Photonics grants

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Funds deep-tech start-ups in EU widening countries with up to EUR 500,000 to reach investment readiness and qualify for EIC Accelerator or other funding.

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Funds partnerships of universities, research institutes and businesses to jointly run doctoral training programmes for early-career researchers.

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Offers founders over €40,000 in equity-free support, plus a €15,000 stipend in phase two.

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Funds long-term postdoctoral research contracts in Spain under a competitive talent program.

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Backs startups setting up and scaling their business in Spain.

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Funds two €1.5–2.5M actions that give European startups and SMEs simpler access to advanced research and technology infrastructure.

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Funds teams of two to four principal investigators carrying out joint frontier research in any scientific field through ERC Synergy Grants.

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Funds Iowa small businesses pursuing federal SBIR and STTR awards through proposal support and grants totaling up to $75,000.

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Funds French SMEs and mid-sized companies pursuing high-uncertainty innovation with a recoverable advance.

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Funds Czech Academy institutes supporting outstanding scientists and their international-level research through a selective financial award.

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Apply for time on Europe's most powerful supercomputers. No cash — compute.

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Reimburses Singapore SMEs up to 70% of costs for AI, IoT, cloud or cybersecurity upgrades.

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Offers a Texas A&M student pitch platform helping early ventures communicate and attract support.

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Gives NC State student and recent-graduate founders equity-free seed funding plus a 12-week summer accelerator program to build their startups.

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Funds Kansas employers hiring and training registered apprentices through a per-apprentice income tax credit.

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Funds mainly small and medium-sized companies carrying out business projects in the Arctic through a grant.

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Provides Arizona innovators with refundable innovation tax credits to improve cash flow during product development.

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Funds Korean startups building products and market access with global companies through open-innovation projects.

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Offers breakthrough hardware startups coaching and up to €4,000 in travel support.

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Offers early-stage founders startup credits for compute on AWS so teams can prototype and launch without immediate spend.

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Offers provider-backed startups additional AWS startup credits for advanced architecture, deployment, and customer growth through the portfolio program.

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Funds Korean venture-stage companies with market-development support and loan guarantees to accelerate scaling.

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Grants traditional Kerala barbers up to Rs25,000 to modernize their shop.

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Supports United Kingdom technology scale-up through a hybrid programme for growth firms with either raised capital or active revenue.