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Activate Fellowship is sponsored by Activate (supported by NSF, DOE, and others). This two-year fellowship transforms scientists and engineers into founders, empowering them to reinvent the world by bringing their research to market. It provides funding, technical resources, unparalleled support, and mentorship from a network of scientists, engineers, investors, and commercial partners.
The program is designed for early-stage science entrepreneurs with hardware-based technology innovations.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Individuals with a bachelor's degree + 4 years post-bachelor's scientific research, engineering, or technology development experience. Applicants must be leading the commercial development of a hardware-based technology innovation for the first time, still in development at the time of the deadline, and not have raised more than $2M in debt or equity funding from non-governmental sources. Applicants must be able to diligently commit 2 years full-time and be legally able to work in the United States and speak English. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows more than $300,000 over two years, including a $100,000+ annual stipend, R&D funding, and flexible capital. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Applications for Activate Fellowship are due September 1, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
Activate Fellowship is funded by Activate (supported by NSF, DOE, and others). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship Program is a grant from NVIDIA providing up to $60,000 per award to PhD students conducting research that advances accelerated computing and its applications. Now in its 25th year, the program invites nominations from doctoral students pushing the boundaries of artificial intelligence, robotics, autonomous vehicles, and related fields. Recipients receive not only research funding but also access to NVIDIA technology, products, and engineering expertise, along with a mandatory in-person summer internship. Students are nominated by their faculty advisors and selected based on academic achievement and research area alignment.
CalSEED Concept Award is a grant from the California Energy Commission that provides $150,000 in funding to early-stage clean energy innovators in California. The program targets individuals, businesses, and nonprofits developing hardware, software, or integrated solutions at Technology Readiness Levels 2-4. Eligible technology areas rotate each cycle and have included battery recycling and reuse, long-duration energy storage, medium- and heavy-duty vehicle electrification, industrial electrification, and advanced EV charging. Applicants must be located in California, have under $1 million in private funding, and propose innovations that benefit California ratepayers. Concept Award winners also receive professional development resources and access to accelerator programs, and may compete for a subsequent $450,000 Prototype Award.
In January 2026, DOE Policy Flash PF-2026-30 wiped out every 15% and 10% indirect cost cap the administration had imposed in 2025 — because H.R. 6938 ordered it to. The same law froze indirect policy at NSF, Commerce and NASA. But OMB's sweeping new grants rule quietly reopens the fight through the back door. Here is what changed, what money recipients can claw back, and how to protect your indirect recovery going forward.
Read articleThe FY2026 spending package preserves NIH, NSF, and DOE funding while blocking the 15% indirect cost cap. A detailed breakdown of what passed, what is next in the Senate, and how researchers should position themselves.
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