The MeitY TIDE 2.0 Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EiR) grant, implemented through the VITTBI incubation center, provides a grant of up to ₹4 lakhs to individuals, students, or early-stage startups. The funding is intended to help them develop and validate their ideas and create a Proof of Concept (PoC). The program is part of a larger initiative to support ICT ventures utilizing emerging technologies, including IoT, AI, Blockchain, and Robotics.