Top 30 STEM Funding Opportunities for Innovators

1. National Science Foundation (NSF) – Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants
2. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation – Grand Challenges Explorations
3. European Commission – Horizon Europe Research & Innovation Program
4. U.S. Department of Energy – Office of Science Grants
5. World Bank Innovation Labs – Global Innovation Fund
6. UNESCO STEM Innovation Awards
7. Royal Academy of Engineering – Leaders in Innovation Fellowships
8. MIT Solve – Global Challenges Funding
9. National Institutes of Health (NIH) – Research Project Grants
10. Global Innovation Exchange – STEM Grant Directory
11. UNICEF Innovation Fund (Frontier Technologies)
12. Women in STEM Innovation Fund (various countries)
13. Schmidt Futures – Science Fellowships
14. Google for Startups – Black Founders Fund (STEM focus)
15. Y Combinator – Tech for Good Programs
16. African Union Research Grants – Science, Technology and Innovation
17. Shell LiveWIRE – Energy Solutions Grant
18. IEEE Entrepreneurship Funding Programs
19. CRDF Global – Science and Technology Innovation Grants
20. USAID Development Innovation Ventures
21. Ford Foundation Technology Innovation Grants
22. Amazon Web Services (AWS) Research Credits
23. World Economic Forum UpLink Innovation Challenges
24. Falling Walls Science Breakthroughs of the Year Funding
25. Techstars Accelerator – Deep Tech & STEM Startups
26. Royal Society International Exchanges (STEM researchers)
27. Newton Fund – Research & Innovation Partnerships
28. Global Good Fund – Tech Innovation Fellows
29. Open Philanthropy – Science Funding
30. Rockefeller Foundation – Science & Tech for Good Grants

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