Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Awards 2019
The official notification for the Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Awards 2019 has been announced. There are 5 categories in these awards for all types of Indian Nationals. Get a Fellowship/Grant of Rs. 15 lakhs. Interested candidates, check out all of the information below:
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Entries invited for Gandhian Young Technological Innovation – SRISTI Awards, 2019
SRISTI (Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technologies and Institutions) has created three national awards for innovative student projects in engineering, biotechnology, agriculture, pharmacy, material science and other applied technological domains. These awards have been given Each Year during the Festival of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (FINE), Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi in the month of March.
Last date for entries: October 30, 2019
The awards are awarded to young student innovators from the following classes:
- MLM (More from less for many), Frugal Innovation award- technology which econmise on the usage of substance, are really inexpensive and sustainable manufacture alternative.
- SRISTI socially relevant technological invention award-products/prototypes that address unmet societal needs or enhance the performance of existing alternatives, Improve affordability and/or Enhance circularity i.e. ecologcial compatability
- Technological-edge award-ideas that push the frontiers in almost any technolgical domain
- BIRAC-SRISTI award for biotechnological/medical/healthcare creation
- Hari Om Ashram Prerit Dr. Amulya K.N. Reddy GYTI Award
Student projects which address a significant social, environmental or technical problem confronted by people or disadvantaged people/sectors/spaces or micro and tiny businesses, or have the capacity to affect a pressing national requirement are encouraged. The applications might be made by the students of technical institutions/universities including people who have completed academic class due 2018-2019. The faculty member, who have supervised the project, can apply on behalf of those pupils who’ve passed out and left the Institute/ University, Nevertheless the BIRAC-SRISTI award will be awarded only to pupil’s team keen to take their ideas forward.
A: MLM (More from less from Many) award: This award will be provided to the creations that use less material/energy to make sustainable alternatives. Frugality and generating value for many using lesser substance, energy, and source could be the key attention Whilst bench-marking such creations
B: SRISTI social technological Award: The pupil projects that have a demonstrable evidence of concept/ model with substantial quantity of novelty and societal applications are eligible for this award. Any projects completed after or in 2016 could be submitted by the students or their faculty supervisors on their behalf.
C: Technological edge award: A breakthrough or a substantial technological progress in almost any area of engineering, pharmacy, medical, agricultural or other areas will induce a student to qualify for this award.
D: BIRAC-SRISTI award for biotechnological/medical/healthcare invention: A tech having possibility of attaining the masses or addressing a felt societal need or rendering it extremely affordable in comparison with accessible alternative is going to be chosen. As much as fifteen of those chosen innovations might be extended a supply of Rs.15 lac each, Another 20-30 idea might be allowed rupees one lac each for taking the idea forward once they add value to grassroots innovations in Biotechnological Innovation Ignition School (BIIS) in Sristi, Ahmedabad. (www.sristi.org/cms/biis-3)
The entire project report of the shortlisted projects will be necessary for final appraisal. Video, photos, evaluation reports, comparative advantage vis a vis present solutions in that domain, patent & literature inspection etc., has to be attached.
Each of the shortlisted entries will be displayed by winners in the Festival of Innovations & Entrepreneurship Rashtrapati Bhavan in March 2019. The abstract of the submitted entries will be contained from www.Techpedia.in database with due acknowledgement of the title of the group members, manager, faculty, department and some other contact info supplied.
The display will be seen by top policy makers and professionals of the nation. The model might be kept or asked for display in a permanent display likely to be developed shortly at the national level with due acknowledgement of innovators, supervisors and the concerned institution.
The nominations need to be submitted in http://www.techpedia.in/award and just abstract of the content submitted alongside innovator detail could be published at the website or shared otherwise. If the student want to possess incubation support, they ought to clearly indicate exactly the same within their nomination form. Bionest incubator supported by BIRAC, DBT, and Government of India welcomes applications from innovative biotech researchers. (www.sristi.org/cms/sristi-birac) For individuals interested in IPR assistance, support from a community of pro bono lawyers may be mobilised in concessional term should they show openness to join Bionest in SRISTI.
For any question, please contact Team Techpedia-GYTI at [email protected], Telephone us at +919099258492. For looking at the awards given this season, please see www.techpedia.in, www.sristi.org [email protected] initiative.
Looking forward to your enthusiastic collaboration to make India Innovative and Inclusive.
Last date for submission of entries is October 30, 2019
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