Vinnova Innovative Startups 2026 opens Oct 12: up to SEK 500,000
Vinnova's Innovative Startups 2026 call opens for applications on 12 October 2026 and closes 12 January 2027 at 14:00, with decisions on 23 March 2027. It provides up to SEK 500,00…
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FINEP semiconductor grant: R$100M non-reimbursable, apply by Sept 30, 2026
FINEP's Programa Mais Inovacao Rodada 2 Semicondutores offers R$100 million in non-reimbursable economic subsidy (subvencao economica) to companies of all sizes, with proposals ope…
Innovate UK opens GBP 8.5m Engineering Biology R&D fund, closes 3 Nov 2026
Innovate UK opened Engineering Biology Collaborative R&D: Round 3 on 8 September 2026, offering a share of up to GBP 8.5 million for collaborative projects to develop and scale eng…
Region Stockholm affarsutvecklingscheckar open Sept 7 to 27, 2026: up to SEK 200,000
Region Stockholm's 2026 business development checks (affarsutvecklingscheckar) are open for applications from 7 to 27 September 2026. SMEs can apply for SEK 50,000 to SEK 200,000,…
One North Carolina Small Business Program awards $2.4M; FY2027 solicitations open mid-September
North Carolina awarded more than $2.4 million across 50 grants to 46 small businesses commercializing new technologies, with Incentive and Matching grants tied to federal SBIR/STTR…
NZ R&D Career Grant reopens: up to NZ$35k to hire a PhD or Masters grad
New Zealand's R&D Career Grant, administered by MBIE Innovation Services, reopened for applications at 9am on Monday 31 August 2026. It funds six months of full-time salary (minimu…
Vinnova's Innovativa Startups 2026 grant raised to max SEK 500,000, opens Oct 12
Vinnova's revamped Innovativa Startups 2026 call offers grants of up to SEK 500,000 (up from SEK 300,000 in the 2025 Phase 1) to test customer needs, business concept and willingne…
Innovate UK opens £3m UK-Singapore R&D grant round, closes 16 Dec 2026
Innovate UK opened the UK-Singapore Collaborative R&D 2026 competition on 24 August 2026, sharing up to £3 million among business-led projects, with individual UK grants of £100,00…
Innovate UK opens GBP 3m UK-Singapore R&D fund, closes 16 Dec 2026
Innovate UK opened its UK-Singapore Collaborative R&D 2026 competition on 24 August 2026, with up to GBP 3 million shared across projects. A UK partner can claim between GBP 100,00…
NZ R&D Career Grants reopen 31 Aug 2026: up to $35k to hire a masters/PhD grad
Innovation Services (administered by MBIE) reopens R&D Career Grant applications at 9am on Monday 31 August 2026. The grant funds six months' salary for an R&D hire — up to $30,000…
Vinnova opens Innovative Startups 2026 grant: up to SEK 500,000
Vinnova's Innovative Startups 2026 call runs from 12 October 2026 to 12 January 2027 (14:00), offering grants up to SEK 500,000 to knowledge-intensive startups. Eligible firms are…
Innovate UK names largest-ever Women in Innovation cohort: GBP 75k each
On 7 August 2026 Innovate UK announced its largest-ever Women in Innovation cohort, recognising 100 UK female founders. 61 of them receive a GBP 75,000 grant plus 12 months of tail…
SBA opens up to $10M in E2G manufacturing-training grants for tribal & community colleges
On Aug 5, 2026 the SBA opened its Manufacturing in America Empower to Grow (E2G) initiative for Tribal Colleges and Universities, community colleges near tribal lands, and trade sc…
Innovate UK awards 61 women founders £75,000 grants in record 2026 cohort
On 5 August 2026 Innovate UK named its largest-ever Women in Innovation cohort: 61 award winners each receive a £75,000 grant plus 12 months of tailored business support, with 39 h…
SBA opens $10M Tribal-college Manufacturing E2G training grant
On Aug 5, 2026, the SBA opened its Manufacturing in America Empower to Grow (E2G) initiative, awarding up to five grants totaling up to $10 million to tribal colleges, community co…
SBA opens $10M Empower to Grow grants for hands-on manufacturing training
On Aug 5, 2026 the SBA opened its Manufacturing in America 'Empower to Grow' (E2G) initiative, awarding up to five grants totaling up to $10M to tribal colleges, community colleges…
Defra opens £20m automation & robotics farming R&D round, closing 30 Sep 2026
Defra's Farming Innovation Programme, delivered with Innovate UK, opened Round 2 of its Automation and Robotics R&D fund on 3 August 2026, offering UK businesses a share of up to £…
