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Grants

Shell GameChanger

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open
Amount
$500,000

Non-dilutive funding to prove a technical concept, historically up to around US$500,000 per project, with Shell taking no equity in the first phase

Funder

Shell plc

private · national

Deadline: Open all year — Applications reviewed on a rolling basis by the GameChanger team

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Unproven early-stage energy technology ideas. Open to individuals, universities and companies worldwide.

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Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.shell.com/what-we-do/technology-and-innovation/innovate-with-shell/shell-gamechanger.html

"Shell GameChanger works with start-ups and businesses on unproven early-stage ideas that have the potential to impact the future of energy."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.shell.com

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