Fusion grants
Explore grants for fusion companies. This directory includes funding for fusion science and engineering, plasma physics, high-field magnets, fusion materials, fuel cycles and supply-chain development, from national energy departments, fusion programs and public-private partnerships.
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ARPA-E IGNIITE (Early-Career Innovators)
🇺🇸ARPA-E · United States
Supports United States early-career energy researchers building disruptive energy solutions beyond conventional approaches.
DOE Early Career Research Program
🇺🇸DOE SC · United States
Funds research teams and institutions for DOE Early Career Research in energy systems, artificial intelligence, and quantum systems.
DOE Energy Frontier Research Centers
🇺🇸DOE SC · United States
Backs research teams and institutions for DOE Energy Frontier Research Centers in energy systems, materials science, and quantum systems.
Energy Frontier Research Centers — 8th Class
🇺🇸DOE SC · United States
Supports multidisciplinary research centers tackling fundamental energy science grand challenges.
FES Early Career Research Program
🇺🇸DOE FES · United States
Supports research teams and institutions for FES Early Career Research in energy systems and fusion research.
INCITE — Proposals
DOE SC · United States
Supports allocation of exascale compute resources for scientific codes and high-impact computing studies.
INCITE Allocation Cycle
DOE ASCR · United States
Runs research teams and institutions for INCITE Allocation in artificial intelligence, quantum systems, and energy systems.
Milestone-Based Fusion Development Program — Between
🇺🇸DOE FES · United States
Supports private fusion teams through milestone-based programs advancing through development gates.
MOOI Mission-Driven Innovation
🇳🇱RVO · Netherlands
Funds mission-driven Dutch innovation missions combining multiple partners to tackle energy and climate priorities.
Title 17 Section 1703 Innovative Clean Energy
🇺🇸DOE LPO / EDF · United States
Supports clean energy projects in fossil, nuclear, and renewable tracks through federal financing pathways.
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.
DeepTech Frontier Challenge 2026
Global Startup EXPO · Japan
Awards a ¥10 million grand prize to deep-tech startups pitching at Global Startup EXPO 2026.
GAČR EXPRO Excellence Projects
🇨🇿GACR · Czechia
Funds excellence-led projects for Czech scientists in materials, biotech, quantum, and related fields.
J-Startup — 5th selection
🇯🇵METI · Japan
Supports Japanese startups through public-private matching for global market exposure and business development.
SOFT Innovation Prize
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Pays up to €50,000 to fusion researchers or companies for market-ready innovations.
Eurostars autumn 2026 call 11
🇸🇪Vinnova · Sweden
Funds Swedish SMEs and their international partners to bring near-market R&D to launch.
Eurostars Call 11 for projects
🇪🇺EUREKA · Global / Multinational
Funds international R&D and innovation projects led by an SME through each country's own national funding body.
Innovative SMEs - 11th Call (Eurostars-3 Call 11)
🇵🇱NCBR · Poland
Co-funds Polish SMEs running R&D projects with a partner in another Eurostars-3 country.
Globalstars
EUREKA · Global / Multinational
Funds joint research and development projects that pair an organisation from a EUREKA member country with an independent partner in a market outside the network, such as Japan, Taiwan, India or Uruguay.
MIT R&D Cooperation Projects
🇳🇱RVO · Netherlands
Funds Dutch SME teams doing joint R&D to develop or renew products, processes or services.
UKRI Translation: Impact Acceleration Accounts 2027
🇬🇧UKRI · United Kingdom
Flexible early-stage funding for research organisations to progress research impact.
Michigan State Trade Expansion Program (MI-STEP)
🇺🇸MSF · United States
Funds Michigan small businesses pursuing export growth through pre-approved trade reimbursements.
ERC Proof of Concept Grant
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds existing ERC grant holders in testing the commercial or societal potential of already-funded research through a fixed EUR 150,000 top-up grant.
ERC Proof of Concept Grants
🇪🇺ERC · European Union
Pays existing ERC grant holders a EUR 150,000 lump sum to explore the commercial or social innovation potential of their ERC-funded research.