a new lunar rover wheel design.

SpaceHardware+1
$10K
Wellcome Leap logo
Closed

SAVE — Execution

Wellcome Leap · United States

Funds United Kingdom programs strengthening surgical workforce development and team capacity in healthcare.

MedtechRobotics
MassChallenge logo
Closed

Security & Resiliency Traction Program

MassChallenge · United States

Runs a 10-week, no-cost, non-dilutive accelerator for early-stage security, resiliency, and dual-use founders, from Pre-Seed through Series A+, culminating in enterprise pilots and investor-ready pitches.

DefenseRobotics+4
XPRIZE Foundation logo
Closed

XPRIZE Wildfire — Finals Phase

XPRIZE · United States

Funds teams building autonomous wildfire sensing and suppression systems for faster emergency response.

AerospaceRobotics+2
$3.5M
XPRIZE Foundation logo
Closed

XPRIZE Wildfire Track B: Autonomous Wildfire Response

XPRIZE · United States

Pays a $3.5 million Grand Prize (plus milestone and bonus prizes from a $5 million pool) to the team whose autonomous system detects and fully suppresses a high-risk wildfire fastest.

Climate TechRobotics+1
$3.5M
Department of the Army logo
Closed

xTechHumanoid

Army · United States

Supports autonomous humanoid robotics efforts through prizes and potential follow-on mission contracts.

DefenseRobotics+2
$25K – $75K
Wadhwani Foundation logo
Open

Wadhwani Entrepreneurship Initiative

🇮🇳Wadhwani · India

Supports entrepreneurs through Wadhwani's Entrepreneurship Initiative with training, mentorship, and investor access.

South Summit logo
Open

South Summit Brazil Startup Competition

South Summit · Spain

Offers pitch time, mentoring and investor exposure to five category-winning startups.

Dec'26
Derby Entrepreneurship Center at Tufts logo
Open

Tufts New Ventures Competition

Derby E-Center · United States

Awards up to $250,000 in cash and in-kind prizes to Tufts-affiliated founders.

$3K – $20KFeb'27
Datadog Inc. logo
Open

Datadog for Open Source Projects

Datadog Inc. · United States

Offers qualifying open-source projects free full Datadog access to support monitoring and reliability operations.

Founders Factory logo
Open

Founders Factory

Founders Factory · United Kingdom

Provides venture studio support, go-to-market coaching, and startup growth services through cohort engagement.

£250K – £1M
European Commission logo
Scheduled

MSCA Staff Exchanges 2027

European Commission · European Union

Funds secondments of staff between partner organisations worldwide so researchers and R&I staff gain cross-sector, cross-country and cross-discipline experience.

Apr'27
European Commission logo
Scheduled

MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2027

European Commission · European Union

Pays a postdoctoral researcher's fellowship at a host organisation in Europe, or abroad with a mandatory return phase, to build international research experience.

Sep'27
ICEX Invest in Spain logo
Between cycles

Rising UP in Spain 2026

🇪🇸ICEX · Spain

Backs startups setting up and scaling their business in Spain.

ASML logo
Between cycles

ASML Emerging Innovator Award

ASML · Netherlands

Offers breakthrough hardware startups coaching and up to €4,000 in travel support.

€4K

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