Innovation

Prime Minister's Prizes for Science

Australia's premier science prizes recognizing research, innovation, and science teaching excellence with national visibility.

Amount: Up to AUD $250,000 for the Prime Minister's Prize for Science; various amounts across six prize categories Deadline: Mar 14, 2025 Location: Australia

Qatar QRDI Innovation Grant

Supports R&D projects aligned with Qatar's national research priorities.

Type: Grant Amount: QAR ر.ق4,000,000 grant Deadline: Oct 12, 2024 Location: Qatar

Rwanda Hanga Pitchfest: $50,000 Grants for Rwandan Innovators in Health, Fintech, and Sustainability

Award program for Rwandan innovators offering grants plus corporate partnerships for solutions addressing national challenges. Winners get pilot opportunities and connections to leading Rwandan companies.

Amount: USD 50,000 Deadline: Rolling Location: Rwanda

Singapore Quantum Communications Testbed: $6.2M to Build the Unhackable Internet

Secure up to SGD $6.2 million to pilot quantum-safe networks and satellite links in Singapore's national testbed.

Amount: SGD $6,200,000 per consortium Deadline: May 30, 2025 Location: Singapore

South Africa TIA Seed Fund: Up to ZAR 650,000 for Tech Prototypes

Non-dilutive grant from Technology Innovation Agency for South African researchers, students, and tech teams to move technologies from proof-of-concept to validated prototype. Bridge financing across the "valley of death."

Amount: ZAR 650,000 Deadline: Rolling Location: South Africa

Spain Agrovoltaic Scale-Up Fund: €6.4M for Solar Farming

Secure up to €6.4 million to deploy dual-use 'Agrovoltaic' systems that combine solar energy generation with productive agriculture in Spain.

Type: Grant Amount: €6,400,000 per project Deadline: Aug 1, 2025 Location: Spain

Spain ENISA Innovation Loans: Get €25,000 to €1.5M for Your Startup with No Collateral Required

Spanish innovative SMEs can access participative loans from €25,000 to €1.5 million through ENISA. No collateral required, repayments linked to business performance, and interest rates tied to profitability.

Type: Loan Amount: EUR 25,000 to EUR 1,500,000 Deadline: Rolling (apply anytime; typical approval/disbursement timelines vary) Location: Spain

Startup Innovation Grants Brazil 2025 How to Secure up to R 1500000 from Finep Chamadas Publicas

If you run a Brazilian startup and your biggest bottleneck right now is money for real product development, testing, and market preparation, Finep is basically the public bank account you wish you had.

Amount: BRL R$1,500,000 matching grant Deadline: Oct 17, 2025 Location: Brazil

StartUp Peru Seed Grant: How to Win PEN 180,000 for Your Peruvian Startup

provide seed capital for high-impact Peruvian startups

Type: Grant Amount: PEN 180,000 Deadline: Oct 7, 2025 Location: Peru

Sweden Net-Zero Industrial Demonstrator Grants 2025: Win Up to kr150 Million for Hydrogen, Electrification, and Carbon Capture Projects

Grants for Swedish industrial clusters piloting net-zero technologies such as hydrogen, electrification, and carbon capture.

Type: Grant Amount: SEK kr150,000,000 per demonstrator Deadline: Sep 26, 2025 Location: Sweden