Department of Science and Technology - NIDHI
Government·India·2 programs
India's science ministry programme for developing and harnessing innovations. NIDHI-PRAYAS gives individual innovators and early stage startups prototype funding through a network of PRAYAS Centres hosted at technology business incubators, and is the rare central scheme an unincorporated individual can apply to.
What Department of Science and Technology - NIDHI funds
NIDHI-PRAYAS 2.0 - Advance PRAYAS Centre GrantGrants
Department of Science and Technology - NIDHI
up to ₹4,000,000
Cash
Up to Rs 40 lakh prototype grant over a maximum 15 months for deep-tech projects with measurable TRL milestones, applied for at an Advance PRAYAS Centre.
Non-dilutiveAlways openReferral neededIndia only
NIDHI-PRAYAS 2.0 - PRAYAS Centre GrantGrants
Department of Science and Technology - NIDHI
up to ₹2,000,000
Cash
Up to Rs 20 lakh prototype grant over a maximum 15 months, open to an individual innovator with no company, applied for at a PRAYAS Centre; pure software, app and service projects are excluded.
Non-dilutiveAlways openReferral neededIndia only