Advanced Materials grants in the United States
Explore Advanced Materials grants for companies in the United States. This list brings together funding for novel materials, composites, nanomaterials, coatings and materials science from US innovation agencies, research funders and foundations, international programs open to applicants in the United States, and competitions any company can enter, with the deadline, award size and eligibility on every listing. Grants aimed at Advanced Materials in the United States come first.
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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.
K-Startup Grand Challenge (KSGC)
MSS · South Korea
Runs a nine-month, government-backed accelerator that helps foreign-founded startups enter and scale in Korea, with prize money for the top 20 teams and further commercialisation grants for the top 8.
RF Architectures Applying Photonic Timing and Routing (RAAPTR)
DARPA · United States
Funds three to five teams from a $58 million pool to build defense-grade RF systems that use optical timing instead of conventional microwave generation.
Starbucks Global Cold Cup Innovation Challenge
Starbucks · United States
Pays up to $50,000 to solvers who invent a plastic-free, compostable cold-cup material.
XPRIZE Quantum Applications — Phase II
XPRIZE · United States
Funds quantum application teams bridging fundamental discovery to practical deployment-ready technologies.
XPRIZE Water Scarcity — Active Phase
XPRIZE · United States
Supports water-solvers advancing desalination systems and infrastructure for severe scarcity conditions.
Equinor Ventures (Norwegian sovereign-linked)
Equinor · Norway
Invests in Scandinavian deep-tech and energy ventures with long-horizon backing from Equinor-linked venture operations.
South Summit Brazil Startup Competition
South Summit · Spain
Offers pitch time, mentoring and investor exposure to five category-winning startups.
Tufts New Ventures Competition
Derby E-Center · United States
Awards up to $250,000 in cash and in-kind prizes to Tufts-affiliated founders.
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
Founders Factory · United Kingdom
Provides venture studio support, go-to-market coaching, and startup growth services through cohort engagement.
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.
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.
Rising UP in Spain 2026
🇪🇸ICEX · Spain
Backs startups setting up and scaling their business in Spain.
ASML Emerging Innovator Award
ASML · Netherlands
Offers breakthrough hardware startups coaching and up to €4,000 in travel support.
AWS Activate Founders Package
AWS · United States
Offers early-stage founders startup credits for compute on AWS so teams can prototype and launch without immediate spend.
AWS Activate Portfolio Package
AWS · United States
Offers provider-backed startups additional AWS startup credits for advanced architecture, deployment, and customer growth through the portfolio program.
Datadog for Startups
Datadog Inc. · United States
Offers Series A or earlier technology startups free Datadog observability and security credits for one year.
Global Citizen Prize: Cisco Youth Leadership Award
Cisco & Global Citizen · United States
Awards $250,000 a year to an 18-30 tech innovator fighting extreme poverty.
Heartland Challenge Startup Competition
UArk OEI · United States
Awards up to $40,000 to student-owned startup ventures pitching like a VC round.
Hult Prize
Hult Prize · United States
Awards $1 million in seed funding to the winning student-led startup each year.
Lightcone Commons Grant Round
Lightcone · United States
Funds cost-effective projects — nonprofit or for-profit — recommended by evaluators to a pool of major donors.
RAISE the STAKES
Chain Of Events · France
Awards cloud credits and a Google Cloud fast track to early-stage AI startups that pitch in Paris.
Rocket Fuel Pitch Competition
LEAP · Saudi Arabia
Awards startups pitching at LEAP up to $250,000 in equity-free prize money.