BIRAC
Up to ₹15 Lakh
BIRAC SIIP — Social Innovation Grant
Up to ₹15 Lakh for student and early founders building affordable health or sanitation innovations for underserved communities.
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11 innovation grants for Indian startups, with funding amounts, eligibility and deadlines. Check eligibility, funding amounts and deadlines, then apply through the official portal.
11 grants
BIRAC
Up to ₹15 Lakh
Up to ₹15 Lakh for student and early founders building affordable health or sanitation innovations for underserved communities.
Eligibility: Student or recent graduate (within 3 years).
Women Entrepreneurship Platform (NITI Aayog)
Up to ₹25 Lakh
Up to ₹25 Lakh equity-free grant for women-led startups at idea or early stage with a scalable business model.
Eligibility: Woman founder holding 51%+ equity and leading the company.
BIRAC
Up to ₹50 Lakh
Up to ₹50 Lakh equity-free grant over 18 months for individual entrepreneurs and early-stage startups with a promising biotech idea.
Eligibility: Indian citizen leading the project.
NASSCOM Foundation
₹30 Lakh equity-free grant
₹30 Lakh equity-free grant plus a 6-month accelerator for startups using AI or deep tech to address climate challenges.
Eligibility: Indian company incorporated within the last 6 years.
Startup India (DPIIT)
Up to ₹35 Lakh
Up to ₹35 Lakh for agritech startups improving farm productivity, supply chains or farmer incomes.
Eligibility: Product directly serves farmers, FPOs or the agri value chain.
NASSCOM Foundation
₹20 Lakh grant + GPU credits
₹20 Lakh grant plus GPU credits for startups building Indic-language or public-interest AI applications.
Eligibility: Core product is an applied AI / ML application, ideally for Indian languages or public services.
Atal Innovation Mission
Up to ₹50 Lakh
Up to ₹50 Lakh for startups building hardware, robotics or advanced manufacturing solutions with an Indian supply chain.
Eligibility: Physical product involving hardware, robotics or advanced manufacturing.
Startup India (DPIIT)
Up to ₹25 Lakh
Up to ₹25 Lakh for startups founded by entrepreneurs from the North East or Scheduled Tribe communities.
Eligibility: Founder from a North Eastern state or a Scheduled Tribe community with majority equity.
Atal Innovation Mission
Up to ₹15 Lakh (cash + in-kind)
Grant and incubation support of up to ₹15 Lakh (cash + in-kind) for startups hosted at an Atal Incubation Centre.
Eligibility: Incorporated in India within the last 5 years.