Who funds entrepreneurship research?

We count 78 funded entrepreneurship projects, active between 2020 and 2036, from 6 funders. The most came from EU · MSCA (25 projects), EU · ERC (7 projects) and EU · Food, Bioeconomy Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment (4 projects). The median award is $2.4M, across the 77 of 78 projects that list an amount.

Funded projects

78

Funders

6

Median award

$2.4M

Open calls now

7

Top funders of entrepreneurship research

Projects whose title or summary mentions entrepreneurship. Median award: of the projects that list an amount, in US dollars; “—” when fewer than 3 do.

Open entrepreneurship funding calls

7 open calls mention entrepreneurship today.

• Empowering local urban food systems entrepreneurship and innovation
  European Commission · Horizon EuropeUp to €6,000,000Deadline: September 23, 2027 ·
• FY27 Small Business Development Center State of Kansas Network Rebid
  Small Business Administration$777,777 – $1,144,946Deadline: November 19, 2026 ·
• Catalyze: Enabling Technologies and Transformative Platforms for HLBS Research (R33 - Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
  National Institutes of HealthUp to $350,000Deadline: December 23, 2027 ·
• Catalyze: Product Definition for Small Molecules, Biologics and Combination Products - Target Identification and Validation, and Preliminary Product/Lead Series Identification (R61/R33 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
  National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedDeadline: December 23, 2027 ·
• Catalyze: Product Definition for Small Molecules, Biologics, and Combination Products - Preliminary Product/Lead Series Identification and Combination Product Prototype (R33 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
  National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedDeadline: December 23, 2027 ·
• Catalyze Product Definition Medical Device prototype design/testing and disease target identification and assay development (R61/R33 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
  National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedDeadline: December 23, 2027 ·
• Catalyze: Product Definition Medical Device Prototype Optimization (R33 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
  National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedDeadline: December 23, 2027 ·

Forecast: announced, not open yet

2 forecast calls on entrepreneurship. Funders publish forecasts before a call opens; you can't apply to these yet, and dates can change.

• ForecastSmall Business Transition Grant for New Entrepreneurs (Parent R43/R44 Clinical Trial Optional)
  National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedExpected to open November 5, 2026
• ForecastSmall Business Transition Grant for New Entrepreneurs (Parent R41/R42 Clinical Trial Optional)
  National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedExpected to open November 5, 2026

Funded entrepreneurship projects

A sample, latest start first, at most three per program.

• NSF Quantum Technologies Engine in Connecticut (QuantumCT)
  NSF · TIP · $15,000,000 · ends 2036
• Implementation Project: JCSU Bullprint Program
  NSF · EDU · $2,246,652 · ends 2030
• Research Infrastructure: ART Track 2: GROW: Success Model to Advance Research Translation at Tulane (SMART Tulane)
  NSF · TIP · $5,967,100 · ends 2030
• The project addresses 4 critical issues to advance urban food systems and solutions, agricultural and stem education, and community…
  USDA · $500,000 · ends 2029
• Collaborative Research: EPIIC: Accelerating sustainable partnerships for innovation, research, and entrepreneurship in AI (ASPIRE-AI)
  NSF · TIP · $399,226 · ends 2028
• Entrepreneurial risk taking and capital tax design
  UKRI · ESRC · £809,672 · ends 2028
• Entrepreneurship, Art, and Science for Environmental Sustainability (EASE): Seamless collaboration for impactful climate communication
  UKRI · UKRI CRCRM · £995,958 · ends 2028
• UPR Center for Incubator and Technology Transfer (UPRCITT)
  NIH · Office of the Director · $7,897,996 · ends 2028
• The upward alabama phase ii project has created two pathways for upward mobility for communities who are informed by research in madison…
  USDA · $400,000 · ends 2028
• Women Entrepreneurs for STEM
  EU · MSCA · ends 2027

How we count

Funded projects come from public award records (NIH RePORTER, NSF, EU CORDIS, UKRI Gateway to Research, Wellcome, the Gates Foundation, DOE, NASA and USDA NIFA) whose title or summary matches “entrepreneurship or entrepreneurs or entrepreneurial”. NIH lists each budget year separately; one project counts once. Amounts are as the funder lists them; medians use only projects that list one, in US dollars. Open calls and forecasts are from our listings of October 28, 2026. A project can mention a topic without being mainly about it, so treat the counts as a guide to who funds the area.