Individual innovators and pre-incorporation founders can access DST's NIDHI-PRAYAS grants, Atal Tinkering Lab programs, and state-level innovation awards. Several schemes including the Smart India Hackathon and BIRAC's Biotechnology Ignition Grant accept applications from individuals before formal entity registration.
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AgHub
CEAT Limited
Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India
IRMA ISEED Foundation
Maker Village
Foundation for Innovation & Technology Transfer (FITT) - IIT Delhi
Society for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (SINE) - IIT Bombay,
Department of Pharmaceuticals
MeitY
Incubation Centre (IC) - IIT Patna
IIT Ropar - Technology Business Incubator Foundation (TBIF)
AIC - Anna Incubator (Atal Incubation Center)
Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF)
ACIC-VGU Foundation (TBI)
Massive Earth Foundation
IndiaAI
IITI DRISHTI CPS Foundation
AIC-AMTZ MediValley
Meity GENESIS
AIC Banasthali (Atal Incubation Center)
iDEX (Innovations for Defence Excellence)
iHub - AWaDH (Agriculture and Water Technology Development Hub) @ IIT Ropar