Entrepreneur-In-Residence (EiR) Program
Grants individual innovators up to Rs 4 lakhs to build a proof of concept under MeitY TIDE 2.0.
Each accepted EiR gets support to develop and validate their idea into a Proof-of-Concept, plus holistic incubation support such as co-working space, mentoring and networking, with a grant of up to Rs 4 lakhs per EiR. The MeitY TIDE 2.0 call at VITTBI is currently closed; applicants apply using the EiR Application Form and email it to vittbi.grants@vit.ac.in.
The TIDE 2.0 EiR programme backs individuals, students or early-stage founders building ICT ventures using emerging technologies like IoT, AI, blockchain and robotics, who need to develop and validate an idea into a working proof of concept.
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