Startup Grants & Funding in Chandigarh

PMMSY capital subsidy of up to ₹30 lakh for setting up a new freshwater scampi hatchery.

Dayananda Sagar University's national 36-hour hackathon for student developers, designers, and innovators, featuring a total prize pool of ₹20 Lakhs+.

PMMSY capital subsidy of up to ₹30 lakh for a new brackish-water shellfish or finfish hatchery.

Grants from the Global Fund for Community Foundations to strengthen community-philanthropy organizations globally, focusing on their grantmaking, governance, and fund development.

PMMSY capital subsidy of up to ₹30 lakh for establishing a small marine finfish hatchery.

A 9-month MedTech incubation program by IIITD-IC, uniting early-stage founders, mentors, clinical partners, and investors, offering grants up to ₹15 lakhs and extensive support.

A pre-money, term-sheet-triggered co-investment programme for DeepTech & Community Innovation Startups across India, providing ₹12-15 Lakh in funding.

The NBCFDC General Loan Scheme offers financial assistance up to ₹15 lakh at concessional interest rates (6-8%) for entrepreneurs from Backward Classes to undertake various income-generating activities across India.

Pre-incubation cohort by Maruti Suzuki & IIM Calcutta Innovation Park for early-stage startups in mobility, manufacturing, sustainability and social impact — ₹13 lakh cash rewards, paid PoC and Japan immersion.

A scheme by the National Jute Board, Ministry of Textiles, offering financial incentives to Indian Jute Mill Companies and MSMEs for exporting Jute Diversified Products, reimbursing up to ₹12 lakh annually.

PMFME gives an individual SHG member running a food processing unit a 35% credit-linked grant, up to Rs 10 lakh.

Collateral-free business loan ₹5–₹10 lakh for established micro-enterprises scaling up

Concessional term loan scheme offering up to ₹10 lakh to artisans and craftspersons from notified minority communities to meet working capital and fixed capital requirements.

India's premier startup competition offering mentorship, exposure, and funding up to ₹10 Lakhs for startups of all sizes and industries.

Up to ₹10 lakh reimbursed for successfully securing (granted) an international patent, for StartinUP-registered UP startups

A 3-day offline hackathon in Bengaluru for experienced developers to build production-grade AI solutions on edge devices — $6,000 prize pool.

Pre-seed incubation for deep-tech startups in cobotics, AI, drones, autonomous systems at IIT Delhi.

The NIEPA Grant-in-Aid Scheme provides non-dilutive funding to educational institutions, universities, research organizations, and NGOs for studies, evaluations, and conferences in educational planning and administration.

Collateral-free business loan ₹50,001–₹5 lakh for growing micro-enterprises

This scheme offers reimbursement for intellectual property (IP) filing fees, including patents, trademarks, GIs, and designs, to eligible Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises.

₹35,000/month stipend for up to 12 months for Indian innovators building CPS prototypes pre-incorporation at IIT Madras Pravartak.

Udyam-registered MSMEs get 100% of foreign patent registration costs reimbursed, up to Rs 5 lakh.