Non-dilutive government schemes and institutional grants for Indian startups — capital you never repay and never give up equity for. Filter by sector, amount, stage and deadline.
A national analytics case competition for Indian students, organised by IIM Calcutta, IIT Kharagpur, and ISI Kolkata, with Sun Pharma as title sponsor — prizes worth ₹2.5 L.
UDBHAV'26 is a 24-hour offline hackathon hosted at Sage University, Indore, challenging student teams to build and ship real products for a ₹45,000 prize pool.
PiHacks Enhanced is an online, beginner-friendly hackathon by PiHi CompSci, offering a $201 prize pool and focusing on gaming, AI, and machine learning.
National-level online innovation challenge for engineering and B-school students with ₹26,000 prize pool and internship opportunity.
Ministry of Tribal Affairs invites DPIIT-recognised startups to solve healthcare, education, and livelihood challenges for tribal communities — ₹12 lakh prize pool.
The UNHCR Innovation Accelerator is a global, equity-free grant program supporting pilot-proven innovations ready to scale and create sustainable impact for refugee, displaced, and stateless communities worldwide.
Build the next-gen ThreadCounty SaaS platform in this solo web development hackathon for Indian students — ₹7,000 prize pool.
A virtual hackathon by ACT House with a ₹93,000 prize pool, open to global participants including Indian teams.
A TypeScript-first AI agent hackathon by HiDevs & Mastra — build production-grade agents with Mastra, Qdrant, and Enkrypt AI. ₹50,000 cash prize pool.
A global online hackathon by GitLab with a $20,000 prize pool — open to developers, DevOps engineers, and AI enthusiasts worldwide.
An annual global skill-based competition offering two US$75,000 prizes for innovative projects in sustainable access to safe water/sanitation or ocean-related innovation.
A high-stakes online hackathon challenging Indian undergraduate and postgraduate students to build scalable Agentic AI and Advanced RAG frameworks, with a ₹45,000 cash prize.
A global online hackathon by Rentits, powered by Meta, with a $45,000+ prize pool for student-life tools.
CSR grant up to ₹5 lakh for startups innovating in food, feed, animal health, and bioprocessing, supported by Kemin Industries South Asia.
Online Agentic AI Hackathon by Microsoft, cash prize ₹50,000.
GIFT IFIH's flagship equity-free incubation program for early-stage fintech startups, offering up to ₹1.5 lakh stipend, mentorship, and deep immersion within India's International Financial Services Centre (IFSC).
An 18-hour offline AI/ML/DL hackathon by Bennett University in Greater Noida with ₹10,000 cash prize pool.
A competition to build a global food brand around GI-tagged Kalaburagi Rotti, with a cash prize of up to ₹3 lakh and incubation support.
NetElixir AIgnition 3.0 is an online AI/ML hackathon for developers, data scientists, and students to solve real-world digital marketing challenges.
SNAPSURROUND 2026 is an online visual intelligence case competition from InteractUp, open to all students and professionals in India. Participants earn guaranteed cash rewards (₹800 per approved set) for capturing and organizing images from their surroundings.
A national initiative by FITT IIT Delhi and NIESBUD to discover and support grassroots innovators with mentorship, incubation, and facilitated access to external funding.
Ministry of Tribal Affairs grand challenge for DPIIT-recognised startups solving healthcare, education, and livelihood problems in tribal India — ₹12 lakh prize pool.
A nation-scale AI hackathon by Economic Times and Unstop for Indian students and professionals, offering a ₹10 lakh prize pool and career opportunities.
Global pitch competition with $1M in equity-free cash prizes across idea, early, and growth-stage tracks — open to Indian founders.