HealthTech grants for startups
55 grants, prizes and schemes written for HealthTech 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 - Open all yearEquity
BIRAC LEAP Fund (via BioNEST incubators)
BIRAC, Department of Biotechnology - Open all yearEquity
BIRAC SEED Fund (via BioNEST incubators)
BIRAC, Department of Biotechnology - Open all yearGrant
C-CAMP Wadhwani Innovation Network (WIN) Centre of Excellence
C-CAMP Bengaluru with Wadhwani Foundation - Opens 10 Nov 2026Grant
CARB-X Funding Round (Drug-Resistant Bacteria R&D)
CARB-X, led by Boston University - Closes 12 Nov 2026Prize
Chief Minister's Innovation Contest (Meghalaya)
PRIME Meghalaya, Planning Department, Government of Meghalaya Meghalaya - Open all yearGrant
DIV Fund (successor to USAID Development Innovation Ventures)
DIV Fund (independent non-profit, ex USAID DIV team) - Open all yearGrant plus other support
Gen-Next Support for Innovative Startups (GENESIS)
MeitY Startup Hub, Ministry of Electronics and IT - Closes 30 Nov 2026Grant
ICMR First in the World Challenge
Indian Council of Medical Research, Department of Health Research - Open all yearGrant
India Health Fund Grants
India Health Fund (supported by Tata Trusts) - Closes 6 Nov 2026Prize
MIT Solve Global Challenges
MIT Solve (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) - Closes 17 Nov 2026Grant plus other support
Nexa Lighthouse Funding Opportunity: Asia and the Pacific
Grand Challenges Canada and AVPN, with Bayer, India Health Fund, Novo Nordisk, Sanofi and Temasek foundations - Closes 17 Nov 2026Grant
Promotion of Research and Innovation in Pharma MedTech (PRIP) Scheme: Call 2
Department of Pharmaceuticals, Government of India - Open all yearFellowship
Social Alpha Entrepreneur in Residence Fellowship
Social Alpha - Open all yearGrant
UNICEF Venture Fund
UNICEF Venture Fund - ClosedGrant plus other support
BFI-BIOME Kickstarter and Fellowship
Blockchain For Impact, run at IKP Knowledge Park and Venture Center - ClosedGrant
Biotechnology Ignition Grant (BIG)
BIRAC, Department of Biotechnology - ClosedGrant
Biotechnology Industry Partnership Programme (BIPP)
BIRAC, Department of Biotechnology - ClosedLoan
BIRAC Product Commercialization Program Fund (PCP Fund)
BIRAC, Department of Biotechnology - ClosedPrize
BIRAC SITARE-GYTI Award
BIRAC, Department of Biotechnology, with SRISTI - ClosedSubsidy
BIRAC-PATH Patent Facilitation
BIRAC, Department of Biotechnology - Closes 27 Oct 2026Grant
C-CAMP Call for Validation of Field-Ready Climate Solutions
C-CAMP Centre of Excellence for Sustainability and Climate Action, with Ashraya Hastha Trust - Closes 20 Oct 2026Prize
D.E.S.I.G.N. for BioE3 Challenge
Department of Biotechnology, BIRAC and BRIC - ClosedGrant
DBS Foundation Grant Programme
DBS Foundation (DBS Bank) - ClosedGrant
DBT-BIRAC BioE3 Biomanufacturing Joint Calls
Department of Biotechnology and BIRAC, Ministry of Science and Technology - Closes 31 Oct 2026Fellowship
E-YUVA Scheme (BIRAC)
BIRAC, Department of Biotechnology - ClosedPrize
Eternal (Zomato) Delivery Worker Innovation Challenges
Eternal Limited (formerly Zomato), with Startup India - ClosedGrant
Global Grand Challenges (Gates Foundation)
Gates Foundation - ClosedGrant
Grand Challenges Canada: Being (Youth Mental Health)
Grand Challenges Canada - ClosedGrant
Grand Challenges India (GCI)
BIRAC, Department of Biotechnology, with the Gates Foundation - ClosedGrant
HDFC Bank Parivartan SINE Spark Program
SINE, IIT Bombay, with HDFC Bank Parivartan (CSR) - ClosedGrant
IDFC FIRST Bank IGNITE (BITS Pilani PIEDS track)
PIEDS, BITS Pilani, with IDFC FIRST Bank CSR - ClosedGrant
India-Canada Collaborative Industrial R&D Programme
DST India via Technology Development Board, with NRC IRAP and Global Affairs Canada - ClosedGrant
India-Spain Joint Call for R&D&I Projects
DST India via Technology Development Board, with CDTI (Spain) - ClosedPrize
Infosys Foundation Aarohan Social Innovation Awards
Infosys Foundation - Closes 31 Oct 2026Grant
Kotak BizLabs Season 3
Kotak Mahindra Bank CSR, with IIMA Ventures, NSRCEL, T-Hub, FITT and IIM Calcutta Innovation Park - ClosedSubsidy
Marginal Investment Scheme for Reducing Import Dependence in Medical Devices (MIS-RID)
Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers - ClosedReimbursement
Medical Device Clinical Studies Support Scheme (MDCSS)
Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers - ClosedGrant
Nag Foundation and Venture Center CSR Grant for Oncology
Nag Foundation (CSR), run by Venture Center Pune - ClosedGrant
NSRCEL Healthcare Incubation Program
NSRCEL IIM Bangalore - ClosedGrant
NSRCEL Impact Orbit: AgeTech Innovations
NSRCEL IIM Bangalore, powered by Capgemini - ClosedGrant
NSRCEL Impact Orbit: Tech-Enabled Social Innovations
NSRCEL IIM Bangalore, powered by Capgemini - ClosedGrant
Pfizer INDovation
Pfizer India, run by Social Alpha with FITT IIT Delhi - ClosedGrant
Pfizer INDovation: NIPER Ahmedabad Edition
Pfizer India with NIPER Ahmedabad and Social Alpha - ClosedGrant
Promoting Academic Research Conversion to Enterprise (PACE)
BIRAC, Department of Biotechnology - Closes 31 Oct 2026Grant
Saksham Assistive Technology Accelerator
Startup Accelerator Chamber of Commerce (SACC), via Startup India - ClosedGrant
Samsung Mobile Advance
Samsung R&D Institutes India (Bangalore and Noida) - ClosedPrize
Samsung Solve for Tomorrow (India)
Samsung India, with incubation at FITT IIT Delhi - ClosedGrant
SBIF Innovators for Bharat (SBI Foundation)
SBI Foundation (CSR arm of State Bank of India), run through partner incubators - ClosedGrant
Small Business Innovation Research Initiative (SBIRI)
BIRAC, Department of Biotechnology - ClosedGrant plus other support
SpinLab Accelerator (Leipzig, Germany)
SpinLab, The HHL Accelerator - ClosedGrant
UKG India and Venture Center CSR Grant
UKG India (CSR), run by Venture Center Pune - ClosedGrant
Unity for Humanity Grant
Unity Technologies - ClosedGrant
Unnati AI 2.0 (Unnati se Pragati): Startup Acceleration
FITT IIT Delhi with Microsoft India (CSR) - ClosedPrize
Zayed Sustainability Prize
Zayed Sustainability Prize (UAE, managed by Masdar)