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: Biotech for Regenerating Agricultural Soils
🇪🇺EIC · European Union
Supports scaling deep-tech for soil health, sustainability, and resilience of EU agriculture.
EIC Pathfinder Challenge: Biotechnology for Healthy Ageing
🇪🇺EIC · European Union
Supports translating decades of ageing biology into biotech or pharma proofs-of-concept that prevent, delay or revert age-related disease.
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.
CIRIF Intake 1
🇨🇦CFI · Canada
Funds institutions hosting Canada Impact Chairs through major infrastructure support.
Horizon Civil Security: Bioterrorism Prevention
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds a €3M project that reviews how synthetic biology could be misused for bioterrorism and pinpoints where monitoring and regulation fall short.
NSF SBIR/STTR Fast-Track Pilot
🇺🇸NSF · United States
Supports United States deep-tech startups through a combined early and continuation development route.
UKRI Translation: MRC Impact Acceleration Awards
🇬🇧MRC · United Kingdom
Single-step support for high-risk medical product development.
UKRI Translation: MRC Proof of Concept: stage one
🇬🇧MRC · United Kingdom
Funding for academic-led development of novel health interventions.
UKRI translation: MRC proof of concept: stage two
🇬🇧MRC · United Kingdom
Funding for invited academic-led translational health projects.
1707 Order-Based R&D Support
🇹🇷TÜBİTAK · Türkiye
Co-funds R&D projects between a Turkish customer company and an SME supplier, covering 40% of costs.
Akademia HR
🇵🇱PARP · Poland
Supports HR capability building for Polish enterprises with subsidized coaching and workforce development.
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.
Desjardins Startup Prize — Early-Stage Prize
🇨🇦UTE · Canada
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.
Desjardins Startup Prize — Later-Stage Prize
🇨🇦UTE · Canada
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.
Eric and Wendy Schmidt Technology Fund
🇺🇸Princeton Innovation / Schmidt DataX · United States
Funds eligible Princeton researchers inventing or applying new research technology through one- or two-year grants.
Grant for Recruiting International Visiting Researchers
🇸🇪VR · Sweden
Funds Swedish higher education institutions to host international researchers and strengthen global collaboration.
IPARJOG — IP Protection Support
🇭🇺NKFIH · Hungary
Backs intellectual property protection activities including patent filing and trademark registration across Hungary.
MSCA Doctoral Networks 2026
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds partnerships of universities, research institutes and businesses to jointly run doctoral training programmes for early-career researchers.
NSF Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR/STTR)
🇺🇸NSF · United States
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.
SME Collectives Sustainable Travel Behaviour (COVER)
🇳🇱RVO · Netherlands
Pays Dutch SME representative bodies to make their members' employee commuting greener.
Y Combinator Accelerator Program
🇺🇸YC · United States
Runs Y Combinator Accelerator for early-stage startups with a three-month batch, investment, and mentoring support.