Open startup grants
Explore grant programs whose structured status shows that applications are open, rolling, or currently accepted.
163 opportunities · Updated 2026-08-11
How we selected these
Programs appear when catalog status or application fields explicitly show current availability; closed programs are excluded.
Opportunities
Thiel FellowshipUSD 250,000 paid over two years with no equity taken. · Thiel Foundation · Rolling applicationsEmergent VenturesGrant amount is tailored to the project; the current official program page does not publish a minimum or maximum. · Mercatus Center (Tyler Cowen) · Rolling applicationsNSF SBIR/STTR — America's Seed FundPhase I up to USD 305,000; Phase II up to USD 1.25 million, with later supplements and commercialization support possible. · National Science Foundation (NSF) · 2026-11-04EIC AcceleratorLump-sum grant below EUR 2.5 million for TRL 6-8 work, optionally combined with EUR 1-10 million direct equity or quasi-equity; coaching, mentoring and Business Acceleration Services are additional. · European Innovation Council (EIC) / European Commission — EU · 2026-09-02ARPA-H (Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health)Award size is solicitation- and negotiation-specific; the umbrella page does not publish a comparable per-project minimum or maximum. · Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) — HHS · Rolling applicationsXPRIZECompetition-specific purses: USD 119 million Water Scarcity, USD 101 million Healthspan, USD 11 million Wildfire and USD 5 million Quantum Applications; payment goes to milestone and final winners rather than every entrant. · XPRIZE Foundation (competition-specific title sponsors, e.g. Google Quantum AI)DARPA SBIR/STTRTypical DARPA Phase I: USD 250,000 over about six months; Phase II: USD 1.8 million over 24-36 months; Enhancement may add up to USD 500,000 in 1:1 matching funds. · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) — DoDSchmidt Science Polymaths ProgramUSD 500,000 per year for up to five years, plus program community support, for selected Polymaths. · Schmidt SciencesWellcome Early-Career AwardsGBP 400,000 maximum; see notes for structure · Wellcome · 2026-11-10NSF I-Corps (Innovation Corps)National Teams award up to USD 50,000; regional courses are generally training rather than comparable cash grants. · National Science Foundation (NSF) — TIP Directorate · Rolling applicationsAlfred P. Sloan Foundation GrantsAward size is program- and proposal-specific; no umbrella minimum or maximum is published. · Alfred P. Sloan Foundation · Rolling applicationsaws Preseed – Deep TechEUR 300,000 maximum; see notes for structure · Austria Wirtschaftsservice · Rolling applicationsRise (Schmidt Futures & Rhodes Trust)Personalized lifetime support can include need-based higher-education funding, a residential summit, mentorship, career services and later project funding; no guaranteed cash amount is published for every Fellow. · Rise (a program of Schmidt Futures and the Rhodes Trust; Eric & Wendy Schmidt committed up to $1 billion) · 2027-01-17Bourse French Tech Emergence (BFT Emergence)Grant up to EUR 90,000, normally covering up to 50% and up to 70% depending on company category, paid in two tranches. · Bpifrance (France 2030) — France · Rolling applicationsBusiness Finland — Sprint Grant (successor to Tempo)Grant covers 75% of an approved early-stage development project, up to EUR 100,000; company provides the remaining financing. · Business Finland — Finland · 2026-08-31EXIST-Forschungstransfer (EXIST Research Transfer)Phase I supports research-team personnel plus material expenses up to EUR 250,000; Phase II can provide a startup grant up to EUR 180,000, subject to current guidelines. · Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs (BMWK) / EXIST, administered by PtJ — Germany · 2026-08-31NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)Cooperative-agreement amount, period and non-federal cost share are NOFO-specific; MEP center awards are not ordinary direct startup grants. · National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) — Department of CommerceNRC IRAP (Industrial Research Assistance Program)Project contribution is tailored; the current official page does not publish a universal percentage or maximum. · National Research Council of Canada — Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) · Rolling applicationsResearch and Development (R&D) Tax IncentiveRefundable or non-refundable tax offset calculated from eligible R&D expenditure and