AI-specific funding · Takes no equity
AI for AI and tech builders, narrowed to non-dilutive funding. Eligibility gates shown per programme.
13 programmes
Free 30-day residential deep-tech residency in Bengaluru for 14 builders. Housing, meals, workspace, a hardware lab, over $30,000 in AI and cloud credits per person and a need-based ₹20,000 stipend. No fee and no equity.
Free compute on fal for researchers and developers working on open source AI projects. No published amount, no application form: you email grants@fal.ai with the project.
Non-dilutive grants for open source maintainers, researchers and public-goods builders working on open AGI, with rolling applications and no fixed deadline.
Subsidised GPU hours for students with AI/ML projects and an aligned academic profile, with no company or revenue requirement.
Free open-source and proprietary AI model API keys for builders in India, decided in under 48 hours, with no published credit value.
Free membership program for AI startups giving free cloud credits from NVIDIA and partners plus preferred hardware and software pricing; NVIDIA publishes no credit amount.
$1,000 growing to $5,000 in fal credits for startups in Europe and Asia with real traction or institutional funding, plus perks from fal's partners.
$25 to $250 in fal credits for solo developers and small teams in Europe and Asia shipping a generative media app. Applications go through an approved fal partner.
Subsidised GPU hours from 14 empanelled cloud providers for DPIIT-recognised startups and MSMEs with AI/ML experience and revenue or funding traction.
Collaborative projects of £500,000 to £750,000 total eligible costs over 6 to 12 months to build frontier AI benchmarking datasets; the 2026 round has closed.
SME-led frontier AI projects of £150,000 to £250,000 total eligible costs over 3 to 6 months; the Phase 1 round has closed.
Short discovery projects of £25,000 to £50,000 total eligible costs to advance frontier AI, machine learning and foundation models in the UK; the 2026 round has closed.
Subsidised GPU hours for early stage startups that lack DPIIT recognition or revenue traction, gated on four years of AI/ML experience plus a letter from the IndiaAI CEO or a Joint Secretary rank officer.