How to apply for SmartIDEAthon
This is not a joke but serious one. Would you like to know what is SmartIDEAthon? How to apply for it? Who's eligible for it? Last date etc.? Here you go for the detail. Last date to apply is July 3, 2022.
• SmartIDEAthon is a student pitching competition of ideas built on themes that are currently relevant to our nation.
• Encouraging students to work on startups that help build sustainable and resilient communities through social innovation is the core focus of the event.
• SmartIDEAthon program includes providing personalized coaching and grooming students’ ideas with bootcamps and coaching sessions for shortlisted candidates conducted by internationally trained venture coaches.
Program Details:
Detailed Eligibility Criteria
• The competition is open to all current students enrolled in any undergraduate or postgraduate program in any educational institution across India and also to recent graduates (graduated not earlier than 2020).
• The team can be an individual or a group not exceeding two students. A student is only eligible to be part of one idea submission team.
• Once a team is shortlisted, students would need to submit a letter from their college or their Student ID cards validating their student/alumnus credentials.
• If all members of a team are from the same institute, one joint letter is acceptable.
Themes for Challenges:
Food & Agriculture
Clean & Green Technology
Waste Management
Health Tech & Assisitive Technology
Water Management.
Benefits:
Fiscal Incentives
SmartIDEAthon-2022 Winner
• INR 2,00,000 cash prize
• Fully sponsored two weeks trip for two members (Founder and co-founder ONLY) to Boston during October 2022 to participate in the India@75 Celebrations, worth INR 6,00,000. Includes visa fee, roundtrip economy airfare, food, stay and local transportation.
SmartIDEAthon-2022 Runner-up
• INR 1,00,000 cash prize
• Partly-sponsored two weeks trip for two members (Founder and co-founder ONLY) to Boston during October 2022 to participate in the India@75 Celebrations, worth INR 3,00,000. Includes visa fee, food, stay and local transportation.
Other details and benefits info can be seen at https://www.startupindia.gov.in/content/sih/en/ams-application/challenge.html?applicationId=6295952ce4b028cbac16f322
Stay tuned.
• SmartIDEAthon program includes providing personalized coaching and grooming students’ ideas with bootcamps and coaching sessions for shortlisted candidates conducted by internationally trained venture coaches.
Program Details:
Detailed Eligibility Criteria
• The competition is open to all current students enrolled in any undergraduate or postgraduate program in any educational institution across India and also to recent graduates (graduated not earlier than 2020).
• The team can be an individual or a group not exceeding two students. A student is only eligible to be part of one idea submission team.
• Once a team is shortlisted, students would need to submit a letter from their college or their Student ID cards validating their student/alumnus credentials.
• If all members of a team are from the same institute, one joint letter is acceptable.
Themes for Challenges:
Food & Agriculture
Clean & Green Technology
Waste Management
Health Tech & Assisitive Technology
Water Management.
Benefits:
Fiscal Incentives
SmartIDEAthon-2022 Winner
• INR 2,00,000 cash prize
• Fully sponsored two weeks trip for two members (Founder and co-founder ONLY) to Boston during October 2022 to participate in the India@75 Celebrations, worth INR 6,00,000. Includes visa fee, roundtrip economy airfare, food, stay and local transportation.
SmartIDEAthon-2022 Runner-up
• INR 1,00,000 cash prize
• Partly-sponsored two weeks trip for two members (Founder and co-founder ONLY) to Boston during October 2022 to participate in the India@75 Celebrations, worth INR 3,00,000. Includes visa fee, food, stay and local transportation.
Other details and benefits info can be seen at https://www.startupindia.gov.in/content/sih/en/ams-application/challenge.html?applicationId=6295952ce4b028cbac16f322
Stay tuned.