company size/intensity; this is a tax incentive, not a fixed cash grant. · AusIndustry (Department of Industry, Science and Resources) & Australian Taxation Office · Rolling applicationsScientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) Tax IncentiveFor tax years beginning after 15 December 2024, qualifying corporations may earn a refundable 35% credit up to the applicable CAD 6 million expenditure limit; other corporations generally receive a 15% non-refundable credit. · Canada Revenue Agency (Government of Canada) · Rolling applicationsStartup SG TechEarly-stage technology commercialization grant; project-specific amount and co-funding rate are set under the live Startup SG Tech call and award agreement. · Enterprise Singapore (Government of Singapore)VLAIO Research ProjectEUR 100,000-3 million grant, normally 25-60% of accepted project cost and up to 70% for qualifying international/interregional collaboration. · Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship (VLAIO) · Rolling applicationsARIA (UK Advanced Research and Invention Agency)Award amount and instrument are call-specific; ARIA's multi-year program budgets can be large, but they are not per-recipient ceilings. · Advanced Research and Invention Agency (UK, sponsored by DSIT)ENISA — Participative Loans (Emprendedoras / Jóvenes Emprendedores / Crecimiento)Repayable participative loan of EUR 25,000-1.5 million, generally up to seven years with up to two years' principal grace; interest has a base and profit-linked component and no collateral is required. · ENISA (Empresa Nacional de Innovación), Ministry of Industry — Spain · Rolling applicationsInnovatiekrediet (Innovation Credit) — RVORepayable innovation credit up to EUR 10 million for technical projects or EUR 5 million for clinical projects, financing 25%-45% of eligible project costs. · Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), Ministry of Economic Affairs — Netherlands · Rolling applicationsInterchain Foundation Grants (Cosmos)Deliverable-based grant amount is negotiated; no public per-project minimum or maximum is stated. · Interchain Foundation (ICF) · Rolling applicationsRenaissance Philanthropy — AI for Math FundProject-specific philanthropic grants from a program fund; no comparable public per-recipient minimum or maximum is stated. · Renaissance Philanthropy (founding donor: XTX Markets) · Rolling applicationsSmart&Start Italia (Invitalia)Interest-free financing covers 80% of eligible EUR 100,000-1.5 million plans, rising to 90% for qualifying all-women/all-under-36 or returning-PhD teams; Central-South startups receive a 30% non-repayable contribution. · Invitalia / Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy — Italy · Rolling applicationsSolana Foundation GrantsMilestone-based amount is proposal-specific and unpublished; program reports more than USD 100 million of funding across 500+ projects. · Solana Foundation · Rolling applicationsSurvival and Flourishing Fund (SFF)Grant amount is proposal- and donor-specific; the umbrella does not publish a universal minimum or maximum. · Survival and Flourishing Corp / Jaan Tallinn (and participating donors) · Rolling applicationsWBSO — R&D Tax Credit (RVO)2026 payroll-tax reduction: 36% of the first EUR 380,000 of qualifying R&D base and 16% above it; qualifying startups receive 50% on the first band. · Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), Ministry of Economic Affairs — Netherlands · Rolling applicationsEIC TransitionGrant up to EUR 2.5 million at 100% of eligible costs for maturation and validation of eligible prior-project results. · European Innovation Council (EIC) / European Commission — EU · 2026-09-16DoD SBIR/STTR (Defense-wide, via DSIP)Phase I typically ~$100,000–$250,000 (component-dependent); Phase II typically ~$1,000,000–$2,000,000 · US Department of Defense (DoD) — components incl. Army, Navy, Air Force, DARPA, DTRA, DLA, MDA, SOCOM · 2026-10-21EIC Pathfinder (Open & Challenges)Pathfinder Open grants up to EUR 4 million; Challenges commonly allow up to EUR 4 million unless the specific challenge states otherwise, normally at 100% eligible costs. · European Innovation Council (EIC) / European Commission — EU · 2026-10-28Army SBIR/STTR (incl. xTech open-topic competitions)Phase I up to ~$250,000–$300,000; Phase II ~$1.1M–$2M. xTech prize tracks add cash awards (e.g., finalists ~$20k, winners ~$150k) plus a follow-on Phase I. · US Army (Army SBIR/STTR Program Office)Innovate UK Grant Funding Competitions (thematic/challenge-led)Competition-specific, from