[September 2025]
India is rapidly emerging as a global innovation hub, with startups, researchers and entrepreneurs driving groundbreaking solutions across industries. However, turning innovative ideas into scalable impact often requires one critical ingredient: funding. Whether you’re a tech startup, a student innovator, a researcher or an early-stage entrepreneur, accessing the right funding opportunities can accelerate your growth and bring your ideas to life.
Poster Making Contest on Emerging STI for National Priorities towards Viksit Bharat (India)
Deadline: 25-Sep-2025
The Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India, in collaboration with Gujarat Council on Science and Technology (GUJCOST) and MyGov, is organising a poster competition focusing on the theme related to the event…[more]
Call for Proposals: Submissions open for Climate Resilient Agriculture (India)
Deadline: 28-Sep-2025
The Ignite Life Science Foundation is issuing a call for proposals to address the national priority of making Indian agriculture globally competitive and resilient through novel and innovative strategies and solutions…[more]
Entries open for Reliance Foundation Postgraduate Scholarships (India)
Deadline: 04-Oct-2025
The Reliance Foundation Postgraduate Scholarship is inviting applications to nurture a new generation of scientists, technologists, and changemakers who will lead India towards a future-ready, inclusive, and self-reliant society…[more]
Applications open for TOTO Awards for Music (India)
Deadline: 30-Sep-2025
The 2026 TOTO Awards for Music invite young Indian artists to submit their original music for recognition, celebrating creativity, innovation, and excellence across all genres and languages…[more]
CETPartnership Joint Call 2025 – Funding for Clean Energy Transition Research and Innovation (India)
Deadline: 09-Oct-2025
The Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India, has opened participation in the Clean Energy Transition Partnership (CETPartnership) Joint Call 2025 to accelerate research, development and innovation for a green and climate-neutral future across industrial and energy sectors…[more]
Call for Nominations: Subhas Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar (India)
Deadline: 30 September 2025
The Government of India has decided to Institute an award designated as “Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabhandhan Puraskar” to recognize the excellent work done by Individuals and Institutions in India in the field of Disaster Management like Prevention, Mitigation, Preparedness, Rescue, Response, Relief, Rehabilitation, Research/Innovations or Early Warning…[more]
Entries Open for TIDES TBI Incubation Program (India)
Deadline: 30 December 2025
TIDES TBI is the flagship program of NSTEDB, DST to promote technology based startup ideas…[more]
Request for Applications: Avinya ’26 Energy Startup Challenge (India)
Deadline: September 30, 2025
Avinya’26 is an energy startup competition designed to promote Indian startups in the energy sector, anchored in the vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat with a focus on innovation, socio-economic impact, sustainability, and diversity…[more]
India-Canada Collaborative Industrial Research and Development Programme 2025 (India)
Deadline: 17 October 2025
The India-Canada Collaborative Industrial Research and Development Programme is now open to promote projects that are innovative and reflecting consumer demands, so that they are market-oriented at the same time focused on creating a new product or process that will eventually lead to commercialization…[more]
Call for Entries: Digital Art Award (India)
Deadline: 30-Sep-2025
Applications are now open for the Digital Art Award to recognise and celebrate original, innovative and non-commercial art by young Indian creators in the Digital Illustration and Digital Art medium…[more]
Applications open for IndiaSkills Competition
Deadline: 30-Sep-2025
The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Government of India (GoI) is pleased to announce its IndiaSkills Competition to showcase and honing the skills of Indian youth…[more]
Expressions of Interest: AIKosh Partners for Dataset Contributions (India)
Deadline: Ongoing
IndiaAI, an Independent Business Division (IBD) under the Digital India Corporation, Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY), is inviting Expressions of Interest (EOI) from nongovernment entities across all sectors to contribute their non-personal, anonymized, and India-specific datasets to AIKosh. AIKosh is IndiaAI’s flagship platform designed to democratize access to high-quality datasets, fostering innovation in Artificial Intelligence (AI) research and development…[more]
Apply for Launching Entrepreneurs for Affordable Products Fund (India)
Deadline: Ongoing
C-CAMP has partnered with BIRAC to implement the Launching Entrepreneurs for Affordable Products (LEAP) Fund, with the aim of enabling promising and innovative startups in the biotechnology and lifesciences sectors to pilot/commercialize their products/technologies…[more]
XDC Network Finternet Accelerator Program (India)
Deadline: Ongoing
The T-Hub is accepting applications for its XDC Network Finternet Accelerator Program to support and nurture Web3 startups, leveraging the combined strengths of T Hub and the XDC Network…[more]
60-Day Special Skill Development Program (SSDP) under T-DRIVE Initiative – India
Deadline: Ongoing
T-Hub is now inviting applications for its 60-day Special Skill Development Program (SSDP) under the T-DRIVE initiative. The 60-day Special Skill Development Program (SSDP) under T-DRIVE equips students with practical exposure to India’s defence innovation ecosystem…[more]
Calling all Agritech Startups to collaborate with Farmers (India)
Deadline: Ongoing
Do you have the solutions that farmers need? Are your products designed to make a difference in the agricultural sector? Kerala Startup Mission is inviting Expression of Interest (EOI) from startups to collaborate with farmers…[more]
