SEEDING

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Supported by:

Vertical Foucs

  • Smart City

  • Mobility

  • MedTech

  • Traffic
    & Road safety

  • Natural Language
    Translations

  • Industry 4.0

Benefits for the EIR fellow

Who can apply ?

  • The EIR Applicant should have completed: Minimum 4 years of formal full time undergraduate/post graduate education towards one or more degree programme. Basic degree or diploma should be in science or engineering. (OR) 3 years degree or diploma program and have 2 year full time work experience post degree or diploma. Basic degree or diploma should be in science or engineering
  • EIR support recipient are expected to pursue their entrepreneurial aspirations full time. EIR cannot be concurrent with any other remuneration or fellowship
  • Entrepreneurs with a business model and no established company can apply
  • Graduated students who are having entrepreneurial mindset can apply
  • Proposed solution should have AIML, CV, Robotics powered Tech
  • Please note that candidates applying under the SC and ST categories should provide a caste certificate as will be requested by the PEP (Program execution partner) at the time of application

Check your eligibility

Applications now open

Selection Process

1

Screening

2

Shortlisting interviews

3

Selections and Onboarding

Selection Process

1

Screening

2

Shortlisting interviews

3

Selections and Onboarding

For more details about the program: Please write to nirupa.vijaykumar@cie.iiit.ac.in

The scientist will need to select a professor from IIIT, who will guide the work. The Ph.D. supervisor of the candidate can also be a collaborator for the project, if the product idea is based on the candidate’s thesis work. A stipend will be provided for 12 months, and can be extended to another 12 months.

 

At the end of this period, the scientist is expected to incorporate a company and take the product forward. Seed funding up to Rs 25 lakhs will be available to the company upon incorporation. In parallel, the entrepreneur will have access to a network of investors through Ojas, to raise equity capital.

Highlights

  • 12 months
    fellowship

  • Work on your
    research with
    IIITH professors

  • Monthly stipend
    upto INR 50,000

  • Seedfund upto
    INR 25 lakhs

  • Access to investor
    & mentor networks

  • Access to incubation
    spaces & MedTech lab

Supported by:

Vertical Foucs

  • Imaging
    & Diagnostics

  • Drug Discovery

  • Genomics

  • Virtual
    Assistants

  • Clinical Trails

  • Remote
    Monitoring

  • Hospital
    Management

  • EHRs

  • Fitness

Benefits for the EIR fellow

Who can apply ?

  • Only full time entrepreneurs can apply
  • Entrepreneurs with a business model and no established company can apply
  • Proposed solution to have AI/ML, Robotics, CV powered tech

Check your eligibility

Applications now open