small facilitator awards to multi-million-pound project shares; typical grant rates depend on R&D category and organization size. · Innovate UK (UKRI) — United KingdomNASA SBIR/STTR (incl. SBIR Ignite)Standard Phase I up to ~$150,000 (SBIR Ignite up to ~$150,000); Phase II up to ~$850,000–$1M+ · National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) · Rolling applicationsUSSOCOM SBIR/STTR (via SOFWERX)Phase I typically ~$100,000–$250,000; Phase II typically ~$1M–$2M (topic-dependent) · US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) / SOFWERXVLAIO Development ProjectGrant generally covers 25%-50% of eligible development-project costs; amount is project- and company-specific. · Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship (VLAIO) · Rolling applicationsVLAIO R&D Feasibility StudyGrant supports a time-limited R&D feasibility study; percentage and ceiling depend on the current project rules and enterprise size. · Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship (VLAIO) · Rolling applicationsIsrael Innovation Authority — Startup (Early-Stage/Seed) FundPre-Seed 60% up to NIS 2m; Seed 50% up to NIS 6m; Round A 30% up to NIS 15m, with 10% enhanced caps for qualifying preferred companies · Israel Innovation Authority (Government of Israel) · Rolling applicationsCanExport SMEsCAD 10,000-$50,000 reimbursement or upfront contribution covering up to 50% of eligible costs · Global Affairs Canada — Trade Commissioner Service (Government of Canada) · 2026-08-31ICURe Programme (Innovate UK)Up to GBP 35,000, including up to GBP 20,000 for the full-time Entrepreneurial Lead's salary · Innovate UK (UKRI), delivered via Innovate UK Business Connect — United Kingdom · 2026-09-04NEDO R&D and Commercialization FundingDTSU/GX provides up to JPY 3 billion across staged support: STS up to JPY 300m/500m, PCA up to JPY 500m/1bn and DMP up to JPY 2.5bn, generally at up to two-thirds eligible cost · New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), Japan (METI-affiliated) · 2026-09-08Eurostars 3 (Eureka)Country-specific funding rate (up to ~50%); national grant paid by each partner's National Funding Body · Eureka Network / Eurostars-3 (national funding bodies + European Commission) — pan-European · 2026-09-10Cyprus RIF PRE-SEEDUp to €119,999 per project from a €1 million call budget · Research and Innovation Foundation Cyprus · 2026-09-11MIT R&D Collaboration ProjectsGrant equal to 35% of eligible SME R&D costs. Small projects receive EUR 50,000–200,000 per collaboration, with EUR 25,000–100,000 per participant; large projects receive more than EUR 200,000 and up to EUR 350,000, with EUR 25,000–175,000 per participant. · Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) · 2026-09-15Sloan Research FellowshipUSD 75,000 over two years, usable for research-support expenses with no overhead · Alfred P. Sloan Foundation · 2026-09-15ERC Proof of Concept Grant€150,000 lump sum for an 18-month proof-of-concept project · European Research Council · 2026-09-17Wellcome Discovery AwardsResearch-program cost for up to eight years; no fixed maximum and budget must be justified · Wellcome · 2026-09-22Cancer Research UK Therapeutic CatalystGBP grant: Target awards up to £250,000 and Early Therapy awards up to £350,000 · Cancer Research UK · 2026-09-25Estonia Applied Research Programme€250,000–€2 million, with 20%–75% self-financing depending on applicant and research activity; round budget €15 million · Estonian Business and Innovation Agency · 2026-09-28Hack Club — Stardance (with AMD, NASA, GitHub Education)Hardware and developer-tool rewards earned with challenge coins; no cash prize value published · Hack Club with AMD (partners: NASA, GitHub Education) · 2026-09-30iDEX Defence India Startup ChallengesChallenge-specific milestone grant; standard iDEX challenges may provide up to INR1.5 crore and iDEX Prime challenges may use higher ceilings · Innovations for Defence Excellence / Indian Ministry of Defence · 2026-09-30Malta Business STARTCondition-based seed grant up to EUR 10,000 in three tranches: EUR 3,000 after signing the approval and employing at least one Malta-resident person; EUR 3,500 after continued employment and approval of the required business plan; and EUR 3,500 after continued employment and evidence of a qualifying business address. · Malta Enterprise · 2026-10-30Wellcome Career Development AwardsResearch-program cost for up to eight years; no fixed maximum, with budget justified by the proposed work · Wellcome · 2026-11-17Israel Innovation