Research

Deep Tech Commercialisation Grants Europe 2025: How to Win up to €2.5M from the EIC Transition Programme

If you have an EU‑funded research result that is too mature for basic science but not yet ready for investors, you are standing in the most dangerous place in innovation: the gap between lab and market.

Amount: Up to €2,500,000 Deadline: Apr 23, 2025 Location: Europe

EIC Pathfinder - European Innovation Council - European Commission

Funds visionary, high-risk research to develop radically new technologies in early stages of development.

Amount: Up to €3,000,000 Deadline: Mar 12, 2025 Location: Europe

ERC Consolidator Grant: Funding for Emerging Research Leaders

Funds excellent mid-career researchers consolidating their own research teams or programs in Europe.

Amount: Up to €2,000,000 Deadline: Feb 12, 2025 Location: Europe

ERC Starting Grant - Funding Opportunities for Early-Career Researchers

Supports excellent early-career researchers to establish their own independent research team in Europe.

Amount: Up to €1,500,000 Deadline: Oct 15, 2025 Location: Europe

EUR 200K to Transform Croatian Research into Products: Complete Guide to HAMAG-BICRO Proof of Concept Grants

support commercialization of research outputs from Croatian public research organizations

Type: Grant Amount: EUR 200,000 Deadline: Rolling Location: Croatia

EUR 500K to 2M in Greek Venture Capital: Complete Guide to EquiFund Research and Innovation Financing

stimulate technology transfer and commercialization of Greek research and innovation

Type: Investment Amount: EUR 500,000 to 2,000,000 Deadline: Rolling Location: Greece

Eurostars - Eureka Network

Co-funding for collaborative R&D projects led by innovative SMEs to create marketable products, processes, or services.

Amount: Up to €500,000 per project (varies by country) Deadline: Sep 4, 2025 Location: Europe

Expired PA-21-051: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (Parent F31)

National Research Service Award supporting outstanding predoctoral students in health-related research with stipend, tuition, and training support.

Amount: Stipend aligned with NIH NRSA levels + tuition/fees up to $16,000 annually Deadline: Apr 8, 2025 Location: United States

Exploratory/Developmental Grants (R21) | Grants & Funding

NIH mechanism supporting high-risk, high-reward exploratory projects with limited preliminary data across biomedical and behavioral sciences.

Amount: Up to $275,000 in direct costs over 2 years (no more than $200,000 in any year) Deadline: Feb 16, 2025 Location: United States

FAPESP Young Investigator Grant Brazil 2025: How Early Career Scientists Can Secure R 1.6 Million to Build a Lab in São Paulo

If you are an early career scientist dreaming of running your own lab, hiring your own team, and pursuing your own ideas instead of lining up behind someone elses grant, the FAPESP Young Investigator scheme in São Paulo is one of the most powerfu...

Amount: R$1,600,000+ over 4 years Deadline: Feb 28, 2025 Location: Brazil