MGUIF Big Idea Competition 2.0 - Idea Grant
Funds Kerala innovators up to ₹2 lakh to build a startup prototype, via RUSA 2.0.
The MGUIF Big Idea Competition 2.0 - Idea Grant is run by the MGU Innovation Foundation (MGUIF), the startup arm of Mahatma Gandhi University, under the RUSA 2.0 Innovation Grant scheme, funding up to ₹2 lakh for students, faculty and other innovators in and around Kerala building a startup prototype from ideation or design through to a minimum viable prototype. Eligibility for the MGU-affiliated …
MGUIF wants students, faculty and other innovators in and around Kerala, at the ideation, design or proof-of-concept stage through to a minimum viable prototype. The grant is implemented under the RUSA 2.0 Innovation Grant scheme via MGUIF, the startup arm of Mahatma Gandhi University.
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