Funding category
Officially sourced grants and grant-linked calls for prototypes, R&D, commercialisation and technology development.
TDB · DST
A bilateral R&D call for Indian companies and Finnish partners working in sustainable energy, digital technologies, microelectronics and power electronics.
DST · USISTEF
A bilateral call for commercially relevant U.S.–India technology initiatives in critical minerals and quantum technologies.
DST · JSPS
A call for joint India–Japan research projects and workshops spanning science, agriculture, materials and engineering.
European Innovation Council
Flagship European deep-tech scale-up funding for high-risk innovations at technology readiness levels 6 to 8.
Eureka · Eurostars
International collaborative R&D funding for innovative SMEs and their commercialisation-focused technology project partners.
iDEX · MoD
An open innovation route for startups, MSMEs and innovators developing solutions relevant to national defence and security.
NASA SBIR/STTR
A current NASA Phase II technology-commercialisation opportunity for eligible STTR teams advancing mission-relevant innovations.
NSF Seed Fund
America’s Seed Fund for deep-technology startups commercialising science and engineering innovations.
Startup India
A seed-support scheme delivered through eligible incubators to help eligible startups validate, trial and commercialise innovative ideas.
DST · NIDHI
Seed support delivered through selected incubators for technology-based startups progressing toward market validation and commercialisation.
DST · NIDHI
Prototype-development support for innovators and startups through PRAYAS Centres and Advanced PRAYAS Centres.
DSIR
A support pathway for grassroots innovators, startups and MSMEs developing and commercialising technology-led innovations.
BIRAC
An early-stage biotech grant for innovators and startups developing proof-of-concept work in biotechnology and allied areas.
BIRAC
Seed funding support for biotech ventures delivered through the BIRAC incubator ecosystem.
BIRAC
A BIRAC programme for affordable and relevant social-health product innovation.
Agriculture
An agri-innovation and entrepreneurship pathway delivered through the RKVY ecosystem and associated innovation centres.
iDEX · MoD
A defence-innovation framework supporting startups, MSMEs and innovators through challenge-led product development and procurement pathways.
iDEX · MoD
A defence deep-tech support route under the iDEX ecosystem for strategically important technologies.
DRDO
A defence technology-development funding route for industry, MSMEs and startups working on indigenous defence systems and subsystems.
IN-SPACe
A seed-support pathway for Indian space-sector startups and innovators under the IN-SPACe ecosystem.
DoT
A telecom and digital-communications innovation support pathway for startup and research-led solutions.
Textiles
A grant pathway for innovators and startups developing products and technologies in technical textiles.
StartupTN
Tamil Nadu’s startup seed-support route, with current applications and guidelines managed through StartupTN.
iStart Rajasthan
Rajasthan’s startup-policy incentives include ideation, viability, scale-up and equity-support pathways through the iStart platform.
Innovate UK
Competitive grant competitions for ambitious, commercially viable research and development projects across technology sectors.
U.S. DOE
Competitive non-dilutive R&D funding for small businesses developing commercial technologies aligned with U.S. Department of Energy mission areas.
ARPA-E
Energy-innovation support for early-career innovators working on transformative technology ideas.