AI grants
Explore grants for AI companies. This directory includes funding for machine learning research, foundation models, compute and data infrastructure, trustworthy AI and applied AI in industry, health and public services, from national research agencies, innovation programs and corporate funds, alongside grants open to any sector.
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NSF Regional Innovation Engines — Competition 3
🇺🇸NSF TIP · United States
Funds regional innovation ecosystems in the United States to build practical manufacturing and technology pathways.
NSFC General Program
🇨🇳NSFC · China
Supports broad foundational science across major disciplines through principal investigator grants.
NSFC Young Scientists Fund (Class C)
🇨🇳NSFC · China
Supports early-career Chinese researchers entering their first independent science careers.
NSFC Young Scientists Fund Class A
🇨🇳NSFC · China
Supports high-tier Chinese investigators pursuing nationally recognized excellence in science.
NTDP MVPLab Startup Grant
🇸🇦MCIT · Saudi Arabia
Funds MVP-stage tech entrepreneurs in Saudi Arabia with non-dilutive cash grants through NTDP's MVPLab accelerator program.
NTIS Fund
🇲🇾MTDC · Malaysia
Supports Malaysian technology innovators through NTIS with mentoring and grants toward commercialization pathways.
NVIDIA Inception
NVIDIA · United States
Gives AI startups free access to NVIDIA's training, discounted hardware and software pricing, cloud credits, and investor connections through the equity-free Inception membership programme.
NY Excelsior Jobs R&D Tax Credit Component
🇺🇸ESD · United States
Offers New York businesses tax credits for innovation spending through the Excelsior incentive framework.
Ohio Third Frontier TVSF Phase 2 Start-Up Fund
🇺🇸Ohio Dept of Development · United States
Funds Ohio startups commercializing licensed institution technologies through Ohio Third Frontier project grants.
One NC SBIR/STTR Incentive Funds
🇺🇸NC Commerce · United States
Funds North Carolina small businesses to prepare and strengthen innovation applications for federal programs.
One NC SBIR/STTR Matching Funds
🇺🇸NC Commerce · United States
Funds North Carolina businesses by adding state resources after they secure federal innovation awards.
One NC SBIR/STTR Phase I Incentive Funds
🇺🇸NC BSTI · United States
Funds North Carolina small businesses preparing and submitting Phase I SBIR or STTR proposals to federal agencies.
One NC SBIR/STTR Phase I Matching Funds
🇺🇸NC BSTI · United States
Funds North Carolina small businesses that have received a federal SBIR or STTR Phase I award with matching grants to bridge the gap to Phase II.
ONR Young Investigator Program (YIP) — Between
🇺🇸ONR · United States
Supports early-career faculty with naval research grants fostering next-generation discoveries.
Open Technology Programme
🇳🇱NWO · Netherlands
Funds Dutch applied technology research in universities and public institutes through collaborative calls.
Partnerships for Foreign-Market Entry (Partnerstva)
🇸🇮SPIRIT Slovenia · Slovenia
Funds consortia of Slovenian small and medium-sized companies entering and expanding on foreign markets.
Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems
🇺🇸NSF · United States
Funds turning open-source research tools into governed, secure, lasting ecosystems — 60 awards from a $40 million pool, companies included.
PCE — Exploratory Research Projects (Proiecte de Cercetare Exploratorie)
🇷🇴UEFISCDI · Romania
Offers Romanian senior researchers support through PNCDI exploratory grants for bold innovation ideas.
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.
PIPE Fase 1 (Seed)
🇧🇷FAPESP · Brazil
Funds seed-stage innovation by startup teams in any technology field in São Paulo.
PoCIDIF Action 2.1 - Grants for IT SMEs Developing Digital Innovations
🇷🇴MIPE / OIPSI-ADR · Romania
Pays up to €3,000,000 to Romanian IT companies building innovative digital products with AI, IoT, XR, blockchain, robotics or microelectronics.
Polyphonic AI Fund for Surgery QuickFire Challenge — #2
🇺🇸J&J Innovation · United States
Funds surgical artificial intelligence projects in decision support, data governance, and operating efficiency.
Portugal Ventures — Equity
🇵🇹Portugal Ventures · Portugal
Provides minority-equity investment calls for Portuguese startups across digital, manufacturing, health, and tourism sectors.
Postdoctoral Research Grants — 4th Selection
🇱🇻LZP · Latvia
Offers postdoctoral researchers in Latvia direct support for early-career scientific training and independent research progression.