NIDHI-EIR
DST NIDHI Entrepreneurs-in-Residence provides a subsistence fellowship so aspiring tech founders can pursue a promising business idea full-time before raising institutional capital.
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NIDHI-EIR (Entrepreneurs-in-Residence) under DST’s NIDHI programme supports aspiring technology entrepreneurs with a monthly subsistence fellowship—published as up to ₹30,000 per month for up to about 12–18 months, with a maximum total support cap of ₹3.6 lakh per EIR. It is designed for idea-stage founders who need runway to pursue a tech business idea full-time before product-market validation and institutional fundraising. Applications run through NIDHI-EIR programme centres; founders should confirm current centre lists and caps on nstedb.com / nidhi-eir.in.
6 lakh per EIR.
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Ticket researched: subsistence grant up to ₹30,000/month for up to 12–18 months; maximum total support capped at ₹3.6 Lakh per EIR (DST NIDHI-EIR).
Investment criteria
Aspiring / budding tech entrepreneurs with a promising technology business idea; apply via NIDHI-EIR centres.
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