Hardware grants
Explore grants for hardware companies. This directory covers funding for electronics and device development, sensors, embedded systems, prototyping and small-batch production, from innovation agencies, research programs and manufacturers’ partnership schemes, alongside grants open to any sector.
Showing 289-312 of 1,692 grants
OCC Ventures
🇬🇧Edinburgh Innovations · United Kingdom
Backs University of Edinburgh associated companies through OCC Ventures with seed and Series A co-investment.
One North Carolina Fund
🇺🇸NC Commerce · United States
Funds competitive North Carolina initiatives that generate employment and economic activity through public support.
ONR TRAPS SPA
🇺🇸ONR · United States
Supports development of shipboard power architectures that actively manage transient demand using controls, conversion, and storage.
OP TAK Applications — Deep Tech Call IV (Aplikace)
🇨🇿MPO · Czechia
Backs OP TAK Aplikace DEEP TECH výzva IV. for practical innovation and measurable results.
OP TAK Innovation — Call IV (Inovace)
🇨🇿MPO · Czechia
Supports Czech enterprises moving research outputs toward production through European-backed innovation funding.
Overseas Talent Pioneer Park Support
🇨🇳ZGCAC · China
Funds Zhongguancun founder and returnee teams with pioneer support that improves innovation capacity and scale.
Parkwalk EIS Funds (IP Group)
🇬🇧IP Group · United Kingdom
Funds United Kingdom university spinouts through Parkwalk-managed equity vehicles focused on deep, health, and clean technology.
PCI Ventures (UPstart / UPadvisors / Venture WarmUP)
🇺🇸PCI · United States
Supports PCI Ventures by connecting University of Pennsylvania inventors with company formation and commercialization pathways.
PEO-SW Distributed Micro Sensors Collaboration Event
🇺🇸SOFWERX · United States
Supports low-cost disposable micro sensor development for force safety in seismic, toxic, and signal environments.
PIPE Tech Journey: Digital Sovereignty — Phase 1
🇧🇷FAPESP · Brazil
Funds digital sovereignty ventures in São Paulo across cyber, hardware, AI, and IoT.
PNCDI IV Program 5.7 — Partnership for Innovation (Parteneriat pentru Inovare)
🇷🇴UEFISCDI · Romania
Supports Romanian organisations through PNCDI by connecting enterprises and institutions for innovation partnerships.
PPP Innovation Scheme
🇳🇱Holland High Tech · Netherlands
Provides co-funding for Dutch innovation projects in hardware, materials, and quantum domains with high-tech and manufacturing partners.
PRIDCO Discretionary Direct Grant
🇺🇸PRIDCO · United States
Funds job creation and infrastructure at PRIDCO-facilitated Puerto Rico projects through direct sponsor engagement.
Princeton Intellectual Property Accelerator Fund
🇺🇸Princeton Innovation / Schmidt DataX · United States
Funds Princeton investigators moving university inventions toward licensing through proof-of-concept and prototype grants.
Program TREND (seed)
🇨🇿MPO · Czechia
Funds Czech industrial development through TAČR-administered applied research calls and consortium collaboration.
Proof of Concept (Dokazivanje inovativnog koncepta) (PoC9 — First PK.1.1.17)
🇭🇷HAMAG-BICRO · Croatia
Funds concept-stage Croatian innovations by supporting technical validation, protection work, and proof activities before scale-up.
Proof of Concept Program
🇺🇸SD GOED · United States
Funds proof-of-concept and technical feasibility work for South Dakota innovators ready to scale ideas.
QBIC Lean Acceleration Program
🇶🇦QBIC · Qatar
Offers post-product Qatar startups a growth path with acceleration mentorship and scale-up planning support.
Quadrant-i Startup Launch
🇺🇸Georgia Tech · United States
Supports Georgia Tech researchers turning lab inventions into startups with commercialization funding, in-person participation, and investor-facing demo access.
R&D Career Grant
🇳🇿Callaghan Innovation · New Zealand
Funds New Zealand for-profit companies hiring recent Masters or PhD graduates into 6-month R&D roles.
R&D Experience Grant
🇳🇿Callaghan Innovation · New Zealand
Funds New Zealand for-profit companies hiring tertiary students into short-term R&D internship roles.
R&D Tax Credit — Income Tax Credit (Section 41) — TY2025 / Filed
🇺🇸IRS · United States
Supports established United States companies with income tax credits tied to qualified innovation spending.
R&D Tax Credit — QSB Payroll Offset (Section 41) — TY2025 / Filed
🇺🇸IRS · United States
Supports United States small businesses through payroll tax offsets when they fund qualifying innovation activity.
R&D Tax Incentive Programme (Section 11D)
🇿🇦DSTI · South Africa
Offers South African companies an enhanced deduction for qualifying innovation spending through the innovation tax regime.