Who can apply for the Greenovator Ignition Grant?

Individual innovators or early-stage startups with science and technology-based ideas at the idea-to-prototype stage.

How much funding does the program offer?

Up to ₹10 lakh as a prototype grant per selected idea / team under the DST NIDHI iTBI Scheme.

Does GIF take equity?

No. The Ignition Grant is non-dilutive — selected innovators retain full ownership of their venture.

What is the selection process?

Application → screening → shortlisting → pitching to GIF panel → panel evaluation → grant award and incubation onboarding.

Do I need to be from Kashmir to apply?

The programme is run from NIT Srinagar but applications are open to innovators across India, provided they can engage with the GIF incubator for the prototype phase.

Greenovator i-TBI Ignition Grant Cohort 3.0 — NIT Srinagar – Up to ₹10 Lakhs

The DST-iTBI Ignition Grant is a prototype-stage grant offered by the Greenovator Incubation Foundation (GIF), NIT Srinagar — an Inclusive Technology Business Incubator (iTBI) backed by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) under the NIDHI Scheme. Cohort 3.0 invites applications from innovators and early-stage startups working on science and technology-based ideas with strong commercialization potential.

Selected innovators receive a prototype grant of up to ₹10 lakh to develop and validate their solution, alongside structured incubation support: mentorship and technical guidance, prototype development assistance, co-working space and lab facilities at NIT Srinagar, networking opportunities and market validation help.

The programme prioritises ideas in healthcare and MedTech, GreenTech and CleanTech, artificial intelligence, deep tech, sustainability, and emerging technology domains — with thematic breadth across agriculture and horticulture tech, smart mobility, and adjacent science-driven sectors.

Selection runs through a structured pipeline: application submission, shortlisting, pitching to the GIF panel, panel evaluation, and grant award. The initiative is designed to help science-and-tech innovators in and around the Kashmir region — and beyond — convert ideas into prototypes and prototypes into ventures.

Greenovator i-TBI Ignition Grant Cohort 3.0 — NIT Srinagar

Greenovator i-TBI Ignition Grant Cohort 3.0 — NIT Srinagar

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