NIDHI-EIR PROGRAM
What is NIDHI-EIR?
NIDHI-EIR is National Initiative for Developing and Harnessing Innovation - Entrepreneur-in-Residence..
SIIC will facilitate fellowship grant to budding entrepreneurs for pursuing a promising technology business idea.
Selected entrepreneur is eligible for maximum grant upto Rs. 30,000 per month for a period of 12 months.
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
To encourage graduating student to take up entrepreneurship as a career option by providing fellowship support
Deserving and budding entrepreneurs to pursue their ventures without any additional risks involved in
technology-based businesses
Subsistence grant to partially set off their opportunity costs of high paying jobs
To create, nurture and strengthen a pipeline of entrepreneurs
To enable creation of new start-ups by entrepreneurs and significant progress towards raising funding or investment.