Eligibility

Nature of projects supported
  1. Eligible
    • The project needs to define a technology solution to a well-defined problem
    • The technology should be innovative/ novel
    • Project should be focused on implementing a technology / conducting pilot studies.
  2. Not eligible
    • Pure software development with no IP potential
    • Pure academic research
 
Focus Areas 
The areas which will be considered for grant are called as key focus areas and are listed down as follows
  • Energy & Environment
    1. Energy efficiency
    2. Renewable energy
    3. Air pollution
    4. Provisions for drinking water
    5. Waste management 
    6. Alternative Energy
    7. Environment Clean tech  
    8. Biomass utilization etc…
 
Eligibility of Applicants and Project Leaders for projects
  • Every project proposal will need to identify a Project Leader and an Applicant/ Grantee
  • The Project Leader (PL) will be an individual who will take responsibility for executing the project.
  • The Applicant or Grantee can be either of the following:
    • Case 1: Applicant is an individual
    • Case 2: Applicant is a company
  • PL has to be an individual (one person).
  • PL is required to be at least 18 years of age as on the date of call for applications.
  • PL is required to be Indian Citizen. An Indian citizen is defined as one who is in possession of a government approved proof of nationality such as a valid passport, voter’s id etc. Exceptional cases of foreign nationals with potential for impact in India will be considered.
  • PL has to pursue the project or startup full time with no other concurrent commitments during the project duration.
  • PL cannot be pursuing a long-term academic/research project (like doctoral students) with significant obligations during the project duration.
  • PL must have completed basic undergraduate training in natural sciences/engineering/ medicine. Essential qualification is PhD/ MTech/ BTech/ BPharm /MD/ MBBS/ BDS/ MSc / MPhil/ M Des/ MPH /MBA / MSW and equivalents, with under‐ graduate training in Science, Medicine, Engineering. Applicants with a BSc degree with at least 1 year of full-time work or research experience shall also be eligible
  • If Applicant is a company, the Company/LLP should be registered under the Indian Companies Act, 1956/2013
  • The company should be owned by resident Indian citizens i.e. minimum 51% of the capital is beneficially owned by resident Indian citizen(s) and / or Indian companies, which are ultimately owned and controlled by resident Indian citizens