Innovation

Innovation funding pages collect matching grants, scholarships, benefits, fellowships, and other programs from the FindMyMoney.App directory. Use this page to compare current opportunities, then verify deadlines and eligibility on the official source before applying.

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.

Status: Deadline Unknown Type: Accelerator 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 federal UAE-run, non-financial accelerator with tailored, sector-aware coaching and ecosystem support delivered through a 4-step selection process.

Status: Deadline Unknown Type: Accelerator 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.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Grant 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.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Fellowship Amount: CAD $60,000 per year Deadline: Oct 8, 2025 Location: Canada

Moonshot Awards 2026: Up to $100,000 in Equity-Free Grants Plus a Two-Year Leadership Journey for Changemakers Aged 15 to 30

The Moonshot Awards 2026 give young founders, scientists, artists, and advocates equity-free grants of $5,000 to $10,000 per category, up to $100,000 in total, plus a fully sponsored two-year acceleration program.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: $5,000–$10,000 per category (up to $100,000 total across all awards), equity-free Deadline: Jul 12, 2026 Location: Global

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 selected PRAYAS Centre incubation support.

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

NIH Complement-ARIE NAMs Reduction-to-Practice Challenge (3-Phase, 2025/2026-2027)

The NIH Complement-ARIE challenge supports teams building combinatorial new approach methodologies (NAMs) over a multi-phase route, with up to $7,000,000 in prize funding and phase-based milestone payouts.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Challenge Amount: Total cash prizes: $7,000,000; Phase 1 up to $80,000 Deadline: Jul 1, 2026 Location: United States

NIH, CDC, and FDA Parent SBIR (R43/R44) Clinical Trial Optional: PA-27-100

Parent Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) opportunity for U.S. small businesses offering Phase I, Phase II, Direct to Phase II, and Fast-Track tracks with 2026/2027 funding cycles across NIH, CDC, and FDA.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Varies by participating institute and phase: Phase I and Phase II budgets vary by component, … Deadline: Sep 5, 2026 Location: United States

Nordic Innovation: Promoting cross-border trade and innovation

Nordic Innovation full proposal call for cross-border Nordic projects under the Green and Competitive Nordic Region process, supporting larger innovation projects with clear Nordic added value, industry involvement, and at least 50% co-funding.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Grant Amount: NOK 2 000 000 to NOK 6 000 000 per project; minimum 50% co-funding required at project level Deadline: Feb 11, 2026 Location: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden

NSF 25-548: Accelerating Research Translation (ART)

NSF funding solicitation supporting institutions of higher education to build and strengthen research translation ecosystems through five tracks focused on technology transfer, translation capacity, regional resource support, education, and cross-program coordination.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Grant Amount: Program budget estimated at $178,000,000 Deadline: Jan 15, 2026 Location: United States