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TePP Phase I: Micro Technopreneurship Support (TS) and TePP Project Fund (TPF) Scheme:
| Details/Steps in the application process | |
| Step 1 | Innovator approaches TUC for a meeting; TUC coordinator meets innovator discusses, makes suggestions |
| Step 2 | Innovator submits online proposal to TUC through the VC-TePP site |
| Step 3 | TUC refines the shortlisted proposals, and helps innovator write a strong proposal |
| Step 4 | Proposal sent to technology experts (1 external expert in the case of the Micro-TePP(TS) scheme, 1 internal and 1 external subject-area expert in the case of other schemes |
| Step 5 | Tech expert reverts with evaluation/comments. TUC team (a core team of 3 or so) reviews the evaluated proposals, seeks extra comments from the tech experts if required, and in some cases even asks for the opinion of a third tech expert, if the first two experts disagree. If the TUC core team is convinced, the proposal is forwarded (with the required recommendation form, duly filled) to the DSIR officers, who take it from there. |
| Step 6 | DSIR officials, based on the case, may seek additional expert opinions on the proposal, review it and send it to the TSC |
| Step 7 | TSC reviews the proposals, asks for clarifications, and if required suggests some more tech experts to evaluate the proposal; and if evaluations are positive, and proposal fits the criteria, approves funding |
| Step 8 | TSC sends its meeting minutes to the TSC - from which the TSC would have to intimate the innovators if their respective projects have been funded or not. |
| Step 9 | TSC would release the funds directly to the innovators |
| Step 10 | A Project Monitoring Committee (of 4 or so members) is formed with the core TUC team, external experts, and one DSIR nominated officer - this committee monitors the progress of the project, holds review meetings, and recommends for second and third installments of funds (in case there are installments). This committee also send the closure report to DSIR. |
| Abbreviations: | DSIR - Department of Scientific and Industrial Research |
| TePP - Technopreneur Promotion Program
TUC - TePP Outreach Center TSC - TePP Screening Committee (high-level committee appointed by DSIR/TePP administrators which makes the final funding decisions) TMC - TUC Monitoring Committee (this is a local/TUC level committee) VC - Venture Center |