Cash grants
Explore cash grants for companies and research teams. This directory lists non-dilutive funding paid out as a grant, from government innovation agencies, research councils, foundations and corporate programs, for research, product development and scale-up, with the deadline, award size and eligibility on every listing.
Showing 1-24 of 4,984 grants
AHA Institutional Research Enhancement Award (AIREA)
AHA · United States
Supports institutional cardiovascular research capacity through enhancement awards to strengthen real-world implementation.
Appel à Projets Eurostars Call 11
🇫🇷Bpifrance · France
Funds French SMEs leading international R&D collaborations through Eurostars innovation aid.
Battery-Electric Sailing in Sea Ports
🇳🇱RVO · Netherlands
Pays Dutch shipowners to fit seagoing ships with a battery pack and shore charging.
Co-operative Research Programme (CRP)
OECD · Global / Multinational
Funds researcher exchanges and conferences on sustainable resource use in farming, food, forestry and fisheries.
Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE): Future Computing Research
🇺🇸NSF · United States
Funds eleven NSF computing programmes through one door — $280 million and roughly 600 awards across algorithms, systems, networks and AI.
DoW Hearing Restoration Focused Research Award
🇺🇸MRDC / CDMRP · United States
Funds drug discovery and therapy development for hearing loss from military-relevant injury, not tinnitus or balance disorders.
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
🇪🇺EUREKA · Global / Multinational
Funds small and medium enterprises across Europe via Eurostars Call 11 for collaborative innovation with international partners.
Eurostars Call 11
🇪🇪EIS · Estonia
Administers research teams and institutions for Eurostars in biotechnology, artificial intelligence, and hardware.
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.
FWF ASTRA Awards — Next
🇦🇹FWF · Austria
Supports Austrian postdoctoral excellence through advanced awards for innovative research in science and engineering.
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.
MRC CoRE Round 4 — Full
🇬🇧MRC · United Kingdom
Supports cross-disciplinary medical research initiatives translating discoveries into applied health solutions and services.
NIH Director's Early Independence Award
🇺🇸NIH Common Fund · United States
Funds a scientist to skip the postdoc entirely and run their own lab straight after the doctorate — ten awards of $350,000 each.
Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions (1890 Scholarships)
🇺🇸USDA NIFA · United States
Funds the nineteen 1890 Land-grant institutions to recruit, mentor and retain undergraduate and graduate students studying food and agricultural sciences.
Sector transition: UKRI policy fellowships 2026
🇬🇧UKRI · United Kingdom
Fellowships for academics to embed with policy hosts and address policy priorities.
Mitacs Accelerate Global Excellence Award
🇨🇦Mitacs · Canada
Invests in exceptional international postdoctoral researchers relocating to Canada for industry-partnered research.
Prevention and Population Programme Award
🇬🇧CRUK · United Kingdom
Funds UK cancer researchers up to £2.5m over five years for prevention and population studies.
Salata Institute Seed Grant
🇺🇸Salata Institute · United States
Offers seed support across Harvard for climate and sustainability teams building early climate solutions with practical pilots.
DCMS 'Connections Through Gaming' Pilot Fund (Boys 11-16)
🇬🇧DCMS · United Kingdom
Gaming-based support for boys aged 11–16 facing loneliness or isolation.
Accelerator RISING
🇩🇪hessian.AI · Germany
Gives German AI startups a four-month scale-up sprint with 10,000€ per team and a trip to Slush Helsinki.
4th Akash ESIIP: EPAM Social Impact Innovation Program
🇮🇳AIC-IIITH · India
Gives revenue-stage Indian GreenTech startups up to Rs 5L in equity-free funding.
ADDF Drug Development RFP
ADDF · Global / Multinational
Supports Alzheimer’s and dementia drug development from preclinical readiness to early clinical testing across diverse modalities.
ADDF Neuroimaging and CSF Biomarker RFP
ADDF · Global / Multinational
Funds new biomarkers for Alzheimer's and related dementias through PET ligands, MRI, spinal fluid, and brain activity measures.