Authority R&D FundConditional grant usually expressed as a percentage of approved Israeli R&D cost, with enhanced rates for qualifying young companies or priority areas · Israel Innovation Authority · 2026-11-19Latvia Innovation Voucher SupportExploration voucher up to €10,000 at 100%; classic up to €25,000 at 85%; design up to €5,000 at 85%; highly qualified employee support up to €25,000 at 45% · Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) · 2027-04-30Nebraska Prototype GrantUp to $150,000, subject to programme rules · Nebraska Department of Economic Development · Rolling applicationsSlovakia Innovation VouchersCurrent direct vouchers cover up to 85% of eligible service costs. The EIC application-consulting route provides EUR 2,000–20,000 once per applicant; the patent/certification route provides EUR 2,000–15,000 and allows up to two vouchers at least 12 months apart. Each also includes EUR 42 of 100%-funded online innovation advice. · Slovak Innovation and Energy Agency (SIEA) · 2027-06-30Israel Innovation Authority — Tnufa Incentive ProgramConditional grant up to NIS 200,000 covering up to 80% of the approved budget · Israel Innovation Authority (Government of Israel) · Rolling applications1517 Fund Medici Micro-Grant$1,000 or more; the official route does not publish a universal maximum · 1517 FundAave Grants DAORapid grants below $20,000 and grants from $20,000-$80,000; larger requests use Aave governance · Aave Grants DAO · Rolling applicationsAkash Ecosystem GrantsMixed AKT community contributions, permissionless community-pool proposals and direct grants; no universal current amount · Akash NetworkANII Innovative EntrepreneursUp to UYU 3,000,000, normally covering up to 80% of project costs or up to 90% for climate- or women-led projects · Uruguay National Research and Innovation Agency · Rolling applicationsAnthropic Economic Futures — Research AwardsUSD 50,000 maximum; see notes for structure · Anthropic · Rolling applicationsAnthropic Startup ProgramAnthropic may provide API credits and other program benefits; the current official terms publish no universal numeric benefit value. · Anthropic · Rolling applicationsARENA Advancing Renewables ProgramAUD cash grant; expected requests $100,000-$50 million, with larger requests possible by approval · Australian Renewable Energy Agency · Rolling applicationsArkansas Technology Transfer Assistance GrantUp to $3,750 per project in programme support · Arkansas Economic Development Commission · Rolling applicationsAwesome Foundation MicrograntsUSD 1,000 chapter microgrant · Awesome Foundation chapters · Rolling applicationsAWS Activate CreditsUp to $200,000 in AWS Activate Portfolio credits for eligible pre-Series B startups applying with an Activate Provider Org ID; self-funded Founders applicants receive up to $5,000. Credits are not cash. · Amazon Web ServicesBase Builder GrantsRetroactive Builder Grant of 1-5 ETH for shipped projects · Base (Coinbase)BNB Chain Builder Support ProgramsUmbrella builder support with program-specific grants, incentives, service discounts and technical support; no universal current per-builder cash maximum · BNB Chain · Rolling applicationsBpifrance Aide pour le développement de l'innovationMixed grant and repayable advance up to EUR 2,000,000 · Bpifrance · Rolling applicationsCelo Public Goods GrantsProgram-specific grants, rewards and investment support; no live official page with a universal current per-recipient minimum or maximum was verified · Celo Public Goods / Celo Community Treasury (Celo Foundation ecosystem) · Rolling applicationsChainlink BUILD ProgramTechnical, product, marketing and ecosystem support in exchange for a commitment of the project's native token supply; no cash grant · Chainlink Labs / Chainlink ecosystem · Rolling applicationsCloudflare for StartupsUp to $350,000 in Cloudflare usage credits for one year by tier; credits are not cash. · CloudflareCohere Labs Research Grants (Catalyst Grants)Cohere API credits (in-kind model access; no cash amount published) — non-dilutive · Cohere Labs (formerly Cohere For AI) · Rolling applicationsConvergent Research — Focused Research Organization (FRO) ProposalsConvergent Research does not directly fund submissions; it develops and matches FRO proposals to a funder network. Mature FROs have historically required roughly $20 million-$50 million over three to seven years · Convergent Research (matches teams with its funder network; does not fund directly) · Rolling applicationsCSIRO Kick-StartDollar-matched A$10,000–A$50,000 