Eligibility Criteria for Participation in the IAI Program

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Eligibility Criteria

Not for Profit

• They should be Indian entities or foreign entities with a registered presence in India.
• They should be registered under the Indian Trust Act,1882, Societies Registeration Act, 1860 or as a Section 8, Companies Act 2013.
• The innovation that is submitted for the award and grant must benefit Persons with Disabilities in India.
• To be considered for the IAI award the innovation/programme must be in at least in the idea stage with a clear plan on next steps.
• The Innovation must be to empower persons with disabilities across India.
• The Innovation entered must be the original work of the applicant and a true innovation and/or a significant improvement on an existing technology, product, service, and production method or business model.

For Profit/ Social Enterprise

• To be considered a Social enterprise your organisation should drive profits from pursuing only socially relevant activities and goals, with the profit being re-invested into driving social impact.
• To qualify as a Social enterprise, for the purpose of the Social Innovation Award and Grant, the annual turnover of the applicant organisation must not exceed INR 10,00,00,000 (10 crore/ 100 million).
• They should be Indian entities or foreign entities with a registered presence in India.
• The innovation that is submitted for the award and grant must benefit persons with disabilities in India.
• To be considered for the IAI award the innovation/programme must be in at least the idea stage with a clear plan for the next steps.
• The Innovation entered must be the original work of the applicant and a true innovation and/or a significant improvement on an existing technology, product, service, and production method or business model

Student/Youth Entrepreneurs

• The individual/group of individuals should be Indian citizens.
• The innovation that is submitted for the challenge must benefit Persons with Disabilities in India.
• If the applicant is an individual, he/she must be over the age of 18 to apply for the Challenge.
• The innovation in question must be in prototype stage to be considered for the Challenge.
• The Innovation entered must be the original work of the applicant and a true innovation and/or a significant improvement on an existing technology, product, service, and production method or business model