BIRAC GCI grant up to ₹2 crore for breakthrough screening & diagnostics innovations in TB, emerging pathogens and enteric disease.

CSR grant up to ₹5 lakh for startups and entrepreneurs innovating in food/feed nutrition, animal health, and sustainable bioprocessing, supported by Kemin Industries South Asia.

One-time grant up to ₹50L for any Karnataka startup to build a proof-of-concept.

One-time grant up to ₹50L for Karnataka startups registered outside Bengaluru Urban.

One-time grant up to ₹50L for SC/ST-owned Karnataka startups (70%+ SC/ST equity).

One-time grant up to ₹50L for women-led Karnataka startups (51%+ women equity).

A national initiative by FITT IIT Delhi and NIESBUD to discover and support grassroots innovators with mentorship, incubation, and facilitated access to external funding.

A 6-month, zero-cost incubation program by FITT-IIT Delhi and MSDE, designed to transform grassroots ideas into market-ready enterprises with mentorship, infrastructure, and access to funding.

A fully funded 16-week virtual fellowship by Watson Institute and Western Union for social entrepreneurs and community leaders serving underserved, refugee, displaced, and marginalized communities globally.

National MSME innovation hackathon on frontier tech — renewable energy, Industry 4.0/5.0, robotics, automotive & more. Up to ₹15 lakh + incubation per approved idea. Open to Indian citizens 18+; apply 27 Jun–14 Jul 2026.

India's largest online student hackathon focused on FinTech, AI, and Trading Technology, offering ₹3.15 Lakhs+ in prizes and internship opportunities.

An open hackathon by Masters' Union where students and young founders pitch their business ideas for cash prizes and mentorship.

A national analytics case competition for Indian students, organised by IIM Calcutta, IIT Kharagpur, and ISI Kolkata, with Sun Pharma as title sponsor — prizes worth ₹2.5 L.

A nationwide open-source coding challenge for Indian students and professionals — contribute to real projects, collaborate with peers, and win a ₹20,000 prize pool.

National-level case competition by NIT Rourkela for UG/PG students — ₹20,000 prize pool, multi-round format.

A 24-hour national-level hackathon at Kongu Engineering College for Indian UG/PG students — ₹50,000 prize pool plus internship opportunity.

A global online AI hackathon by Alibaba Cloud with a ₹41.85 lakh prize pool — open to Indian teams and individual builders.

The Bangalore regional qualifier for Startup World Cup, offering Indian founders a chance to compete for a ₹9.3 crore investment at the Grand Finale in Silicon Valley.

An online AI hackathon by Kaya with a ₹3,50,000 prize pool, open to Indian participants.

A global online hackathon challenging creators to produce AI-generated films — ₹1.25 lakh prize pool.

Reimbursement of patent filing costs up to ₹5 lakh for DPIIT-recognized MP startups.

Government top-up for SEBI/RBI-recognized investments, up to ₹15 Lakh per instance, with women-led bonus.

Provides margin money and interest subsidy for DPIIT-recognized startups in Madhya Pradesh.

Annual interest subsidy for DPIIT-recognized Punjab startups on scheduled bank loans, up to ₹5 Lakh/year.

Reimbursement for patent filing and prosecution fees for KBITS-registered, incubated startups.

Reimbursement for international marketing expenses (up to Rs 5L) for Karnataka startups; preference for women founders.

Reimbursement of VAT/CST/GST for physically incubated Karnataka startups with turnover up to 50 Lakhs.

Lease rental reimbursement for DPIIT-recognized startups in Haryana, enhanced for women-led.

100% reimbursement of patent filing costs for DPIIT-recognized Haryana startups.

Lease rental reimbursement for DPIIT-recognized startups operating in Punjab.