DST NewGen IEDC
A programme by Dr MGR Educational and Research Institute
A Department of Science and Technology grant for student innovators, which the university's own pages describe as running 2017 to 2022.
At a glance
| Best for | Science and technology students of the institute working on a prototype |
|---|---|
| Stage | Idea – Prototype |
| Format | In person |
| Grant support | For selected startups. A place in the programme does not by itself guarantee a grant. |
| Run with | Department of Science and Technology (NSTEDB), EDII Ahmedabad |
About DST NewGen IEDC
NewGen IEDC, the New Generation Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Centre, is a scheme of the National Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board at the Department of Science and Technology, implemented by EDII Ahmedabad. The university says it received an institutional grant under it, managed by the Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Centre of Excellence in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and describes it as a five-year grant covering 2017 to 2022. No page says it was renewed, so treat it as between grants unless the centre tells you otherwise.
What you get
- Funding for student prototypes with a route to commercialisation
- A dedicated instrumentation facility and co-working space for student entrepreneurs
Who can apply
- Science and technology students of the institute. Nothing on these pages opens the scheme to founders from outside the campus.
How selection works: not published.
How to apply: not published. Ask the Abdul Kalam Centre through the university's general address.
Where to apply
Other Dr MGR Educational and Research Institute programmes
- Incubation at Benz Emerge Technology Foundation (BETF)The university's Section 8 incubator, open on paper to outside founders as well as students, with no published application route.
- Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Centre of Excellence in Innovation and EntrepreneurshipThe campus centre that BETF sits under and that manages the university's NewGen IEDC grant.
- Entrepreneurship Development CentreThe university's older entrepreneurship cell, offering electives and awareness workshops to enrolled students; its published activity log stops in 2013.