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Are you an individual inventor who's trying to bring
change to the environment and the society though
tech-innovation?
The Ministry of Science and Technology, Department of Scientific
and Industrial Grants has a programme called PRISM for Individual
Innovators.
PRISM (Promoting Innovations in Individuals, Start-ups and
MSMEs) scheme aims at to support individual innovators which will
enable to achieve the agenda of inclusive development. It would
also provide support to institutions or organizations set up as
Autonomous Organization under a specific statute or as a society
registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 or Indian
Trusts Act, 1882 leading to development of state-of-art new
technology solutions aimed at helping MSME clusters.
Who can apply?
Any Indian citizen having innovative idea and wish to translate
their idea into working prototypes/models/processes; public funded
institutions or organizations viz. Autonomous Organizations or
Society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 or
Indian Trusts Act, 1882 engaged in promotion of innovation.
Thrust Areas:
The proposals shall preferably be considered in the following
focus sectors: Green technology, Clean energy, Industrially
utilizable smart materials, Waste to Wealth, Affordable Healthcare,
Water & Sewage Management and any other technology or knowledge
intensive area.
Programs and Eligibility:
Program
Eligibility
Prism Phase I
Category-I: Proof of Concept/ Prototypes/
Models
Maximum support may be limited to INR 2 lakh or 90% of the total
project cost whichever is lower.
Any Indian citizen including student innovator can
avail support to develop their novel idea into demonstrable
models/prototypes.
Category-II: Fabrication of working model/process
know-how/ testing and trial/patenting/technology transfer etc.
(Innovation Incubation)
Maximum support may be limited to INR 20 lakh or 90% of the
total project cost whichever is lower.
Any Indian citizen having innovative ideas.
PRISM- Phase-II (Enterprise
Incubation)
Maximum support may be up to INR 50 lakh limited to
50% of the total project cost. The support may be provided for
scaling up technology based innovations, including patenting/design
registration/trademark registry/ technology transfer to develop a
marketable product/process towards enterprise creation.
Successful PRISM innovators or innovators who have
successfully demonstrated proof of concept with the support of
other government institutions/agency.
PRISM-R&D
Proposals
Maximum support may be up to 50.00 lakh, limited to
50% of the total project cost for developing technology solutions
aimed at helping MSME clusters.
Any R&D institute / autonomous
institutions/public funded laboratories/ academic institutes and so
on.
The guidelines and application forms can be downloaded
through the below given links:
General guidelines for TePP Outreach cum Cluster Innovation
Centre (TOCICs) – Click here
PRISM_ Phase-I: Individual Innovator Proposals: Category I:
Proof of Concept/Prototypes/Models – Click here
PRISM_ Phase-I: Individual Innovator Proposals: Category II:
Fabrication of Working Model/Process Know-how/Testing &
Trial/Patenting/Technology Transfer – Click here
PRISM _ R&D Proposals (MSME CLUSTERS) – Click here
Terms & Conditions for the projects considered for support
under PRISM – Click here
Click Here for List of TePP Outreach cum Cluster Innovation
Centres (TOCICs)
All queries should be directed to:
The Head,
Promoting Innovations in Individuals, Start-ups and MSMEs
(PRISM),
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Technology
Bawan,
New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi – 110 016.
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