EdTech grants for startups

17 grants, prizes and schemes written for EdTech startups. Grants open to every sector are on the main grants page.

Open all yearGrant
ACT Grants (Catalyst and Momentum Grants)
ACT Capital Foundation for Social Impact
Amount set per projectGrants for organisations using innovation on India's large social problems
Open all yearGrant
DIV Fund (successor to USAID Development Innovation Ventures)
DIV Fund (independent non-profit, ex USAID DIV team)
Up to USD 200,000 (pilot), 500,000 (test) or 1.5 million (scale)Staged grants to pilot, test and scale cost-effective innovations for people in poverty
Open all yearGrant plus other support
Gen-Next Support for Innovative Startups (GENESIS)
MeitY Startup Hub, Ministry of Electronics and IT
Up to ₹10 lakh early stage; up to ₹50 lakh for pilots; up to ₹1 crore for deep techFunding for tech startups in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities, from idea to pilot and deep tech
Open all yearGrant
IIMA Ventures Bharat Inclusion Initiative
IIMA Ventures, supported by the Gates Foundation and Michael and Susan Dell Foundation
USD 50,000 or more per startupGrant capital for tech startups serving low-income Indians
Closes 6 Nov 2026Prize
MIT Solve Global Challenges
MIT Solve (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
USD 10,000 per selected team, plus prizes up to USD 150,000Grants and prizes for tech solutions in health, climate, learning and economic prosperity
ClosedPrize
BHASHINI Grand Innovation Challenges
Digital India BHASHINI Division, Ministry of Electronics and IT
Stage prizes, then a ₹50 lakh government contract for the winnerStaged prizes and a government contract for Indian language AI solutions
ClosedGrant
DBS Foundation Grant Programme
DBS Foundation (DBS Bank)
Up to SGD 250,000 per businessGrants for social enterprises and SMEs improving essential needs or inclusion
ClosedGrant
Epic MegaGrants
Epic Games
USD 5,000 to 75,000 (up to USD 150,000 for exceptional projects)Grants for games, film, animation, architecture, education and open source tools built with Unreal Engine
ClosedPrize
Infosys Foundation Aarohan Social Innovation Awards
Infosys Foundation
Up to ₹50 lakh per winnerCash awards for Indian innovators whose working solutions tackle social problems
Closes 31 Oct 2026Grant
Kotak BizLabs Season 3
Kotak Mahindra Bank CSR, with IIMA Ventures, NSRCEL, T-Hub, FITT and IIM Calcutta Innovation Park
Up to ₹30 lakhCSR grants and acceleration for revenue-stage impact startups
ClosedGrant
NSRCEL Impact Orbit: Skilling and Livelihood Innovations
NSRCEL IIM Bangalore, powered by Capgemini
Amount set per projectIncubation and grants for skilling and livelihood ventures
ClosedGrant
NSRCEL Impact Orbit: Tech-Enabled Social Innovations
NSRCEL IIM Bangalore, powered by Capgemini
Up to ₹15 lakhGrants and incubation for tech-driven social ventures with pilots
Closes 31 Oct 2026Grant
Saksham Assistive Technology Accelerator
Startup Accelerator Chamber of Commerce (SACC), via Startup India
Up to ₹5 lakh (2025 edition)Accelerator and non-dilutive grant for assistive technology startups serving people with disabilities
ClosedPrize
Samsung Solve for Tomorrow (India)
Samsung India, with incubation at FITT IIT Delhi
₹2 crore incubation grant pool for the top 4 teamsPrizes and incubation grants for young Indians building tech ideas with social impact
ClosedPrize
Tools Competition
The Learning Agency and Renaissance Philanthropy, with Walton Family Foundation, Google.org and others
USD 50,000 to USD 300,000 depending on trackPrize funding for ed tech tools that improve learning, assessment and education data
ClosedGrant
Unity for Humanity Grant
Unity Technologies
Share of a US$600,000 pool (2026 round)Grants for social impact games, XR, film and 3D projects built with Unity
ClosedGrant
Unnati AI 2.0 (Unnati se Pragati): Startup Acceleration
FITT IIT Delhi with Microsoft India (CSR)
Up to ₹30 lakhZero-equity grants and acceleration for AI startups scaling social impact solutions

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