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 free one-day hackathon at the Synq AI office in Gurugram on 29 August 2026, where individual developers build enterprise AI solutions on Synq AI's context layer for prizes worth ₹1,00,000.
A CSR-backed seed grant from Mahanadi Coalfields Limited, administered by FTBI NIT Rourkela, offering up to ₹3 lakh in equity-free funding to incubated technology startups.
AIC Anna Incubator's annual pitch competition for deep-tech and sustainability innovations, offering up to ₹2.5L in cash prizes, mentoring, and incubation opportunities.
FITT IIT Delhi and Microsoft's UNNATI AI 2.0 empowers AI startups and innovators with funding, mentorship, and market access to scale solutions for national impact.
Asia's largest startup launchpad offering equity-free grants up to ₹4L, mentorship, and investor access.
Apply by 20 July 2026 for a prototype grant of up to ₹10 lakh, mentorship, lab access, and investor connect at GGV Startup Foundation, Bilaspur.
ICAR CRRI's SHITIJ 2.0 offers free incubation, mentoring, lab access, and market support for agri-startups across India.
Electropreneur Park Bhubaneswar's Open Challenge Program 8.0 offers up to ₹25 lakh in grant, incubation, and mentorship for ESDM startups.
A free 2-month virtual incubation program by ICAR-CIRCOT for innovators and startups in Farm Mechanisation and Post-Harvest Technology across India.
IHFC IIT Delhi's grant program for deep-tech innovation in industrial robotics and advanced manufacturing, funding up to ₹5 Crore for consortiums.
IIMK LIVE's Business Incubation Programme offers up to two years of mentorship, co-working space, and investor access for startups with a proof of concept.
A national challenge by IIM Calcutta and Tata Sons to find India's most promising social enterprises, offering cash prizes, seed funding, incubation, and mentorship.
Two-month intensive incubation for early-stage agritech startups in Farm Mechanisation and Post-Harvest Technology, offering mentorship, funding connect, and pan-India access.
CITIL Innovation Grant 2026 offers ₹2 lakh grant, incubation, mentorship, and deep-tech infrastructure for startups, students, faculty, and researchers with innovations at TRL 4+.
The Handloom India Young Innovation Challenge 2026 (HIYIC 2026) offers seed funding up to ₹30 lakh, mentorship, and market access to innovators, startups, and weavers transforming India's handloom sector.
IKP EDEN's NIDHI Seed Support Program, part of the national DST NIDHI scheme, offers technology startups up to ₹1 crore in milestone-linked grant funding along with incubation, labs, mentorship and investor access. Call 2 closes 15 August 2026.
Up to ₹10 Lakhs equity-free grant with incubation and mentorship from INIF, supported by DST for innovative tech ideas.
SOP by IEF CCS NIAM offers up to ₹4 lakh grant, incubation, and mentoring to student agri-innovators under PM-RKVY.
Seed-stage agri-startups can apply for grant-in-aid up to ₹25 Lakh, incubation, and mentoring under PM-RKVY through IEF CCS NIAM.
Pre-seed grant of up to ₹5 lakh, incubation, and expert mentoring for aspiring agripreneurs under PM-RKVY.
A corporate-backed incubation program offering up to ₹80 Lakhs in grant funding to AI and DeepTech startups innovating in electric mobility, advanced batteries, Industry 4.0, and sustainable mobility solutions.
Grant funding up to ₹5 Lakh for science-based sustainability innovations, with 6 months of incubation at Venture Center.
An eight-month fellowship by India Accelerator and Schaeffler India that gives 10 early-stage social ventures a ₹2L grant, mentorship, investor readiness support and national visibility. Applications close 31 August 2026.
Grant funding and support for not-for-profits scaling women's digital inclusion solutions across India.