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ACIC Community Innovator Fellowship

ACIC Community Innovator Fellowship

Funds community innovators in India with a fellowship path for startup experimentation via ACIC incubation support.

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The ACIC Community Innovator Fellowship is a rolling fellowship programme administered by Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog, Government of India, designed to support individual community innovators working within or alongside operationalised Atal Community Innovation Centres (ACICs). ACICs are AIM-established innovation infrastructure nodes located in underserved, unserved, Tier 2/3, aspir…

What this grant funds

Community-level innovation in underserved regions of India.

Key facts
CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Rolling
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.Rolling
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.—
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.—
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.—
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Last verified: 24 Jul 2026Source: aim.gov.in