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Meristems Student Grant-in-Aid Program

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ANGRAU Agri Innovations and Entrepreneurship Development Foundation
grant

agriculture

agripreneurship

student grant

rkvv-raftaar

Idea Stage

Prototype Stage

Deadline: January 17, 2026

Upto: ₹4 lakh

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Agri INVO Startup Agri-Business Incubation Program

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ANGRAU Agri Innovations and Entrepreneurship Development Foundation
funding

agriculture

agritech

seed funding

rkvv-raftaar

MVP Stage

Early Revenue Stage

Deadline: January 17, 2026

Upto: ₹25 lakh

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Agri YOCH Agripreneurship Orientation Program

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ANGRAU Agri Innovations and Entrepreneurship Development Foundation
grant

agriculture

agripreneurship

pre-seed funding

rkvv-raftaar

Idea Stage

Prototype Stage

Deadline: January 17, 2026

Upto: ₹5 lakh

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Samvardhan 2026 Design Accelerator at PIEDS BITS Pilani

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PIEDS BITS Pilani, BIRAC
accelerator

healthcare hardware

accelerator

design accelerator

medical devices

Prototype Stage

MVP Stage

Early Revenue Stage

Deadline: January 18, 2026

₹0 - ₹10 lakh

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Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EiR) Program

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IIT Tirupati Navavishkar I-Hub Foundation (IITTNiF)
grant

eir

iittnif

iit tirupati

dronagiri

Idea Stage

Prototype Stage

MVP Stage

Deadline: January 18, 2026

Upto: ₹30 thousand

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SPARK Program at SINE, IIT Bombay

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Society for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (SINE) IIT Bombay, HDFC Bank Parivartan
grant

spark

sine iit bombay

deeptech

scale-up

Early Revenue Stage

Growth Stage

Deadline: January 20, 2026

Upto: ₹50 lakh

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CDFD Technology Incubator Program

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BRIC-Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics
incubation

biotechnology

life sciences

incubation

dbt

Idea Stage

Prototype Stage

MVP Stage

Early Revenue Stage

Deadline: January 20, 2026

Amount Not Specified

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SAAF Cities 2.0 Program by Villgro

active
Villgro, HDFC Bank Parivartan
grant

urban innovation

waste management

wastewater

circular economy

Early Revenue Stage

Growth Stage

Scaling Stage

Deadline: January 20, 2026

Upto: ₹2.4 crore

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CarbonEDGE Accelerator Program at BGIIES under HDFC Bank Parivartan

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BGIIES, HDFC Bank Parivartan
accelerator

carbonedge

hdfc parivartan

climate tech

sustainability

MVP Stage

Early Revenue Stage

Growth Stage

Deadline: January 20, 2026

Upto: ₹30 lakh

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Call for R&DI Funding Proposals

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Technology Innovation Hub on Autonomous Navigation (TiHAN), IIT Hyderabad
funding

tihan

iit hyderabad

rdi funding

autonomous navigation

Prototype Stage

MVP Stage

Early Revenue Stage

Deadline: January 20, 2026

Upto: ₹15 lakh

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