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Cash grants for startups that are still open, Nov 2026
On 15 Nov 2026, 5 cash grant programs in this list still take applications: each pays money and shows a written closing date. 1 of them states on its own page that the money is non-dilutive, and the nearest two deadlines are EIT Culture & Creativity: New Ventures in Creative Tech on 16 Nov 2026 and Amber Grant for Women on 30 Nov 2026.
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Soonest deadline first. The deadline is the program's own words; each page was read on 12 Nov 2026. Open the program's page before you apply: dates and terms change.
| Program | Type | Closes | What it gives | Who can apply | Equity | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EIT Culture & Creativity: New Ventures in Creative Tech (Spark) | Program | 16 Nov 2026, 17:00 CET | Up to €30,000 per team, with a nine-month venture-creation program. | Early-stage founders, individuals and small multidisciplinary teams, with a business concept in creative tech; the page sets the eligible countries. | Not mentioned on the page | The program's page ↗ |
| Amber Grant for Women | Grant | 30 Nov 2026 | Three $15,000 grants every month; monthly winners can reach one of three $75,000 annual grants. | Women-owned businesses. | Not mentioned on the page | The program's page ↗ |
| Shophand Small Business Boost Grant (Round 2) | Grant | 30 Nov 2026 | $2,500 in no-strings-attached cash plus $2,500 in Shophand technical support and services. | U.S.-based small business owners. | Not mentioned on the page | The program's page ↗ |
| African Energy Entrepreneurship Awards 2026 (Octopus Energy Generation) | Competition | 11 Dec 2026 | A share of $100,000 in non-dilutive capital for the winners, plus mentorship. | Early-stage energy businesses across Sub-Saharan Africa. | None: the page says non-dilutive | The program's page ↗ |
| RVO DHI: market validation for start-ups (Netherlands) | Grant | 31 Dec 2026, while budget lasts | €25,000 subsidy with a minimum of €50,000 in project costs. | Start-ups under 10 years old that want to enter a new foreign market; the page is in Dutch. | Not mentioned on the page | The program's page ↗ |
Questions founders ask
Which startup grants pay cash and are still open?
On 15 Nov 2026, 5 cash grant programs in this list still take applications: each pays money and shows a written closing date. 1 of them states on its own page that the money is non-dilutive, and the nearest two deadlines are EIT Culture & Creativity: New Ventures in Creative Tech on 16 Nov 2026 and Amber Grant for Women on 30 Nov 2026. The other 4 do not mention equity on the page read, so check the terms before you apply. Each row below links to the program's own page and shows the date it was read (12 Nov 2026).
Are there startup grants that close in November 2026?
3 programs in this list close in November 2026: EIT Culture & Creativity: New Ventures in Creative Tech on 16 Nov 2026, Amber Grant for Women on 30 Nov 2026 and Shophand Small Business Boost Grant on 30 Nov 2026.
Do cash grants take equity?
African Energy Entrepreneurship Awards 2026 states on its own page that the money is non-dilutive. The other 4 pages read do not mention equity at all, which is not the same as saying none is taken. A grant is also not a gift: the page sets who can apply and what the money may pay for.
What this list does not tell you
It does not say whether you are eligible: most rows limit who can apply by country, business type, company age or ownership, and the program's page is the rule. A grant that pays cash can still limit what the money may pay for, and a closing date can move, so open the program's page before you apply. "Equity: None" means the program's page says the money is non-dilutive; "Not mentioned" means the page read says nothing either way, not that the program takes none. A closing time is given in the page's own time zone. It is not legal or tax advice, and it does not replace the program's own terms or an adviser who has read them.
Left out: Hiring Our Heroes Small Business Grant, Zensurance Small Business Grant and the New Jersey Innovation Fellows Program (each page answered a 403 to the check on 12 Nov 2026, so their dates could not be checked on 12 Nov 2026). NLnet Restack, second call, and the NLnet open call are not listed: both use one submission form, and on 12 Nov 2026 that form said it was not possible to submit proposals until the next deadline on 3 Jan 2027. Programs that pay in credits or loans are not on this list. A program that pays out of a call-wide pot is listed only when its page states the size of the pot, as the Octopus row does. A row is here only where its own page, read on 12 Nov 2026, shows a written closing date still ahead.
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