voucher for an agreed CSIRO research project; up to two vouchers · CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation), Australia · Rolling applicationsDigitalOcean StartupsTwelve months of cloud credits with acceptance-specific value, generally capped at $10,000 of use per month, plus 15 months of Standard Support · DigitalOcean · Rolling applicationsdYdX Grants ProgramProposal- and milestone-specific ecosystem grant; no universal minimum or maximum is published · dYdX Ecosystem Development Program · Rolling applicationsEarthX Climate Tech PrizeA Climate Tech Prize was presented at the concluded 2026 summit; no defensible current per-recipient amount is published on the checked live materials · EarthX (Climate Tech Prize sponsored by MassChallenge)ElevenLabs Startup GrantsTwelve months on the Scale plan: 33 million characters or about 680 hours of conversational AI, stated value more than $4,000 · ElevenLabs · Rolling applicationsENS Ecosystem Working Group GrantsSteward-discretion or DAO-proposal funding in ecosystem assets; no universal current per-request minimum or maximum · ENS DAO · Rolling applicationsEnterprise Development Grant (EDG)SMEs receive up to 50% of eligible costs, or up to 70% for sustainability-related projects; non-SMEs generally up to 30%. No universal project cap · Enterprise Singapore (Government of Singapore) · Rolling applicationsEnterprise Estonia (EIS) — Startup / Development SupportUp to EUR 35,000 covering 70% of eligible costs; 30% self-financing · Enterprise Estonia / Estonian Business and Innovation Agency (EIS) — Estonia · Rolling applicationsEnterprise Ireland Innovation Partnership ProgrammeUp to 80% of research costs; startup/HPSU grant funding is normally capped at EUR 100,000 · Enterprise Ireland · Rolling applicationsEnterprise Ireland — Innovation VoucherEUR 10,000 standard voucher; co-funded projects can total EUR 20,000 with the company contributing 50%, but the public voucher benefit remains up to EUR 10,000 · Enterprise Ireland — Ireland · Rolling applicationsEntrepreneurship World CupUSD 1,000,000 of equity-free 2026 cash prizes across 12 winners: Idea USD 30,000/20,000; Early USD 200,000/150,000/90,000/50,000; Growth USD 160,000/100,000; and four USD 50,000 AI sub-track prizes. All 100 finalists receive a sponsored Riyadh trip, mentorship and investor/market support. · Global Entrepreneurship Network / Monsha'atESA Business Applications Kick-start ActivitiesESA funds 75% of an approved six-month feasibility activity up to EUR 75,000, normally implying a project value up to EUR 100,000. · European Space AgencyESA Business Incubation Centres€50,000 equity-free funding for product and IP development plus up to two years of incubation · European Space Agency · Rolling applicationsEXIST Business Start-up Grant (EXIST-Gründungsstipendium)Twelve months: monthly founder stipends of EUR1,000-EUR3,000 by qualification plus EUR150 per child, equipment up to EUR30,000 for a team or EUR10,000 solo, and EUR5,000 coaching · Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs (BMWK) / EXIST, administered by PtJ — Germany · Rolling applicationsFilecoin Foundation Grants (devgrants)Open Grants up to $50,000; other Filecoin Foundation RFP and support tracks are separately sized. Older Builder Next Step figures are not treated as a live universal offer · Filecoin Foundation / Protocol Labs ecosystem · Rolling applicationsFlorida High Tech Corridor Matching Grants Research ProgramUp to $150,000 in matching funds in typical university tracks · Florida High Tech Corridor · Rolling applicationsForesight FellowshipNo cash stipend; paid travel to one workshop and one Vision Weekend plus mentorship, introductions and community access · Foresight Institute · Rolling applicationsForesight Institute Grants (AI for Science & Safety)$10,000–$100,000 in cash grant funding, plus unvalued office and compute support · Foresight InstituteGitHub for StartupsUp to 20 GitHub Enterprise seats free for 12 months; 20 GitHub Advanced Security seats at 50% off for 12 months · GitHub · Rolling applicationsGlobal Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA)Global Finals cash: USD 50,000 first, USD 25,000 second and USD 15,000 third, within a broader USD 100,000 package. · Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO)Google for Startups Cloud ProgramUp to $350,000 in Google Cloud credits over two years for eligible AI startups; credits are not cash. · Google CloudGrants.gov (Federal Grants Portal)Not comparable — Grants.gov aggregates federal