General grants, hackathons and bounties
86 open general funding programs, each checked against the organizer's official page. 13 close in the next 7 days and 14 take applications on a rolling basis.
Programs open to any kind of software project, without a fixed topic.
Brains Fellowship 2027 by Speculative Technologies
Brains is a free, four month, part time remote fellowship that helps scientists design and launch new research programs. Apply by 26 October 2026.
LYVA Labs Incubator 2027
LYVA Labs offers Liverpool City Region startups up to £25,000 on day one of a six month incubator. Applications close 29 October 2026 at 5 p.m.
Northwestern Mutual Accelerator 2027, powered by gener8tor
Northwestern Mutual Accelerator 2027 invests $100,000 in each of five startups. At least one founder must be in the US. Apply by 30 October 2026.
Hertz Fellowship 2027
The Hertz Fellowship gives US PhD students in science, maths and engineering up to five years of funding worth up to $250,000. Apply by 30 October 2026.
WISE EdTech Accelerator 2026
The WISE EdTech Accelerator coaches early stage edtech startups for a year. Applications close on 31 October 2026.
imec.istart Netherlands Autumn 2026
imec.istart Netherlands offers €100,000 in pre seed funding for tech startups based in the Netherlands. Apply by 31 October 2026.
imec.istart Spain Autumn 2026
imec.istart Spain offers €250,000 in pre seed funding for tech startups based in Spain. Apply by 31 October 2026.
New York and London Fintech Canadian Technology Accelerator 2027
Canadian B2B fintech companies can join a hybrid accelerator in New York and London from January to April 2027. Apply by 1 November 2026.
Y Combinator Winter 2027 batch
Y Combinator invests $500,000 in each startup accepted to its Winter 2027 batch in San Francisco. The on time application deadline is November 2, 2026.
Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator: Winter 2027 cohort
Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator invests $150,000 for 6% in each company in its four month Winter 2027 programme. Applications close on November 2, 2026.
MIT Solve 2027 Global Challenges
MIT Solve picks tech teams for a nine month support program with a $10,000 grant each and access to over $1M in prizes. Apply by 2 November 2026.
Startup Wise Guys Founders Club, cohort 21 (2026)
Startup Wise Guys Founders Club is a 3 month online program for B2B founders, with a possible investment up to €100,000. Apply by 2 November 2026.
Entrepreneurs First Winter 27 Bangalore Program: second selection round
Entrepreneurs First pays an INR 360,000 talent investment and can invest up to $250,000 per company. Apply by November 2, 2026 for the second selection round.
ACLS Digital Justice Development Grants: 2026 competition
Grants of $50,000 to $100,000 for open digital humanities projects run through US universities. Applications close November 3, 2026.
EIC Accelerator 2026: 4 November deadline
The EIC Accelerator funds EU startups and SMEs with grants below €2.5 million and €1 to €10 million in investment. Full applications close November 4, 2026.
Future Leaders Fellowships: Round 11, business and non-academic
UKRI pays £100,000 to £3 million for a four year fellowship hosted by a UK business or non academic organisation. Applications close on 4 November 2026.
Startmate Accelerator Summer 27 cohort
Startmate invests AUD $120,000 in each startup of its 12 week accelerator for founders in Australia and New Zealand. Applications close November 8, 2026.
Cox Cleantech Accelerator Winter 2027
Cox Cleantech Accelerator invests $250K in each of five climate startups for a 12 week program in Atlanta. Winter 2027 applications close November 8, 2026.
Alpha Startups Pre-Accelerator Cohort 68
1337 Ventures takes up to 25 startups into an 11 week hybrid pre accelerator. Cohort 68 applications close on 8 November 2026.
Prosper HealthTech Accelerator Spring 2027
Prosper HealthTech Accelerator invests up to $90,000 in each of five health tech startups for its Spring 2027 cohort in Birmingham, Alabama. Apply by 8 November 2026.
Tehnopol DeepTech Accelerator 2027 cohort
The Tehnopol DeepTech Accelerator gives Estonian science based startups up to €170,000 in equity free grants over 18 months. Apply by November 8, 2026.
