Synthetic Biology grants

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Funds global RNA biofoundry collaboration to speed vaccine and biologic development readiness.

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Supports Danish institutions recruiting international academic talent across major career stages.

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Runs a 10-week, no-cost, non-dilutive accelerator for early-stage security, resiliency, and dual-use founders, from Pre-Seed through Series A+, culminating in enterprise pilots and investor-ready pitches.

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Supports Shanghai teams with international peers through STIC cooperation funding for joint research exchanges.

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Funds Scottish SMEs conducting high-risk feasibility studies to prove out novel technologies through Scottish Enterprise R&D grants.

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Funds selected therapeutic development projects through A*STAR STDR Pilot support for small molecules, biologics, and cell therapy.

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Funds early-stage therapeutic proof-of-concept research in Singapore across multiple modalities.

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Funds research turning hard-to-recycle waste streams like plastics, flue gases and desalination brine into fuels, chemicals and materials, with EU contributions up to EUR 4 million per project.

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Funds high-potential young Finnish startups with promising international expansion potential and innovation readiness.

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Funds global teams researching novel approaches to overcome infection, inflammation, and microbiome-related barriers that reduce the effectiveness of food fortification programs.

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Funds United Kingdom technology ventures across broad sectors through competitive grants for deep technology and innovation.

Discontinued

Supports Finnish startups validating innovation demand and strengthening models before major business scaling.

Open

Pays high school students in South Dakota, North Dakota and Minnesota cash prizes and scholarships for their best business idea.

Open

Backs intellectual property protection activities including patent filing and trademark registration across Hungary.

Open

Runs Y Combinator Accelerator for early-stage startups with a three-month batch, investment, and mentoring support.

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Gives U.S. small businesses non-dilutive R&D funding for high-risk, high-impact deep-tech across nearly every technical field, from a Phase I award through a larger Phase II award.

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Funds eligible Princeton researchers inventing or applying new research technology through one- or two-year grants.

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Funds Swedish higher education institutions to host international researchers and strengthen global collaboration.

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Pays Dutch SME representative bodies to make their members' employee commuting greener.

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Co-funds R&D projects between a Turkish customer company and an SME supplier, covering 40% of costs.

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Awards University of Toronto-affiliated early-stage founders up to $15,000 CAD for a three-minute pitch, as part of an annual competition with over $100,000 in total prizes.

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Awards University of Toronto-affiliated later-stage founders up to $40,000 CAD for a three-minute pitch, as part of an annual competition with over $100,000 in total prizes.

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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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Supports HR capability building for Polish enterprises with subsidized coaching and workforce development.