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Startup Grants & Funding programs for Academic Institution Companies in India

Academic institutions including universities, research labs, and IITs/IIMs qualify for DST-FIST infrastructure grants, MHRD's SPARC program, and BIRAC's university innovation grants. Institution-linked startups benefit from dedicated incubation centres, NIDHI-TBI funding, and faculty entrepreneurship schemes under the National Education Policy 2020.

Showing 402+ programs for Indian startups

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SAAF Cities 2.0 Program by Villgro

Villgro, HDFC Bank Parivartan

Upto ₹2.4 CrClosed

urban innovationwaste managementEarly Revenue Stage
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Samvardhan 2026 Design Accelerator at PIEDS BITS Pilani

PIEDS BITS Pilani, BIRAC

₹ – ₹10 LakhsClosed

healthcare hardwareacceleratorPrototype Stage
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Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EiR) Program

IIT Tirupati Navavishkar I-Hub Foundation (IITTNiF)

Upto ₹30,000Closed

eiriittnifIdea Stage
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Meristems Student Grant-in-Aid Program

ANGRAU Agri Innovations and Entrepreneurship Development Foundation

Upto ₹4 LakhsClosed

agricultureagripreneurshipIdea Stage
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Agri YOCH Agripreneurship Orientation Program

ANGRAU Agri Innovations and Entrepreneurship Development Foundation

Upto ₹5 LakhsClosed

agricultureagripreneurshipIdea Stage
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Agri INVO Startup Agri-Business Incubation Program

ANGRAU Agri Innovations and Entrepreneurship Development Foundation

Upto ₹25 LakhsClosed

agricultureagritechMVP Stage
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GINCELERATOR 3.0 Accelerator Program

GINSERV

Upto ₹10 LakhsClosed

healthtechmedtechMVP Stage
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FICCI Mercedes-Benz Bharat Innovation & Business Ideas Challenge Programme

FICCI, Mercedes-Benz India

Upto ₹30 LakhsClosed

ficcimercedes-benzPrototype Stage
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FinNest 1.0 Fintech Acceleration Program at IIML EIC

IIM Lucknow Enterprise Incubation Centre (IIML EIC), HDFC Bank

Upto ₹1 CrClosed

finnestfintechIdea Stage
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Digi-SAPNE 2.0 Startup Acceleration Program at AIC SMU-TBIF

AIC SMU Technology Business Incubation Foundation

Upto ₹80 LakhsClosed

digi-sapnenortheast startupsIdea Stage
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Sustainable Manufacturing Innovation & Acceleration Program

T-Works, HDFC Bank Parivartan

Upto ₹25 LakhsClosed

hardware startupsmanufacturingPrototype Stage
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ClimaFii Alliance Program by Upaya Social Ventures

Upaya Social Ventures, Shell Foundation, Accion, UK aid

Upto ₹63 LakhsClosed

clean energydreGrowth Stage
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Open Challenge Program (OCP) 8.0 at STPI NEURON

STPI NEURON

Closed

animationgamingIdea Stage
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Business Accelerator Program – Cohort 2

AIC-InFED, IIM Nagpur

Closed

sc-stacceleratorIdea Stage
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Tamil Nadu LangTech Startup Fund

StartupTN, Tamil Virtual Academy

Upto ₹2.5 CrClosed

langtechtamil aiIdea Stage
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SMT. Raj Kumari Jain Seed Fund for Innovation at PIEDS BITS Pilani

PIEDS, BITS Pilani

₹10 Lakhs – ₹50 LakhsClosed

piedsbits pilaniIdea Stage
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GrowX Acceleration Program 2026 at AI Centre of Excellence, GIFT City

AI Centre of Excellence

Closed

growxai accelerationPrototype Stage
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Samriddhi Agripreneurship Incubation Programme at ICAR-IVRI

ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Upto ₹25 LakhsClosed

rkvyraftaarMVP Stage
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Navodaya Agripreneurship Orientation Programme at ICAR-IVRI

ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Upto ₹5 LakhsClosed

rkvyraftaarIdea Stage
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Student Orientation Programme at ICAR-IVRI

ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Upto ₹4 LakhsClosed

student innovationrkvyIdea Stage
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IIITB COMET Foundation 5G Startup Incubation Program

IIITB COMET Foundation

Closed

5gtelecommunicationPrototype Stage
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AgriNext Startup Innovation Grant by Kerala Startup Mission

Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM)

Upto ₹25 LakhsClosed

agrinextkeralaPrototype Stage
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