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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NIST PSCR First Responder UAS Challenge
🇺🇸NIST PSCR Division · United States
Funds teams and companies building unmanned aircraft system technology for first responders through NIST PSCR open innovation prize competitions.
NIST PSCR Tech to Protect Challenge
🇺🇸NIST PSCR Division · United States
Funds entrepreneurs, companies, and technologists building public safety communications technology through a NIST PSCR open innovation prize competition.
NKKP ADVANCED_26 — Advanced Research Projects
🇭🇺NKFIH · Hungary
Supports established Hungarian researchers through self-directed fundamental research funding in multiple domains.
NKKP HIGHLIGHT_26 — Highlight Research Projects
🇭🇺NKFIH · Hungary
Supports high-impact Hungarian research through flagship-scale fundamental science investment and leadership.
NKKP STARTING_26 — Starting Research Projects
🇭🇺NKFIH · Hungary
Supports early-career Hungarian researchers through foundational grants for long-duration projects.
NM Quantum Technologies Award
🇺🇸NM TIO · United States
Funds early-stage quantum and quantum-enabling technology companies establishing or growing operations in New Mexico.
NM Science and Technology Business Startup Grant
🇺🇸NM EDD · United States
Funds New Mexico technology startups commercializing products in priority deep-tech sectors.
NOAA SBIR Phase I (Scheduled)
🇺🇸NOAA TPO · United States
Supports United States small businesses testing NOAA-focused science and technology concepts through early-stage small-business innovation projects.
Norwegian Innovation Clusters — Admission (NIC Opptak)
🇳🇴Innovation Norway · Norway
Supports innovation cluster organizations across Norway through tiered funding and collaborative development.
NovaUCD AI Ecosystem Accelerator
🇮🇪NovaUCD · Ireland
Supports Irish AI startups with mentorship, technical guidance, workspace, and investor showcase events.
NSFC Research Fund for International Scientists
🇨🇳NSFC · China
Supports international researchers at Chinese host institutions with research grants for deep collaboration.
NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship
NVIDIA · United States
Supports doctoral students in computing, robotics, and intelligent systems by pairing university awards with industry mentorship.
NWA Reducing Drug Harm — Pre-applications Phase 1 (Drugsschade terugdringen)
🇳🇱ZonMw · Netherlands
Funds Dutch research and societal consortia investigating drug-related harm and testing interventions to improve public policy outcomes.
Ocean Idea Challenge
🇨🇦OSP · Canada
Pays up to $8,000 to Canada-based individuals, teams and very early-stage companies who complete a milestone-based customer discovery sprint validating an ocean-sustainability idea.
One NC SBP — SBIR/STTR Phase I Incentive Funds
🇺🇸NC BSTI · United States
Supports North Carolina small businesses through One NC SBP with help covering early proposal costs for government innovation awards.
One NC SBP — SBIR/STTR Phase I Matching Funds
🇺🇸NC BSTI · United States
Funds state-level co-investment support that can help early small businesses extend grant-backed research stages.
Open Idea Competition
🇩🇪hessian.AI · Germany
Pays unincorporated AI founders up to €2,500 for their startup idea pitch.
Open Internet Stack: development of technological commons/open-source 3C building blocks (RIA)
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds one project up to EUR 10 million to build an open-source internet technology stack, which then re-grants up to 70% of its budget to third-party developers in EUR 50,000–150,000 awards.
OPUS 31
🇵🇱NCN · Poland
Funds fundamental research in Poland through competitive grants for broad research communities and university teams.
OrbitalAI Φsat-2
ESA · Global / Multinational
Rewards teams for AI tools that process Earth-observation data onboard satellites.
OSD ManTech / MII Project Calls
🇺🇸DoD · United States
Supports advanced manufacturing research and innovation through Manufacturing Innovation Institute calls.
Patents
🇧🇪Innoviris · Belgium
Funds Brussels SMEs filing national or PCT international patents for their R&D results, covering 50 percent of patent application and procedure costs.
PIIEC IA
🇫🇷Bpifrance · France
Backs large French AI-industry projects with state aid, paid as a grant or a repayable advance.
Piloting and Rolling Out Lung Cancer Screening Programmes
🇪🇺HaDEA · European Union
Funds EU-wide work to pilot, roll out and evaluate lung cancer screening programmes, including AI-based detection tools.