Microsoft Grants

Open Microsoft grants

• 2026 Quantum Research Pioneers Program (QuPP)

  Up to $1.0Mopen

  2026 Quantum Research Pioneers Program (QuPP) is a grant from Microsoft that funds Quantum | 2026 Quantum Pioneers Program Microsoft Quantum Hardware ...

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• Microsoft AI for Good Lab Open Call Grant Program for Social and Scientific Impact

  Up to $500Kopen

  The Microsoft AI for Good Lab Open Call is a grant program awarding $5 million in funding and Azure service credits to organizations leveraging artifi...

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• Microsoft AI for Accessibility Grant Program for Assistive Technology

  Up to $250Kopen

  Microsoft's AI for Accessibility Grant Program supports researchers, startups, nonprofits, and assistive technology companies developing AI-powered so...

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• Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub Azure AI Credits Program

  Up to $150Kopen

  Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub provides AI-focused startups with up to $150,000 in Azure cloud credits, access to cutting-edge AI models includin...

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• Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub AI and Azure Credits Program

  Up to $150Kopen

  Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub provides up to $150,000 in Azure credits along with $2,500 in OpenAI credits to help AI startups build and scale t...

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• Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub with Azure Credits and Azure OpenAI Service Access for AI Companies

  Up to $150Kopen

  Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub provides AI-focused early-stage and growth-stage startups with up to $150,000 in Azure cloud credits, dedicated ac...

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• Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub Azure AI Credits Program

  Up to $150Kopen

  Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub Azure AI Credits Program is sponsored by Microsoft. This program provides AI-focused startups with Azure cloud cre...

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• Microsoft AI for Accessibility Grants Program

  Up to $20Kopen

  Microsoft's AI for Accessibility program provides Azure compute credits and technical support to developers, NGOs, academics, researchers, and invento...

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• Microsoft AI for Earth Azure Compute Credit Grants for Environmental AI

  Up to $15Kopen

  Microsoft's AI for Earth program awards Azure cloud compute credits to support AI projects addressing environmental challenges. Compute credit grants ...

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• Microsoft Grants for Technology and Mental Health

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  Microsoft Grants for Technology and Mental Health is a Microsoft nonprofit program that provides free technology grants and discounted software soluti...

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• AI for Health Equity Challenge

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  AI for Health Equity Challenge is a philanthropic program from Microsoft that supports nonprofits, researchers, and organisations working on global he...

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• Azure Cloud Credits for Startups

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  Azure Cloud Credits for Startups is a Microsoft for Startups program that provides early-stage startups with up to $150,000 in Azure cloud credits, ac...

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• AI for Earth grants (Azure compute credit grants)

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  The AI for Earth grants is a grant from Microsoft that funds organizations working to solve global environmental challenges using artificial intellige...

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• Microsoft Nonprofit IT Grants

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  Microsoft Nonprofit IT Grants is a grant program from Microsoft that provides donated and discounted software and technology services to eligible nonp...

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• AI for Earth Innovation Grant

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  AI for Earth Innovation Grant is a grant from Microsoft, in partnership with National Geographic, that funds research applying artificial intelligence...

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• Microsoft Nonprofit Technology Grants

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  Microsoft Nonprofit Technology Grants is a program from Microsoft that provides free technology grants and discounted software solutions to eligible n...

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• Microsoft Elevate for Changemakers

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  Microsoft Elevate for Changemakers is a program from Microsoft that provides nonprofit professionals with AI skills training, credentials, and fellows...

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• Microsoft AI for Accessibility

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  Microsoft AI for Accessibility is a grant program from Microsoft that funds AI-based innovations addressing the needs of people with disabilities in e...

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• AI for Accessibility program

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  AI for Accessibility program is sponsored by Microsoft. This CSR initiative provides grants to organizations that develop innovative projects using ar...

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• Microsoft Nonprofit Grants Proposal (Microsoft's Tech for Social Impact)

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  Microsoft Nonprofit Grants Proposal (Microsoft's Tech for Social Impact) is sponsored by Microsoft. Microsoft aims to empower nonprofits globally by p...

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Where Microsoft grants go

Recent grant recipients are concentrated in these states. Funders sometimes fund outside their primary states for high-fit projects, so don't self-eliminate solely on geography — check each opportunity's stated eligibility.

What Microsoft funds

Top program areas based on GrantMind's analysis of recent Microsoft awards:

How to apply for Microsoft grants

Most Microsoft applications require: an organizational profile with mission and programs, a project proposal aligned with the funder's stated priorities, a project budget, and supporting attachments (IRS determination letter, board list, recent financials).