UK opens GBP 20m farm automation and robotics R&D fund, closes 30 Sep 2026
Defra and Innovate UK opened Round 2 of the Farming Futures Automation and Robotics competition on 3 August 2026, offering a share of up to GBP 20 million. Projects must be collabo…
Virginia Catalyst awards $2.4M to three university-partnered biomedical startups
On July 30, 2026, Gov. Abigail Spanberger announced $2.4 million in Virginia Catalyst grants — $800,000 each to Pascal Medical, Perfusion Medical and Sonogen Medical for university…
New £2,000 grant for non-levy SMEs hiring 16-24 apprentices from Oct 2026
From 1 October 2026, non-levy-paying employers (those with a paybill under £3m) can claim up to £2,000 for hiring an apprentice aged 16-24, provided the apprentice's practical star…
CSIRO ON Accelerate 11 opens: up to A$80k non-dilutive, apply by 31 Aug 2026
CSIRO opened applications for ON Accelerate 11, its national deep-tech accelerator, running 27 July to 31 August 2026. Selected teams receive a three-month program valued at over A…
NC IDEA MICRO opens Fall 2026 cycle: $10K grants for North Carolina founders
NC IDEA opened its Fall 2026 MICRO grant cycle on Jul 27, 2026, awarding $10,000 (75% at signing, 25% two months later) plus an eight-week customer-discovery and launch program. Ap…
SBA launches $9M SCALE grants for small-business supply chains
On July 23, 2026, the SBA announced its new Supply Chain Acceleration and Logistics Enablement (SCALE) program: about 20 grants of up to $500,000 each ($9M total) over a two-year p…
NIST opens ~$46.5M competition for 14 state MEP manufacturing centers
On July 22, 2026 NIST released a Notice of Funding Opportunity totaling roughly $46.5M to establish Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) centers in 14 states and territories (…
Pennsylvania budgets $125M for Innovate in PA 2.0 to back life-sciences startups
Gov. Josh Shapiro announced on July 22, 2026 that Pennsylvania's 2026-27 budget includes $125 million for Innovate in PA 2.0, funding promising startups plus a statewide clinical-t…
SBA opens $6M Women's Business Center modernization grant; Aug 10 deadline
The SBA announced on July 21, 2026 a $6M national competition to modernize Women's Business Centers, limited to eight states/territories where funding lagged fast-growing women-own…
NZ R&D Experience Grant: up to NZ$11,960 to hire a STEM student intern
Innovation Services (administered by MBIE) funds up to NZ$11,960 plus GST for a 400-hour, 10-week full-time student R&D internship at a minimum NZ$29.90/hour. The 2026/27 round ope…
StartupCE 2026 opens: up to 60 startups get 6-month acceleration + BIT grants
Sebrae/CE, in partnership with Funcap, opened applications for the StartupCE 2026 program from July 7 to August 14, 2026, selecting up to 60 startups. Selected companies receive a…
Uttar Pradesh Startup Policy 2026 sets up Rs 1,000 crore fund, doubles seed grants
The UP Cabinet cleared the Uttar Pradesh Startup Policy 2026 on 6 July 2026, creating a dedicated Rs 1,000 crore startup fund. Standard seed funding doubles to Rs 15 lakh (up to Rs…
NSF SBIR/STTR deep-tech Phase I proposals due Nov 4, 2026
NSF's current SBIR/STTR solicitation (NSF 26-510) funds deep technologies advancing US competitiveness and security, with invited Phase I and Fast-Track full proposals due November…
Pernambuco opens R$3M govtech grant: up to R$100k per startup, apply by Aug 17
On July 1, 2026, Pernambuco's Secti-PE and FACEPE launched Edital nº 23/2026 'Inovação Aberta para Desafios Digitais,' selecting 30 micro and small tech-based companies (especially…
Innovate UK opens £10m 'Next Wave: Breakthrough' createch grant, up to £350k
Innovate UK opened its 'Next Wave: Breakthrough Wave 1' competition on 23 June 2026, sharing £10 million for creative-technology (createch) research projects in England. UK-registe…
DPIIT publishes 107-page Startup Playbook mapping 65+ government schemes
In June 2026 DPIIT released the 'Playbook of Government Schemes and Initiatives for Startups', a 107-page official guide (dated 22 June 2026) that consolidates 65+ Central Governme…
Victoria funds nine AI & deeptech pre-accelerators with $3.5M, up to $400k each
Announced 18 June 2026 at the Victorian Startup Gala, the Victorian Government is splitting $3.5 million across nine pre-accelerator programs, each receiving up to $400,000 to help…