Philippines Water Technology Canadian Technology Accelerator 2027
A hybrid accelerator for six to eight Canadian water technology companies entering the Philippine market, ending at Water Philippines 2027 in Manila. Apply by 9 November 2026.
FIERCE 2nd Open Call for Financing 2026: space data vouchers for green SMEs
The FIERCE 2nd Open Call gives EU SMEs vouchers of up to €50,000 to build green solutions with space data. Apply by November 9, 2026.
JumpStart Trailblazer Software Accelerator: January 2027 cohort
JumpStart's Trailblazer Software Accelerator covers the first $50K of expert services for Ohio software startups, with no fees or equity. Apply by November 10, 2026.
Jane Street Graduate Research Fellowship 2027
Jane Street covers a year of tuition and pays a $50,000 stipend to PhD students in computer science, maths, physics or statistics. Apply by 13 November 2026.
NASA Space Apps Challenge 2026
NASA runs its yearly global hackathon on November 14 and 15, 2026. Registration is open and teams of up to six people work on 14 space challenges.
NITMB Fellows Program 2027
NITMB offers a three year paid fellowship in Chicago for early career researchers in mathematical biology. Apply by 15 November 2026.
Tory Burch Foundation Fellows Program 2027
About 160 US women founders get coaching, advisors and a $2,000 education grant from the Tory Burch Foundation. Apply by 17 November 2026.
Techstars New York City Accelerator Spring 2027
Techstars invests $220,000 in early stage startups accepted to its Spring 2027 New York City program. Applications close on November 18, 2026.
Techstars Anywhere Accelerator Spring 2027
Techstars Anywhere is a remote first accelerator that invests $220K per company. Applications for Spring 2027 close on November 18, 2026.
Techstars London Accelerator Spring 2027
Techstars London takes early stage startups from any country and sector and invests $220,000 per company. Spring 2027 applications close November 18, 2026.
Techstars Boston Accelerator Spring 2027
Techstars Boston invests $220K in early stage startups, with a focus on AI, robotics and health. Spring 2027 applications close November 18, 2026.
USC and Techstars Accelerator Spring 2027
The USC and Techstars Accelerator invests $220,000 in startups with a USC affiliated founder. Spring 2027 applications close November 18, 2026.
Northwestern Medicine Techstars Healthcare Accelerator 2027
The Northwestern Medicine Techstars Healthcare Accelerator takes six health tech startups to Chicago for three months. Apply by 18 November 2026.
Techstars Chicago Accelerator Spring 2027
Techstars Chicago takes startups from any industry into a spring 2027 program with investors, mentors and office space in Chicago. Apply by 18 November 2026.
BBSRC Bioinformatics and Biological Resources Fund 2026 (26BBR)
BBSRC funds UK bioscience databases, software tools and biological collections with up to £1.6 million per project. Applications close November 19, 2026.
SMU Cox FinTech Accelerator 2027, powered by MassChallenge
A free 16 week hybrid accelerator in Dallas for up to 15 fintech startups, with no equity taken. Applications run from October 6 to November 19, 2026.
Imagine H2O Accelerator and Imagine H2O Asia: 2027 cohort
Imagine H2O runs two equity free virtual accelerators for water startups, one global and one for Asia Pacific. Apply for the 2027 cohort by November 20, 2026.
FinTech Innovation Lab New York 2027
Free 12 week programme in New York that pairs fintech and AI startups with executives from 40+ financial institutions. No equity taken. Apply by 25 November 2026.
Conquer FinTech Accelerator Spring 2027 in East Lansing
The Conquer FinTech Accelerator gives US fintech startups 10 weeks of coaching, up to $20,000+ in investment and a $30,000 grant. Apply by 25 November 2026.
AICPA and CPA.com Startup Accelerator 2027
The AICPA and CPA.com Startup Accelerator gives each selected accounting tech startup a $25,000 grant plus coaching. Applications close on November 30, 2026.
EU-LAC Digital Accelerator open call #6 (2026)
EU funded accelerator for corporate and startup pairs from Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean. Startups get up to €10,500 in grants. Apply by 30 November 2026.
