Grant directory
Browse the public catalog of deep-tech grants from federal agencies, multinationals, foundations and corporates. For personalized eligibility, use the matcher.
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EIC Accelerator Challenge: Advanced Materials for Renewable Energy and Energy Storage Systems
🇪🇺EIC · European Union
Supports scaling advanced materials for EU strategic autonomy in energy generation and storage.
EIC Accelerator Challenge: Alternative Concepts and Key Enabling Technologies for Fusion Power Plants
🇪🇺EIC · European Union
Supports European startups developing enabling technologies for alternative fusion power plant concepts.
EIC Accelerator Challenge: Biotech for Regenerating Agricultural Soils
🇪🇺EIC · European Union
Supports scaling deep-tech for soil health, sustainability, and resilience of EU agriculture.
EIC Accelerator Challenge: Boosting the European Critical Raw Materials value chain
🇪🇺EIC · European Union
Supports securing the European critical raw materials value chain across extraction, processing, and strategic substitution.
EIC Accelerator Challenge: Deep Tech for Climate Adaptation
🇪🇺EIC · European Union
Supports developing and scaling deep-tech for adapting to key climate risks across Europe.
EIC Pathfinder Challenge: Advanced Materials for Miniaturised Energy Harvesting Systems
🇪🇺EIC · European Union
Supports developing advanced materials for miniaturised energy harvesters to power IoT and sensor networks autonomously.
NSF SBIR Phase I
🇺🇸NSF · United States
Funds United States deep-tech startups demonstrating scientific feasibility of novel science and engineering innovations.
NSF SBIR Phase II
🇺🇸NSF · United States
Funds United States deep-tech startups extending proven early projects into substantial technology development.
NSF STTR Phase I
🇺🇸NSF · United States
Funds United States deep-tech startups partnering with nonprofit research institutions for early-stage feasibility studies.
NSF STTR Phase II
🇺🇸NSF · United States
Funds United States deep-tech projects that continue with nonprofit research partners after successful initial feasibility work.
Activate Fellowship
🇺🇸Activate · United States
Offers two-year fellowships for first-time hard-tech founders building climate, energy, and biotechnology ventures without equity.
BASS Kick-start
🇧🇪ESA · Global / Multinational
Funds feasibility studies for space-enabled applications in agriculture, climate monitoring, and transport innovation.
CIRIF Intake 1
🇨🇦CFI · Canada
Funds institutions hosting Canada Impact Chairs through major infrastructure support.
EIC Pathfinder Challenges
🇪🇺EIC · European Union
Funds European consortia developing breakthrough solutions across AI, climate, energy, materials, medical, and quantum fields.
Eurogia2030 - Call 31
🇦🇹EUREKA · Global / Multinational
Funds international low-carbon energy R&D consortia via national agencies.
FINCOME — Diaspora Scientist Visits
🇲🇦CNRST · Morocco
Funds short visits by diaspora scientists to strengthen Moroccan research links.
Kotak BizLabs Accelerator Programme
🇮🇳Kotak · India
Pays early-revenue startups up to INR 30 lakh in grants plus a year of acceleration.
Maritime Masterplan 2026
🇳🇱RVO · Netherlands
Funds Dutch-led ship consortia developing hydrogen, methanol, ammonia or carbon-capture propulsion.
MIT Solve Global Challenges
🇺🇸MIT · United States
Supports teams tackling global challenges by selecting and backing scalable ideas through MIT Solve challenge pathways.
RSI Explorer Grant
🇺🇸RSI / Caltech · United States
Funds high-risk sustainability exploration by Caltech investigators to strengthen real-world implementation.
Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) in Schools Grant Scheme
🇬🇧DfE · United Kingdom
Funding SuDS design and installation to reduce surface water flood risk at schools.
BIG Idea Competition
🇺🇸BIG Idea SD · United States
Pays high school students in South Dakota, North Dakota and Minnesota cash prizes and scholarships for their best business idea.
IPARJOG — IP Protection Support
🇭🇺NKFIH · Hungary
Backs intellectual property protection activities including patent filing and trademark registration across Hungary.
Y Combinator Accelerator Program
🇺🇸YC · United States
Runs Y Combinator Accelerator for early-stage startups with a three-month batch, investment, and mentoring support.