Top 2026 grants and funding programs for Individual companies in Punjab

4–6 week AI residency for STEM undergraduates at IIM Ahmedabad.

₹10 lakh prize competition for deeptech early-stage startups & students.

Pre-incubation for early-stage & student founders, limited cohort.

Up to ₹60L support for sustainability startups in energy, materials and resources.

Mobility deeptech challenge with paid PoC and up to ₹10L funding

Mobility and automotive tech accelerator with funded PoC by Maruti Suzuki

Up to ₹10L for first-generation deeptech founders at ideation or prototype stage.

Industry 4.0 startup incubation and support program by STPI EmTek CoE

Up to ₹10 crore for IAF deep-tech defence challenges.

Up to ₹1.5 crore for IAF helicopter glide path landing system.

Hospital pilot program for healthcare startups with hospital-ready solutions.

Zero-equity fintech accelerator for MVP-stage startups raising Seed–Series A.

Sustainable mobility innovation challenge.

3-month exploration program for prototype-stage innovators