CALL FOR APPLICATIONS (YEAR 03, ROUND 03) IS NOW CLOSED. NIDHI- is the National Initiative for Developing and Harnessing Innovations – an umbrella program conceptualized by the Innovation & Entrepreneurship division of the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India aimed at catapulting INNOVATIONS into START-UPS, which in turn would contribute to the building of an innovation driven ecosystem to bring about economic development through creation of wealth. Under the NIDHI initiative is the PRAYAS program (PRomoting and Accelerating Young and ASpiring Technology entrepreneurs) that focus on developing new and innovative ideas into prototypes. At least 10 (ten) young innovators would be selected this year after a rigorous selection process by a panel of experts and admitted as “PRAYASEES” as per the established criterion of the program. Prayasees will have access to facilities like Prototyping Lab, Mentorship, Technology Guidance, Peer Networking and other required support. This would go a long way in making these innovative ideas see the light of the day as a manifest prototype. These innovative technologies, having crossed the prototyping stage would be ready for further incubation support and commercialisation. Each selected innovative idea, and therefore the innovator (“the PRAYASEE”) shall receive a prototyping grant upto Rs.10,00,000/= (Rupees Ten Lakhs only) as per rules and regulations established. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA Individual innovator: Team of individual innovator: Preference may be given to those innovators: Not eligible for PRAYAS: GUIDELINES The innovator can avail the NIDHI-PRAYAS support only once and they should not have sought the similar support previously, from other Government of India organisation/Institution for the same innovative concept as proposed in the application form. All communication will be through this website or by email. Please do not call our office or send email inquiring about your application’s progress. All applicants will be contacted by us as they progress.
Science and Technology Park – NIDHI PRAYAS Center