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Accelerators

GENIUS NY

Status

Status not published

An annual application window; Empire State Development announced the tenth round application window in a press release.

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Amount
$1,000,000

The world's largest business accelerator competition for uncrewed systems: one team receives $1 million and four teams receive $500,000 each in investment, plus a year of programming in Syracuse.

Funder

Empire State Development (CenterState CEO, Syracuse)

ppp · regional

Deadline: One call a year — An annual application window; Empire State Development announced the tenth round application window in a press release.

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
moderate

Moderate — a form and supporting documents.

Who can apply

Focused on uncrewed aerial systems, autonomous systems, robotics, AI and related data analytics. Teams from anywhere in the world may apply but must relocate to Syracuse, New York for the 12-month programme.

How to apply

  1. Apply online during the annual window
  2. Semi-finalist interviews
  3. Finalist pitch event in Syracuse
  4. Selected teams relocate to Syracuse for the 12-month programme

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · The EU SME definition (Recommendation 2003/361)

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://esd.ny.gov/genius-ny · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: esd.ny.gov

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