C-CAMP Centre of Excellence for Sustainability and Climate Action
A programme by Ashraya Hastha Trust
A climate innovation centre run by C-CAMP in collaboration with the trust; its first call closed with 11 startups selected.
At a glance
| Best for | Deep-tech innovators working where biology meets climate science. |
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| Grant support | For selected startups. A place in the programme does not by itself guarantee a grant. |
| Run with | C-CAMP, Ashraya Hastha Trust |
About C-CAMP Centre of Excellence for Sustainability and Climate Action
C-CAMP, the Bengaluru biotechnology innovation hub, launched this centre under its Bio for Climate programme in collaboration with Ashraya Hastha Trust. News reports in December 2025 said it aims, over three to five years, to map climate problem statements in environment, health and agriculture, support high-impact solutions and help with validation and adoption. The first call under it, the Call for Climate Solutions 2026, is closed. Reports on 1 October 2026 said 11 startups were selected as the first cohort on 29 September 2026.
What you get
- Reported for the first cohort: funding support, access to incubation labs, scientific and business mentorship, help with scaling up for the market and networking with industry
Who can apply
- The first call sought deep-tech innovations at the interface of biology and climate science
How to apply: This is run by C-CAMP, not by the trust. We could not read C-CAMP's own call page, so check it for the terms of any new call. The trust's own pages do not mention this programme, and the reports do not say whether the trust funds it or only partners with C-CAMP.
Other Ashraya Hastha Trust programmes
- Ashraya Hastha Trust grants for nonprofitsGrants to registered nonprofits in six cause areas, taken through an online expression-of-interest form on a rolling basis.
- C-CAMP call for on-field validation of climate solutionsA C-CAMP call, announced with the trust, for joint projects that test field-ready climate solutions.