CancerX Accelerator 2027 cohort for digital cancer care startups
Six month CancerX Accelerator for digital and AI cancer care startups. No equity, no fee. Applications close 30 November 2026.
Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge 2027 for deep tech startups
The Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge 2027 selects deep tech startups worldwide, with a €200K equity prize for the winner. Apply by November 30, 2026.
Cyberport Creative Micro Fund Hong Kong Programme: February 2027 intake
Cyberport's Creative Micro Fund gives up to HK$100,000 in cash and mentoring to early digital tech projects in Hong Kong. Apply by 1 December 2026.
MedTech Innovator Accelerator 2027
Five month nonprofit accelerator for medtech, diagnostics and digital health startups, with $700,000+ in prize capital. Apply by 1 December 2026.
2027 European Prize for Women Innovators
The 2027 European Prize for Women Innovators awards up to €100,000 to women who founded innovative companies in the EU or associated countries. Apply by December 1, 2026.
Centech Acceleration Program: Winter 2027 cohort in Montreal
Centech's free 12 week Acceleration Program in Montreal supports deeptech, medtech and edtech startups. The call for the Winter 2027 cohort is open until December 1.
Brazil AI, Enterprise Tech and Digital Transformation Canadian Technology Accelerator 2027
A free hybrid accelerator for Canadian AI and enterprise tech companies entering Brazil, with a market week in São Paulo. Apply by 2 December 2026.
NIH Research Software Engineer Award: December 2026 deadline
The NIH pays up to $300,000 over three years in salary support for research software engineers at US institutions. The next deadline is December 4, 2026.
Conception X Raise: Spring 2027 investment readiness programme
Conception X Raise is a 10 week programme that gets science founders ready to fundraise, with up to £300k for top teams. Apply by 6 December 2026.
Conception X Venture Scientist 100: Spring 2027 fellowship
Conception X Venture Scientist 100 is a free nine month startup fellowship for PhD researchers in the UK and Europe. Apply by 6 December 2026.
Princeton CITP Fellows Program 2027 to 2028
Princeton's CITP Fellows Program offers fully funded, in person fellowships for 2027 to 2028 in tech policy, AI and security. Apply by 7 December 2026.
Open Science NL Open Science Meetings 2026
Open Science NL pays up to €15,000 for meetings run by open science communities in the Netherlands. The call closes on 10 December 2026.
NEC X Elev X Ignite Batch 17
NEC X offers up to $200,000 through Elev X Ignite Batch 17 for early stage B2B founders. Apply by 11 December 2026.
Interledger NextGen Higher Education Grant 2026
Universities can get up to USD $50,000 from the Interledger Foundation for student projects on Open Payments and digital finance. Letters of intent close 14 December 2026.
Flagship Pioneering Fellowship 2027
Flagship Pioneering pays $8,000 to $9,000 a month for a 12 week summer fellowship in Cambridge, MA, for PhD and MD level scientists. Apply by 15 December 2026.
Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs Accelerator 2027
Free 10 week virtual accelerator for startups founded by Harvard alumni, run with Pegasus Tech Ventures. Applications open 21 October and close 16 December 2026.
Internet Society Fellowship Program 2027
Internet Society fellows get a mentor, event travel and up to $5,000 for a project. Finish training by November 22; apply by December 18, 2026.
gener8tor North Dakota Accelerator 2027
gener8tor North Dakota invests $100,000 in each of five startups for its 2027 cohort in Fargo. Apply by 3 January 2027.
Dirigo Labs Accelerator 2027
A free 16 week accelerator in Waterville for Maine startups with early traction, from February to May 2027. Apply by January 8, 2027.
BEAM Circular Accelerator 2027
BEAM Circular Accelerator 2027 gives five bioeconomy startups $30,000 that takes no equity, with a possible $100,000 investment on top. Apply by 10 January 2027.
Vinnova Innovative Startups 2026
Vinnova gives young Swedish companies up to SEK 500,000 to test customer needs and willingness to pay. The call opens 12 October 2026 and closes 12 January 2027.