opportunities with call-specific award amounts, eligibility and deadlines · US Federal Government (portal operated by HHS on behalf of all agencies)Hub71 Access ProgrammeAED 250,000 in-kind services plus AED 250,000 cash through an uncapped, no-discount MFN SAFE; high performers may receive another AED 250,000 SAFE top-up · Hub71 (Abu Dhabi Government-backed initiative), UAE · Rolling applicationsHubSpot for StartupsNon-cash software discount: 90% off year one, 50% year two and 25% year three for qualifying pre-seed through Series A partner/funded startups; 30% then 15% for approved entrepreneurial-organization referrals · HubSpot · Rolling applicationsInnosuisse — Start-up Innovation ProjectsInnosuisse covers up to 70% of direct project costs; the startup contributes at least 30%. No universal project cap is published on the current official page. · Innosuisse (Swiss Innovation Agency) — Switzerland · Rolling applicationsInnovation Norway — Startup Grant (Oppstartstilskudd)Phase 1 up to NOK 150,000 (100% of costs); Phase 2 up to NOK 1M (50% co-financing); Phase 3 up to NOK 2M (grant or loan) · Innovation Norway (Innovasjon Norge) — Norway · Rolling applicationsiNNpulsa Colombia — Non-Reimbursable ConvocatoriasCall-specific non-reimbursable cash, acceleration, training or technical assistance; no universal per-recipient minimum or maximum applies across the iNNpulsa portfolio · iNNpulsa Colombia (Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism), Colombia · Rolling applicationsInvest Northern Ireland Grant for R&DDiscretionary contribution to eligible R&D costs; current public pages do not publish a universal per-project minimum, maximum or intervention rate · Invest Northern Ireland · Rolling applicationsIowa Demonstration FundUp to $100,000 · Iowa Economic Development Authority · Rolling applicationsIsrael Innovation Authority — Technological Incubators Incentive ProgramUp to NIS 40 million cumulatively over a five-year incubator concession; this is operator funding, not a direct founder grant · Israel Innovation Authority (Government of Israel) · Rolling applicationsKerala Startup Mission Innovation GrantTrack-specific grant from idea and productisation support through larger market-acceleration or R&D support; the live track controls the ceiling · Kerala Startup MissionLambda Research GrantUp to $5,000 in non-cash Lambda Cloud credits for qualifying researchers using Lambda Instances · Lambda · Rolling applicationsLong-Term Future Fund (EA Funds)Proposal-specific grant to individuals or organizations; no current universal minimum or maximum is published · Effective Ventures / EA Funds · Rolling applicationsMagnificent Grants$10,000 or more over two years; no universal maximum is published · Magnificent Grants (founded/backed by Barend Van den Brande and associated trustees/entrepreneurs) · Rolling applicationsMajor League Hacking (MLH) Community & Micro-GrantsCurrent event support: Hack Days reimburse up to $350 for eligible food and event expenses; Member Events can receive up to $1,000 emergency food/event cost coverage after qualifying overbooking and budget exhaustion · Major League Hacking (with partners GitHub Education, Solana Foundation) · Rolling applicationsManifund (Grants & Regranting)Founder-set public-benefit funding request with no universal maximum; proposals can be as small as $250, and payment occurs only if donors meet the minimum goal by the founder-set deadline · Manifund (Manifold for Charity, 501(c)(3)) · Rolling applicationsMaryland Build Our Future GrantMatching infrastructure grant up to $2 million; awards up to $1 million require at least a 200% applicant match, while awards above $1 million require at least a 400% match · Maryland Department of Commerce / MEDCO · Rolling applicationsMichigan Emerging Technologies FundMatching awards vary by federal SBIR/STTR phase · Michigan Economic Development Corporation / BBCetc · Rolling applicationsMicrosoft for Startups Founders HubUp to $150,000 in startup credits over time; eligible Investor Network-backed startups may unlock up to $200,000. Credits are not cash. · MicrosoftMitacs Accelerate & ElevateStandard CAD 15,000 research award per 4–6 month internship from partner contribution starting at CAD 7,500; postdoctoral model CAD 20,000 from CAD 10,000 contribution · Mitacs (federally and provincially funded not-for-profit), Canada · Rolling applicationsMJFF Therapeutic Pipeline ProgramCall- and stage-specific grant for Parkinson's therapeutic development; no universal award range · The Michael