NIDHI Entrepreneur-in-Residence
Funds entrepreneurs and innovators developing technology business ideas through NIDHI EIR.
India's Department of Science and Technology administers NIDHI Entrepreneur-in-Residence as part of the NIDHI platform. The official source describes NIDHI EIR as a sector-agnostic program for students, researchers, innovators and entrepreneurs, with financial support to reduce risk while developing a technology business proposal.
Monthly support ranges from INR 10,000 to INR 30,000, for a maximu…
Entrepreneur-in-residence support for students, researchers, innovators and entrepreneurs working on technology business ideas through selected incubators.
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