Women TechEU 2 EIC: January 2027 deadline
Women TechEU gives €75,000 and business coaching to deep tech startups led by women in Europe. The next full proposal deadline is January 14, 2027.
Accelerate Cambridge Spring 2027
Accelerate Cambridge is a 12 week venture programme for founders with a Cambridge connection. Applications for the Spring 2027 cohort close on 15 January 2027.
NSF CyberTraining grants: January 2027 deadline
NSF CyberTraining funds US projects that train researchers to build and use advanced research computing tools, with awards up to $1,000,000. Deadline 21 January 2027.
Kleiner Perkins Fellows 2027: engineering and design tracks
Summer fellowship for engineering and design students at a Kleiner Perkins portfolio startup in the Bay Area. Apply by 31 January 2027.
Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund Call 8
Enterprise Ireland offers a €40 million pool for Irish consortia developing disruptive technology. Apply by 3 February 2027.
Venture Kick 2026: up to CHF 150,000 for Swiss science startups
Venture Kick gives Swiss university spin off projects up to CHF 150,000 in three stages, plus coaching and investor access. Applications are open all year.
Antler Japan residency November 2026
Antler Japan invests up to $400,000 at inception, starting with $150,000 after six weeks in Tokyo. The next residency starts 2 November 2026.
Iterative accelerator Winter 2027 batch
Iterative invests US$150,000 to US$500,000 in startups joining its Winter 2027 batch, February to May 2027. Founders in all industries can apply.
Forum Ventures Accelerator: Winter 2027 cohort
Forum Ventures invests $100k for 7.5% in pre seed B2B software startups. Applications for the Winter 2027 cohort, starting January 2027, are open now.
Healthworx Accelerator 2026 cohort
Healthworx invests $25,000 in early healthcare companies and runs a 12 week program on the US health system. The 2026 cohort is open.
Emergent Ventures grants from the Mercatus Center
Emergent Ventures gives grants to people aged 13 and up with bold ideas to improve society. Applications are open all year, worldwide.
SIDN fonds Pioneer grants 2026 for a stronger internet
SIDN fonds gives grants of up to €10,000 for early ideas that make the Dutch internet stronger. Applications are open all year.
Curql Accelerate January 2027
Curql Accelerate gives five fintech startups a $7,000 grant and 12 weeks with credit unions. Applications stay open until the cohort fills.
Adobe bug bounty program on Intigriti
Adobe moved its bug bounty to Intigriti on 1 September 2026. Rewards go up to $15,000, with a bonus tier for Adobe AI features.
Live Nation bug bounty on HackerOne: up to $10,000
Live Nation pays up to $10,000 for security bugs in its Ticketmaster sites and apps. The HackerOne program opened on 24 September 2026.
Kiteworks public bug bounty on YesWeHack
Kiteworks pays up to $50,000 for a critical bug in its content platform. Reports go through YesWeHack at any time.
Antler UK residency September 2026
Antler is taking applications for its London residency. It invests £210k at inception and up to £500,000. The next UK residency starts in late September 2026.
a16z speedrun SR008
a16z speedrun invests up to $1M in startups. Applications are open year round, and the priority window for the SR008 cohort runs October 12 to November 1, 2026.
AWS Activate credits for startups
AWS gives startups up to $200,000 in cloud credits for infrastructure, data services and AI models. Applications are open all year and answers come in 5 to 10 business days.
Google for Startups Cloud Program
Google Cloud gives startups from $2,000 up to $350,000 in cloud credits. Applications are open all year across three stages, from pre funded to Series B and later.
soonami Venturethon October 2026
soonami is taking rolling applications for a 10 day Venturethon starting October 21, 2026, with a €5,000 public good grant and no equity.
CHARTED Fund 4: Supporting Professional Development
CHARTED pays UK early career research technical professionals up to £5,000 for training and conferences. Deadlines fall on the 15th of every month.
Canada Media Fund Business Development Program 2026
A new Canada Media Fund pilot gives Canadian screen and interactive media companies up to $300,000 CAD to grow. Apply November 10 to 26, 2026.