Eligibility Criteria for Participation in the IAI Program
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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
The IAI team may modify the eligibility criteria from time to time with retrospective effect.
The IAI team holds the right to disqualify any application that does not meet the eligibility criteria without assigning any reason whatsoever.