J. Fox Foundation · Rolling applicationsModal Startup ProgramOne-time non-cash compute package described as thousands of free GPU credits; the current program page publishes no universal numeric maximum · Modal · Rolling applicationsMohammed Bin Rashid Innovation Fund (MBRIF) AcceleratorNine-month, zero-fee, zero-equity accelerator with bespoke coaching and ecosystem access; no direct cash. A separate Guarantee Scheme supports debt through a government-backed credit guarantee · Mohammed Bin Rashid Innovation Fund (UAE Ministry of Finance), UAE · Rolling applicationsMongoDB for StartupsTiered MongoDB Atlas and partner benefits; current public page does not publish a defensible maximum credit value · MongoDB · Rolling applicationsMonsha'at SME & Entrepreneurship ProgramsMostly free advisory, accelerator, workspace and ecosystem services; financial grants vary by named program · General Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises (Monsha'at), Saudi ArabiaMTI Business Innovation FundingUp to $25,000 · Maine Technology Institute · Rolling applicationsNational Technology Development Program (NTDP)Varies by product: examples include Nextera grants up to SAR 5m, Transform+ subsidies up to SAR 800k, Boost founder salary support up to SAR 25k/month, and Bridge subsidies up to SAR 5m · National Technology Development Program (NTDP), Saudi ArabiaNEAR Foundation GrantsProgram-specific grant, reward, quadratic-funding or ecosystem support; no universal current per-project minimum or maximum · NEAR Foundation · Rolling applicationsNew Jersey SBIR/STTR Direct Financial AssistanceState grant amount varies by Phase I or Phase II programme round · New Jersey Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology · Rolling applicationsNew to R&D GrantReimbursement grant covering 40% of eligible R&D and capability-development costs, up to NZD 400,000 on at most NZD 1 million of eligible cost over up to two years; the business supplies the other 60% from non-Crown sources. · Callaghan Innovation · Rolling applicationsNIDHI Entrepreneur-in-ResidenceMonthly subsistence fellowship, historically up to INR30,000 per month for up to 12 months · Indian Department of Science and Technology · Rolling applicationsNIDHI Seed Support ProgramIncubator-administered seed support using grant, soft-loan, equity or equity-linked instruments; per-startup amount and terms are incubator-specific · Indian Department of Science and Technology · Rolling applicationsNotion for StartupsUp to 6 months of Notion Business with Notion AI, worth up to $12,000 for 100 employees; 3-month and 1-month tiers apply to other eligible startups. This is an in-kind offer, not cash. · NotionNVIDIA InceptionFree membership with technical resources, preferred pricing, partner offers and cloud-credit benefits; the public official page publishes no universal numeric recipient value. · NVIDIAOpen Philanthropy (Coefficient Giving) Career Development and Transition FundingProposal-specific cash support with no published minimum or maximum; may fund tuition, living costs, unpaid internships, study, certifications, postdocs, sabbaticals, or career-transition periods · Open Philanthropy (now operating as Coefficient Giving) · Rolling applicationsOpen Technology Fund Internet Freedom FundUSD 10,000–900,000; ideal requests are USD 50,000–200,000 for 6–12 months and target ceiling is USD 300,000 · Open Technology Fund · Rolling applicationsOpenAI Researcher Access ProgramUSD API credits 1,000 maximum; see notes for structure · OpenAI · Rolling applicationsOracle for StartupsCurrent Latin America offer: up to USD 2,000 in OCI credits for eligible startups; legacy global documents described USD 500 plus discounts but are not treated as current global terms · Oracle · Rolling applicationsOVHcloud Startup ProgramTwelve-month non-cash cloud package: Start provides up to EUR10,000 credits and six engineering hours; Scale provides up to EUR100,000 and 20 engineering hours · OVHcloud · Rolling applicationsPostHog for StartupsUSD 50,000 PostHog credits for 12 months plus USD 12,000+ partner benefits and USD 1,000 founder merchandise · PostHog · Rolling applicationsPrograma Centelha (FINEP)State-edition economics vary; the reviewed umbrella pages do not publish a current comparable per-recipient minimum or maximum. · FINEP & CNPq / Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, with state research-support foundations (FAPs), BrazilScottish Enterprise R&D GrantMinimum grant considered GBP 250,000; SMEs may receive 35%–50% and large companies 