DST NIDHI Ignition Grant

About

The DST NIDHI Ignition Grant is a funding initiative by the Department of Science and Technology in India, aimed at supporting early-stage technology startups and individual innovators with grants ranging from 200,000 to 1,000,000 INR, along with technical mentoring and resources to help transition their technology concepts into commercial products within 12-14 months.

Benefits

• 💰Funding Support
  Funding range from 200,000 to 1,000,000 INR
• 🔧Technical Mentoring
  Provides technical mentoring to aid development
• 🏢Lab Facilities
  Access to lab facilities for prototype development
• 🌐Networking Opportunities
  Facilitates networking with industry experts
• 📜Regulatory Support
  Offers assistance with regulatory compliance

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants must be early-stage startups or individual innovators
• Companies must be less than two years old
• Annual turnover must be below 25 million INR
• Projects must be technology or science-based prototypes or products
• Applicants must have relevant technical background
• Applicants must own intellectual property

Participation Commitments

• N/A

Target Region

India

Target Sector

Technology