Innovation

Interreg Europe - Interregional Cooperation Programme

Funds public authorities and organizations to share solutions for regional development through interregional cooperation projects.

Amount: Up to €2,000,000 Deadline: May 30, 2025 Location: Europe

InvestEU Programme

Provides EU budget guarantees enabling financial institutions to support innovative projects with loans, equity, and guarantees.

Amount: Variable (loans and equity up to €50,000,000+) Deadline: Rolling Location: Europe

Israel Innovation Authority Early-Stage Incentive Program

A grant-style program for early-stage Israeli startups developing innovative technology, with conditional support for approved R&D expenses and preferential terms for certain founders and regions.

Type: Grant Amount: Up to 50% of approved budget (standard terms), with preferred higher rates for certain founder … Deadline: Rolling Location: Israel

Japan NEDO Green Innovation Fund

A long-horizon national fund at NEDO that supports large-scale decarbonization technologies from R&D through commercial deployment.

Type: Grant Amount: Project-dependent; supported from a ¥2.7564 trillion national program as of Nov 2024 Deadline: Varies by project call Location: Japan

Knight Hennessy Graduate Fellowships at Stanford 2026: How to Win Full Funding plus Stipend for Three Years

If you are dreaming of grad school at Stanford but your bank account winces every time you open the tuition page, the Knight Hennessy Scholars program is the rare opportunity that actually changes that equation.

Amount: Full tuition and fees plus stipend for up to three years Deadline: Oct 9, 2025 Location: Global and United States

MassChallenge Early Stage Accelerator: Up to $1M in Equity-Free Prizes for High-Impact Startups

Zero-equity U.S. early-stage startup accelerator focused on early commercialization and market readiness in healthcare, climate, security & resiliency, fintech, and sustainable food systems.

Amount: Equity-free founder support Deadline: Health & Climate windows closed; Security & Resiliency later in 2025, Finance in 2026 (check official page for current cycle) Location: United States

MBRIF Innovation Accelerator Program

A non-financial accelerator for high-potential innovators, offering coaching, investor and market support, and tailored support plans through a 4-step selection process.

Amount: No direct Accelerator funding Deadline: Quarterly (members announced on a quarterly basis) Location: United Arab Emirates

MIT Solve Global Challenges Grant 2025: How Tech Innovators Can Win 20000 Dollars Plus World Class Support

If you are building a tech solution to a stubborn global problem — climate, health, education, economic mobility, you name it — MIT Solve is one of the most interesting stages you can step onto.

Amount: At least $20,000 per selected Solver team Deadline: May 8, 2025 Location: Global

Mitacs Elevate Fellowship 2025: How to Win CAD 60,000 Per Year for Postdoc R&D with an Industry Partner

If you finished your PhD in the last few years and you want to do more than publish papers — if you want to build something a company will use and get paid to do it — Mitacs Elevate is one of the cleanest routes in Canada.

Amount: CAD $60,000 per year Deadline: Oct 8, 2025 Location: Canada

NIDHI PRAYAS Grant 2025: How Indian Students Can Get ₹10 Lakh for Prototypes

DST-NIDHI PRAYAS is a government prototype grant for Indian innovators to move an idea to a physical proof-of-concept, with up to ₹10 lakh funding and centre-linked incubation support.

Type: Grant Amount: Up to ₹10,00,000 (INR 1,000,000; approximately $12,000 USD) Deadline: Call-based by PRAYAS Centre (no single national fixed deadline) Location: India