Grant directory

Funds climate, agri, and water-tech startups from a shared pool of up to Rs. 25 lakh.

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Funds field-tested innovations that help farmers use production inputs more efficiently while improving sustainability and resilience.

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Awards up to €50,000 to top agrifood and foodtech startups after a hub-based accelerator.

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Funds projects that test and demonstrate agricultural innovations on real farms, with money to pass on to startups and SMEs whose solutions get showcased.

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Funds research to identify and manage new and emerging pests threatening EU crops and forests.

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Funds R&D to grow more plant protein (like legumes) in the EU for animal feed, cutting reliance on imported soya.

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Funds teams building 3D digital-twin maps and VR platforms of rural villages to help farmers, foresters and local authorities plan for climate resilience.

Pays a monthly stipend plus up to INR 2.5 lakh in grants to social-impact founders.

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Funds a coordination project mapping the environmental footprint of farming crops for bio-based industrial products, not food or fuel.

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Supports United Kingdom and global environmental teams with seed grants for cross-border collaboration.

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Funds deep-tech SMEs and start-ups scaling breakthrough innovations, combining EUR 0.5-12.5 million of funding with business coaching and investor support.

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Funds any deep-tech start-up or SME through the open, bottom-up strand of the EIC Accelerator 2025 call, with no fixed technology theme.

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Funds interdisciplinary research consortia pursuing high-risk, high-gain early-stage deep-tech breakthroughs with EU contributions of EUR 1 million to 4 million.

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Pays deep-tech SMEs in Horizon Europe Widening countries to mature their technology from TRL4 to TRL5/6 and get investment-ready.

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Awards EUR50,000 to a top woman leader from the EIT Community, plus EUR30,000 and EUR20,000 to two runners-up.

Awards women-led Karnataka startups up to INR 50 lakhs in early-stage seed grant-in-aid.

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Funds one organisation to run youth-led community and entrepreneurship actions across the EU's Outermost Regions.

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Pays a postdoctoral researcher's fellowship at a host organisation in an EU Widening country to help those countries attract and keep research talent.

Pays established research leaders up to EUR 2.5 million over five years to pursue ground-breaking, high-risk frontier research.

Pays established research leaders up to EUR 2.5 million over five years to pursue ground-breaking, high-risk frontier research.

Pays researchers consolidating their own independent lab up to EUR 2 million over five years for frontier research.

Pays outstanding researchers up to EUR 7 million for a major scientific challenge a regular ERC grant couldn't fund.

Pays existing ERC grant holders a EUR 150,000 lump sum to test the commercial or social potential of their funded research.

Awards ERC grant holders up to EUR 10,000 for outstanding public engagement with their ERC-funded research.