Greenovation GreenSteel Challenge Grant
In context
This call is open to startups, small and medium-sized businesses and large companies and 4 others, at prototype and pilot stage, pre-seed and seed stage. Coverage is read from the notice itself: India.
This challenge sources innovations and proofs-of-concept for decarbonizing steel and other industrial processes, piloted in live industrial settings aligned with India's climate action plan. It targets startups, SMEs, and research institutions developing low-emissions technologies ready for real-world deployment.
About this grant
The Greenovation GreenSteel Challenge is a theme-based innovation program designed to source innovations and proofs-of-concept (POCs) that can be piloted in live industrial settings, providing an ideal environment for pilots in the green steel sector. The challenge aligns with India's National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) and India's broader decarbonization goals, focusing on enabling the transition to low-carbon steel production processes. It is part of the broader Greenovation Challenges platform, a decentralized, theme-based initiative co-organized with leading institutions such as IIT Bombay, UNIDO, and the Network for Global Innovation (NGIN). The Greenovation platform overall has attracted 5,000+ applications and awarded over $100,000 in grants to pioneering innovators across themes including decentralized renewable energy, green steel, and sustainable agriculture. The challenge is organized by EarthON Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit that blends philanthropy and investment to support grassroots organizations and early-stage ventures across India and the Global South.
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Eligibility
The challenge is open to innovators, startups, and early-stage ventures working on green steel innovations and proofs-of-concept suitable for piloting in live industrial settings in India. Given the broader Greenovation platform context, applicants from India and the Global South focused on decarbonizing industry are expected to be eligible. The challenge targets those building sustainable, community-rooted solutions aligned with India's decarbonization and NAPCC goals.
How it's scored
No specific evaluation criteria, scoring rubrics, weightings, or panel composition details are disclosed on this page for the GreenSteel Challenge.
Key requirements
- ✓Innovation or proof-of-concept ready for piloting in live industrial settings
- ✓Alignment with India's National Action Plan on Climate Change and decarbonization goals
- ✓Focus on steel or other industrial decarbonization pathways
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Frequently asked questions
- Who can apply for Greenovation GreenSteel Challenge?
- Eligibility covers organisations in IN; startup, sme, large-company, nonprofit, university, research-institution, consortium. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.
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About this sector
Industrial decarbonisation funding helps heavy industry cut emissions through electrification, fuel switching, process change and efficiency. Support is often capital-intensive and tied to a specific site, with feasibility studies leading to larger deployment calls. Applicants need emissions baselines, engineering studies and a plan to keep production running during the change.
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