25%–40% of eligible project costs; no universal maximum published · Scottish Enterprise · Rolling applicationsSMART Flexible Innovation SupportDiscretionary grant and specialist-support package; the general program publishes no universal per-recipient minimum, maximum or intervention rate · Welsh Government · Rolling applicationsSnowflake for StartupsNon-cash Snowflake usage credits, technical support and go-to-market assistance; the current public pages do not publish a universal credit value · Snowflake · Rolling applicationsSouth Dakota Proof of Concept FundUp to $50,000 · South Dakota Governor's Office of Economic Development · Rolling applicationsStarknet Foundation Seed GrantsUp to $25,000 equivalent in STRK, non-dilutive · Starknet Foundation · Rolling applicationsStartup SG FounderS$20,000-S$50,000 cash grant with a 1:1 founder or third-party co-match; at least 50% of the match must already be paid-up capital when the application is submitted · Enterprise Singapore (Government of Singapore) · Rolling applicationsStartup World Cup$1,000,000 investment prize; this is an investment, not a non-dilutive cash grant · Pegasus Tech VenturesStrategic Response FundMinimum C$10 million contribution for projects with at least C$20 million eligible supported cost; business contributions are repayable by default, while non-repayable support is exceptional and collaboration/network contributions are generally non-repayable · Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada · Rolling applicationsStripe Startups ProgramNon-cash Stripe processing-fee credits or waived processing fees; amount varies by referral and country · Stripe · Rolling applicationsSui Foundation Grants / RFPsRFP awards vary; academic research awards are USD 25,000; separate Moonshots liquidity incentives can reach USD 500,000 but are explicitly not grants · Sui Foundation / Mysten Labs · Rolling applicationsSupport Programme for Industrial InnovationCost-sharing grant percentage and cap vary by scheme · South African Department of Trade, Industry and CompetitionTechnology Development Board (TDB) Financial AssistanceMixed finance rather than a standard grant: soft loan generally at 5% simple interest and up to 50% of unincurred project cost; equity up to 25% of project cost; grants only in exceptional national-interest cases · Technology Development Board, Department of Science & Technology, Government of India · Rolling applicationsTezos Foundation GrantsProposal- and milestone-specific Tezos ecosystem grant; no universal per-recipient minimum or maximum is published · Tezos Foundation · Rolling applicationsThe Earth PrizeUSD 100,000 total: USD 12,500 to each of seven regional winning teams and USD 2,500 to each of three mentors. · The Earth FoundationTIPS (Tech Incubator Program for Startup)Mixed package up to KRW 1 billion over up to three years: about KRW 100 million operator angel investment, up to KRW 500 million government R&D funding, and up to KRW 400 million additional startup, angel-matching and overseas-marketing assistance · Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS), South Korea · Rolling applicationsTogether AI Startup AcceleratorUp to $50,000 in Together AI platform credits for the Grow tier; credits exclude Reserved GPU Clusters and are not cash. · Together AIUniswap Foundation GrantsProposal-specific USD or USDC grant; no universal current per-grantee minimum or maximum is published, and grants of $250,000 or more receive additional public announcement · Uniswap Foundation · Rolling applicationsVercel for StartupsUp to USD 30,000 in Vercel credits over 12 months · Vercel · Rolling applicationsWest Virginia SBIR/STTR Matching FundMatching award varies by federal phase and appropriation · West Virginia Department of Economic Development · Rolling applicationsWyoming SBIR/STTR Matching FundsMatching grant amount varies by federal phase and current rules · Wyoming Business Council · Rolling applicationsXRPL Grants$10,000-$200,000 for XRPL developer grants; accelerator and other funding routes are separate · XRPL Foundation and ecosystem partners · Rolling applicationsZ FellowsParticipation can be equity-free with no money, or the founder can optionally accept a $10,000 investment that converts at the next priced round with a $1 billion valuation cap · Z Fellows (founded by Cory Levy) · Rolling applicationsZcash Community GrantsProposal-based ZEC grant; no universal current per-recipient minimum or maximum is published · Zcash Community Grants / Zcash Foundation · Rolling applications