Photonics grants
Explore grants for photonics companies. This directory covers funding for lasers, optics, integrated photonics, imaging and sensing, optical communications and photonic manufacturing, from research councils, innovation agencies and photonics industry programs.
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Mukhyamantri Anusuchit Jati / Anusuchit Janjati Udyami Yojana
🇮🇳Bihar Industries Dept · India
Gives Bihar's SC/ST entrepreneurs a non-repayable grant of up to ₹5 lakh to start a business.
Mukhyamantri Ati Pichhada Varg Udyami Yojana
🇮🇳Bihar Industries Dept · India
Gives Extremely Backward Class entrepreneurs in Bihar a non-repayable grant of up to ₹5 lakh.
Mukhyamantri Hunar Vikas Yojana - Self-Employment/Business
🇮🇳Rajasthan SJE Dept · India
Pays Rajasthan's Palanhar-scheme trainees up to Rs50,000 to start their own business.
Mukhyamantri Mahila Udyami Yojana
🇮🇳Bihar Industries Dept · India
Gives women and transgender entrepreneurs in Bihar a non-repayable grant of up to ₹5 lakh.
Nebraska R&D Tax Credit
🇺🇸NE DOR · United States
Supports Nebraska firms with innovation tax relief for commercialization and local growth.
Network Projects
🇪🇺EUREKA · Global / Multinational
Funds international collaborative R&D projects year-round, with each partner paid, if at all, by their own country's national funding agency.
New Frontiers
🇮🇪Enterprise Ireland · Ireland
Offers founders over €40,000 in equity-free support, plus a €15,000 stipend in phase two.
New Markets Validation Grant
🇮🇪Enterprise Ireland · Ireland
Grants Irish businesses up to €150,000 to develop and test new market entry strategies.
NIDHI – Promoting and Accelerating Young and Aspiring Innovators and Startups (PRAYAS)
🇮🇳DST India · India
Gives young innovators up to INR 10 lakh to build an early prototype.
NIDHI Seed Support Program
🇮🇳DST India · India
Funds deserving startups through NIDHI incubators and technology business incubators.
NJ CSIT SBIR/STTR Direct Financial Assistance Program
🇺🇸NJ CSIT · United States
Funds New Jersey small businesses pursuing federal SBIR/STTR awards through CSIT direct grants.
NM High Wage Jobs Tax Credit
🇺🇸NM TRD · United States
Supports New Mexico employers creating higher-paid jobs through a refundable wage-based tax credit for qualifying hires.
NSF I-Corps Teams
🇺🇸NSF · United States
Trains teams built around NSF-connected researchers to test the commercial potential of their lab technology through structured customer-discovery coursework, as a first step toward a startup, further research, or licensing.
Ohio R&D Investment Tax Credit (CAT)
🇺🇸ODT · United States
Offers Ohio businesses a tax credit against state tax liability for in-state innovation spending beyond prior average levels.
Open Innovation Strategic Challenge
🇰🇷MSS · South Korea
Funds Korean startups solving defined technology problems with large companies and public institutions.
P2 2026 – Incentives for the Launch of Innovative Companies
🇸🇮SEF · Slovenia
Pays Slovenian innovative micro and small companies up to EUR 72,000 to reach market.
PeaceRise Innovation Challenge
PeaceRise · Global / Multinational
Awards a $6,000 prize pool to individuals, teams and organisations building technology or innovation projects that advance global peace.
PFR Biznest
🇵🇱PFR Ventures · Poland
Funds pre-seed and seed Polish startups through managers partnering with angel investors.
PFR CVC
🇵🇱PFR Ventures · Poland
Funds corporate-led venture structures in Poland and supports co-investment in selected technology companies with PFR.
PFR KOFFI
🇵🇱PFR Ventures · Poland
Funds growth-stage Polish venture managers that provide strategic capital and support to scaling startups.
PFR Starter
🇵🇱PFR Ventures · Poland
Funds Polish venture fund managers to invest in pre-revenue startups through seed-stage fund structures.
Pioneer Women Capital (Capital Pioneras)
🇨🇱SERCOTEC · Chile
Supports Chilean women launching ventures in male-dominated sectors with seed capital and business funding.
PME Pitch Awards
🇵🇹PME Magazine · Portugal
Awards a 5,000-euro cash prize to the winning pitch from early-stage entrepreneurs at Portugal's Fórum PME Magazine.
Postdoctoral Fellowships Short-term (PE) — 3rd Recruitment
🇯🇵JSPS · Japan
Supports Japan researchers with structured pathways in short research stays for international postdocs, from planning to deployment.