GIFT IFIH Residential Program (Batch 2)
Pays selected fintech founders a milestone stipend for a 12-week equity-free residency in India.
The program runs in two phases. The first three months are fully onsite at GIFT City, combining structured product-building sprints, milestone check-ins with mentors, and hands-on exposure to the GIFT IFSC's regulatory sandbox and ecosystem stakeholders, alongside investor introductions and workshops. Startups then move into three months of virtual support, continuing with strategic mentorship, fo…
Open to early-stage fintech founders taking an idea to MVP in one of four themes: cross-border finance and payments infrastructure, GovTech and RegTech, Web3 and blockchain infrastructure, or security, risk and compliance technology. The program runs from India's GIFT City International Financial Services Centre (IFSC).
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 →Grant Budget Template for R&D Applications
Use this grant budget template to structure R&D costs, personnel, subcontractors, equipment, indirect costs, and budget justification for startup grant applications.
Write proposalGrant Proposal Sections: What Reviewers Expect in Each Part
A section-by-section guide to grant proposal format, project summaries, work plans, budgets, teams, letters of support, outcomes, and reviewer expectations.
Write proposalGrant Proposal Example: Sample Applications and What to Learn From Them
Learn how to use grant proposal examples, sample applications, and public funded proposals without copying weak structure or missing funder-specific rules.
Similar grants
Browse the directory →
TIDE 2.0 Incubator-Routed Support
🇮🇳MeitY · India
Funds Indian startups routed through incubators for AI and digital product commercialization.
Genesis EIR (Entrepreneur-in-Residence) Program
🇮🇳IIMUIC · India
Pays early-stage Indian founders up to Rs 10 lakh under the GENESIS EiR scheme.
MeitY GENESIS EiR Program at MUTBI Manipal
🇮🇳MeitY · India
Funds Tier II/III India deep-tech founders building prototypes with up to Rs. 10 lakh.
MeitY TIDE 2.0 Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EiR)
🇮🇳IIITB-IC · India
Pays Indian entrepreneurs up to ₹4 lakh to validate an idea into a proof of concept.
MeitY TIDE 2.0 Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EiR)
🇮🇳AIC-Pinnacle · India
Pays a stipend of up to ₹4 lakh as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence under MeitY TIDE 2.0.
MeitY TIDE 2.0 Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EiR)
🇮🇳IIMA Ventures · India
Pays Indian entrepreneurs up to Rs 4 lakh to validate an idea into a PoC.