Government schemes, CSR funds, foundation grants and fellowships open to Indian nonprofits — each with the eligibility criteria, grant size, deadline and application route stated by the funder.
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Azim Premji Foundation
A university-anchored research grants programme, closed for the 2024 cycle. Retained as a reference — the next cycle typically opens the following calendar year.
Research · Education
APNIC Foundation
Grants support projects expanding digital inclusion and internet access across Asia Pacific.
the^delta
Incubator funding early-stage Indian nonprofit social entrepreneurs focused on livelihoods.
Department of Biotechnology (DBT)
A joint call funds Bio AI hubs in biomanufacturing under BioE3 for startups, LLPs, and academic SIROs.
Health Pharma Biotech · Agri Food Rural · Climate Energy Ev · Grant
Zayed Sustainability Prize
The Ashden Awards fund and recognise innovative sustainable solutions in health, food, energy, water, climate action and global high schools.
Health Pharma Biotech · Agri Food Rural · Climate Energy Ev · Social Impact
BIRAC
BIRAC GCI grant funds up to ₹2 crore for breakthrough screening and diagnostics innovations in TB, emerging pathogens, and enteric disease.
Health Pharma Biotech · Birac · Grand Challenges India · Gci
GOT BAG
The CARE Collective Fund awards €10,000 (approx. ₹9 lakhs) global impact grants to grassroots initiatives, social enterprises, and organisations working on ocean health, plastic pollution, and climate action.
Ocean Health · Plastic Pollution · Climate Action · Social Enterprise
HCL Foundation
HCLTech Grant funds Indian NGOs with up to ₹5 Crore for rural development in Water, Biodiversity, Health, and Education.
Social Impact · Rural Development · Csr · Ngo
APFNet
APFNet funds sustainable forest management and rehabilitation projects across the Asia-Pacific, offering up to US$100,000 for small initiatives in climate action, biodiversity, and livelihoods.
Forestry · Environment · Conservation · Climate Action
Watson Institute
A fully-funded fellowship developing entrepreneurial leaders who create solutions for youth mental wellbeing globally.
Social Impact · Health Pharma Biotech · Youth Mental Wellbeing · Global Fellowship
GOT BAG
GOT BAG's global impact grant funds grassroots initiatives, social enterprises, activists, and research projects on ocean health and climate action with a fixed €10,000 (~₹10.91 lakh).
Climate Energy Ev · Social Impact · Ocean Health · Climate Action
Watson Institute
The Watson Institute and Western Union fellowship funds social entrepreneurs and community leaders serving underserved, refugee, displaced, and marginalized communities globally through a fully funded 16-week virtual programme.
Social Impact · Entrepreneurship · Fellowship · Community Development
UNHCR
The UNHCR Innovation Accelerator is a global, equity-free grant programme funding pilot-proven innovations that scale sustainable impact for refugee, displaced, and stateless communities worldwide.
Social Impact · Refugee · Displaced · Stateless
RELX
An annual global competition awarding two US$75,000 prizes for innovative projects in sustainable water/sanitation or ocean-related innovation.
Environmental Challenge · Clean Water · Sanitation · Ocean Health
Moonshot Platform
The Moonshot Awards fund young changemakers aged 15-30 with equity-free grants and two-year mentorship for innovations addressing UN Sustainable Development Goals globally.
Young Changemakers · Sdg · Global · Innovation
Indian Council of Medical Research
The ICMR–Gates Foundation Grand Challenge funds development of nutrient-dense food prototypes to combat anaemia in Indian adolescent girls and women, with grants up to ₹1 Crore.
Agri Food Rural · Health Pharma Biotech · Nutrition · Food Innovation
Wildlife Conservation Trust
The WCT-BEES Grants Programme offers small grants up to ₹3.5 lakh to Indian researchers, conservationists, and organisations for conservation research and grassroots projects on endangered species and biodiversity.
Social Impact · Wildlife · Conservation · Research
Wildlife Conservation Trust
The WCT-BEES Grants Programme provides equity-free grants up to ₹3.5 lakh to Indian researchers and organisations for conservation research and grassroots projects on endangered species and threatened habitats.
Social Impact · Conservation · Wildlife · Environment
Earthna
The Earthna Prize, a global award by Earthna (a Qatar Foundation centre), funds traditional and indigenous knowledge projects tackling critical sustainability challenges, with a US$1,000,000 prize pool.
Global · Sustainability · Indigenous Knowledge · Traditional Knowledge
AIC IIT Delhi (Atal Incubation Centre, IIT Delhi)
The Handloom India Young Innovation Challenge 2026 (HIYIC 2026) offers seed funding up to ₹30 Lakhs to young innovators, startups, and weavers for transformative handloom solutions.
Social Impact · Manufacturing Industrial · Agri Food Rural · Handloom
Department of Pharmaceuticals
The SMDI capital subsidy scheme funds domestic manufacturing of key medical device components and raw materials to cut import dependency.
Health Pharma Biotech · Medical Devices · Healthcare Manufacturing · Import Substitution
Department of Pharmaceuticals
A government scheme reimbursing up to ₹5 crore for clinical studies of medical devices and IVDs made in India.
Health Pharma Biotech · Medical Devices · Clinical Studies · Healthcare
Adani Group
Vande Bharatam, by Gautam Adani, funds India's next generation of innovators and entrepreneurs with a prize pool, mentorship, and visibility.
Innovation · Entrepreneurship · Startup Competition · Grassroots
IHFC, IIT Delhi
UdyogTech Synapse 2026, by IHFC IIT Delhi, funds deep-tech projects in industrial robotics and advanced manufacturing with up to ₹5 Crore and industry collaboration.
Deeptech Electronics Robotics · Manufacturing Industrial · Ai Saas Enterprise · Climate Energy Ev