TELUS #StandWithOwners 2026 grants open: 3x$125K prizes, Sept 2 deadline
TELUS relaunched its StandWithOwners contest on June 2, 2026, offering three Grand Prize awards of $125,000 each (in funding, technology and exposure, backed by Samsung, Scotiabank…
Vinnova opens Test & Demo grant for SMEs: up to SEK 1M, deadline Sept 8 2026
Vinnova's 'Test & Demo for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises 2026' call opened 2 June 2026 and closes 8 September 2026 at 14:00. It funds up to 70% of eligible costs to a maximum…
Vinnova Innovative Startups 2026: up to SEK 500,000, applications Oct 12-Jan 12
Vinnova's Innovative Startups 2026 call funds knowledge-intensive Swedish startups with up to SEK 500,000 to test customer needs, business idea and willingness to pay. The applicat…
CanExport SMEs 2026-27: up to $50K export grant, tighter eligibility, Aug 31 deadline
For 2026-27, Canada's CanExport SMEs program offers up to $50,000 per project to help SMEs enter new international markets, with roughly $31 million available and only about $3.1 m…
SBA opens $50M Made in America manufacturing and workforce grant
The SBA announced a new $50M grant opportunity on May 6, 2026 to support Made in America manufacturing and workforce training, targeting small manufacturers who make up 98% of US m…
SBIR and STTR reauthorized through Sept 30, 2031, with new $30M breakthrough awards
President Trump signed the Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act of 2026 (S. 3971) on Apr 13, 2026, extending the SBIR and STTR non-dilutive R&D grant programs throug…
SBIR/STTR non-dilutive R&D grant programs reauthorized through 2031
President Trump signed S.3971, the Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act (Public Law 119-83), into law on April 13, 2026, reauthorizing the SBIR and STTR programs thr…
SBIR/STTR reauthorized through 2031 with new $30M breakthrough awards
Signed into law April 13, 2026, the reauthorization extends the SBIR and STTR programs through September 30, 2031, ending the recurring short-term lapses. It also creates new Strat…
FINEP opens R$300M non-reimbursable grant for AI, robotics, quantum startups
FINEP's 'Mais Inovacao Brasil - Tecnologias Digitais' call offers R$300 million in economic subsidy (non-reimbursable, no repayment) to Brazilian companies developing AI, advanced…
UK Start Up Loans: rate rises to 7.5%, eligibility extended to 5 years trading
From 6 April 2026 the British Business Bank's government-backed Start Up Loans scheme raised its fixed interest rate to 7.5% (up from the 6% set at launch in 2012). Eligibility was…
CanExport SMEs revamped for 2026-27: US or global focus, higher bar
For fiscal 2026-27, Canada's CanExport SMEs program has about $31M for international market activities (roughly $3.1M earmarked for US-focused projects), still reimbursing 50% of e…
Finep opens 13 calls worth R$3.3bn for company innovation under Nova Indústria Brasil
In 2026 Finep opened 13 public calls totalling R$3.3 billion to fund innovation projects aligned with the Nova Indústria Brasil strategy, presented at a Goiânia event on 17 March 2…
Singapore to merge EDG, PSG and MRA into single EDGE grant in H2 2026
EnterpriseSG is consolidating the Enterprise Development Grant (EDG), Productivity Solutions Grant (PSG) and Market Readiness Assistance (MRA) into one unified EDGE scheme launchin…
Vinnova FFI Accelerated Startup Partnership: up to SEK 750k, Sept 16 deadline
Vinnova's FFI Accelerated Startup Partnership (ASP) 2026 funds collaborative projects between knowledge-intensive startups and established road-transport players, with a total budg…
Vinnova FFI Accelerated Startup Partnership: up to SEK 750,000, next deadline Sep 16 2026
Vinnova's FFI Accelerated Startup Partnership 2026 funds innovation collaborations between startups and established need-owners in sustainable road transport (circularity, transpor…
FINEP has 3+ open non-refundable grant calls, several closing Aug 31, 2026
FINEP's Mais Inovação Brasil program has over R$1.6 billion in open 'subvenção econômica' (non-reimbursable grants) for 2026, including Energy Transition (R$500M), Health (R$300M)…
Shenzhen launches AI 'One Person Company' startup plan with compute and data vouchers
On 14 January 2026, Shenzhen's Bureau of Industry and Information Technology issued the AI 'OPC' (One Person Company) Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Action Plan (2026–2027), targeting…