Grants by Type

Browse grants by funding mechanism and grant type.


📋 Browse by Grant Type

Type Count Description
Fellowships 29+ Individual awards providing salary and research support
Industry PhD Fellowships 60+ Industry-sponsored PhD fellowships across tech, finance, pharma, energy, defense
Research Project Grants 14+ Funding for specific research projects and teams
OSS Grants 12+ Support for open source software development
Microgrants 11+ Smaller awards (<$50,000) for early-stage projects
Travel & Conference Grants 11+ Support for attending conferences and research visits

Quick Comparison

Fellowships

Individual researcher support with salary + research budget. Best for:

  • Graduate students (NSF GRFP, NIH F31)
  • Postdocs (Marie Curie, EMBO, K99/R00)
  • Faculty (Royal Society, UKRI Future Leaders)

Industry PhD Fellowships

Company-sponsored PhD support with funding, mentorship, and career opportunities. Best for:

  • Tech/AI (Intel, Two Sigma, Google, Meta, NVIDIA, ByteDance)
  • Finance (Jane Street, Citadel, Jump Trading, BlackRock)
  • Semiconductors (SRC, Broadcom, AMD, TI)
  • Pharma/Biotech (Biogen, GSK, AstraZeneca, J&J)
  • Defense/Aerospace (NDSEG, SMART, Northrop Grumman, BMW)
  • Energy (Schlumberger, Chevron, ExxonMobil)

Research Project Grants

Team-based funding for specific projects. Best for:

  • Early career faculty (NSF CAREER, ERC Starting)
  • Established PIs (NIH R01, ARC Discovery)
  • Large collaborations (Horizon Europe)

OSS Grants

Open source software development funding. Best for:

  • Infrastructure projects (Sovereign Tech Fund)
  • Development (NLnet, Mozilla, Prototype Fund)
  • Community building (GitHub Sponsors, NumFOCUS)

Microgrants

Quick, small funding for experiments and pilots. Best for:

  • Testing ideas (Emergent Ventures, AI Grant)
  • Side projects (Awesome Foundation)
  • Indie builders (Unitary Fund)

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