Funding programs
Recurring funding programs behind individual grant calls - grants, loans, tax credits, and equity instruments from federal agencies, foundations, and corporates. Filter by country, instrument, or submission cadence.
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Starbucks Global Cold Cup Innovation Challenge
Starbucks · United States
Pays up to $50,000 to solvers who invent a plastic-free, compostable cold-cup material.
Start from Knowledge
🇵🇹FITEC · Portugal
Pays a nonrefundable €30,000 voucher to Portuguese academics taking research to market.
Start Up Energy Transition Award
dena · Germany
Awards €10,000 per category to energy-transition startups founded within the last 10 years.
Start Up Energy Transition Award 2027
dena · Germany
Awards €10,000 to the winning start-up in each of five energy-transition categories.
Start Up Fund
🇮🇳OIL · India
Backs DPIIT-recognised Indian startups with technical and financial support via IIT incubators.
Start Up Loans Programme
🇬🇧BBB · United Kingdom
Funds UK founders with government-backed personal loans, application support and business mentoring.
Start-Up Nation — Fourth Edition
🇷🇴MEDAT · Romania
Pays new Romanian firms up to 250,000 lei after founders finish free entrepreneurship courses.
Start-Up Nation — Pillar I (2026 edition)
🇷🇴Romanian Government · Romania
Funds Romanian entrepreneurs aged 18-30 starting new small businesses with up to 250,000 lei.
Start-Up Nation — Second Session
🇷🇴MEDAT · Romania
Will fund up to RON 250,000 per new Romanian business once MEDAT opens the second Start-Up Nation session, though the exact application dates have not been published yet.
Start-Up Nation 2026 (Ediția IV)
🇷🇴Romanian Government · Romania
Funds new Romanian businesses with up to 250,000 Lei in EU-backed grants.
Start-Up Nation Romania 2026 - Pillar I (Youth Entrepreneurship)
🇷🇴MEDAT · Romania
Pays for up to 90% of a young Romanian founder's new small-business costs, worth up to 250,000 lei, after they complete a mandatory entrepreneurship training course.
Starter grants for clinical lecturers
🇬🇧AMS · United Kingdom
Funds UK clinical lecturers with up to £40,000 to launch independent research.
StartSmart Competition
🇸🇦Bab Rizq Jameel · Saudi Arabia
Gives Saudi founders SAR 100,000 in tech credits plus an 8-week growth bootcamp.
Startup Agri-Business Incubation Program (SABIP)
🇮🇳IEF of CCS NIAM · India
Offers agribusiness startups up to INR 25 lakh in grant-in-aid through incubation.
Startup Global
🇨🇦Startup Canada · Canada
Gives Canadian export-ready founders a shot at a $100,000 cash prize pool across the Startup Global National and Pop-up Pitch Competitions, plus a spot on the Grand Finale stage in Mississauga.
Startup Innovation Awards
WFF · Global / Multinational
Awards at least $7,500 per category, plus a $10,000 bonus for the top agrifood startup.
Startup Nation Program (2026 Edition, Pillar I)
🇷🇴Govt. of Romania · Romania
Funds Romanian entrepreneurs aged 18-30 with up to 250,000 lei to launch an SME.
Startup Nation Romania (Pillar I)
🇷🇴Govt. of Romania · Romania
Funds young Romanian entrepreneurs aged 18-30 with up to 250,000 lei to start a business.
Startup of the Year
🇺🇸UCSD · United States
Awards $50,000 to the top UC San Diego-affiliated startup each year.
Startup Prize: Energy — Electricity Track
Prize Fdn · United States
Pays $10,000 cash to the winning electricity-sector startup after a multi-step pitch competition.
Startup Prize: Health
Prize Fdn · United States
Awards $10,000 cash to a winning health startup in each of two tracks, FDA-regulated and non-FDA, plus access to Investor Judges for a shot at follow-on investment.
Startup Srujan Seed Support (S4) – Cohort 3
🇮🇳i-Hub Gujarat · India
Funds Gujarat student and startup prototypes with ₹2.5-10 lakh grants to reach market.
Startup World Cup 2026 — Bangalore Regional
🇮🇳Pegasus · United States
Lets Bangalore-based founders pitch for a spot at the global Startup World Cup Grand Finale in Silicon Valley, where the ultimate winner receives a ₹9.3 crore investment award with no equity taken.
Statistics
🇺🇸NSF · United States
Funds statistical theory and methods, and their application to any part of science and engineering.