Samvardhan 2026 Design Accelerator
Funds Indian healthcare-hardware startups up to Rs. 10 lakh via a 6-month design accelerator.
Samvardhan 2026 is a 6-month, design-focused accelerator that pairs grant funding with hands-on design and engineering support, business mentorship, and investor-readiness training for Indian healthcare-hardware startups. It is run by PIEDS (Pilani Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Society) together with Studio Carbon, with ecosystem access to BIRAC, Aditya Birla Capital Foundation, and …
PIEDS, with partner Studio Carbon, looks for Indian startups building affordable, scalable healthcare hardware -- already past idea stage, with a working prototype or proof of concept, and ready to commercialise. Ecosystem partners include BIRAC, Aditya Birla Capital Foundation, and BITSDES.
Sign up free to see the funding breakdown
Sign up free to see the industries in scope
Sign up free to see the full eligibility
Sign up free to see how to apply
Sign up free to see the timeline
Sign up free to see where teams trip up
Guides for this application
All guides →Logic Model Template for Grant Proposals
Use this grant logic model template to connect inputs, activities, outputs, outcomes, assumptions, evaluation, and budget logic before writing a proposal.
DocumentsEvaluation Plan for Grant Proposal: Template and Example
Learn how to write an evaluation plan for a grant proposal, including evaluation questions, indicators, data sources, timing, owners, and reporting logic.
Submit & reportGrant Progress Report Example and Template
Use this grant progress report example to structure accomplishments, milestones, challenges, budget status, evidence, next steps, and closeout preparation.
More from PIEDS
All grants from this funder →Similar grants
Browse the directory →
SAMRIDH Matching Investment — Cohort-Based
🇮🇳MeitY · India
Funds Indian startups with matching-investment support via accelerator cohort routing.
NIDHI Entrepreneur-in-Residence
🇮🇳DST India · India
Funds entrepreneurs and innovators developing technology business ideas through NIDHI EIR.
NIDHI — Incubation Support
🇮🇳DST India · India
Supports deep-tech and science-based startups through a network of Indian incubators and prototype centers.
NIDHI PRAYAS Prototype Grant
🇮🇳DST India · India
Funds innovators and startups building prototypes through NIDHI PRAYAS.
Mitacs Accelerate
🇨🇦Mitacs · Canada
Funds industry-academic internships in Canada through collaborative project support to strengthen real-world implementation.
Kotak BizLabs Accelerator Programme
🇮🇳Kotak · India
Pays early-revenue startups up to INR 30 lakh in grants plus a year of acceleration.