STBI, DST, Govt of Gujarat is inviting applications for AtmaNirbhar Gujarat Fellowship 2024. The last date of application is September 1.
The scheme AtmaNirbhar Gujarat Fellowship aims to encourage young graduates, post-graduates, and professionals to stop seeking jobs and become AtmaNirbhar by developing a product or process or technology.
The solution thus developed, may address an unmet need or may have a techno-commercially viable Business proposition. Thus, all AGFs are expected to work towards the Creation of a Start-Up and/ or Development of an IP Right that can be licensed. The development of technology/ product/ process should be evident through advancement in the TRLs (Technology Readiness Levels).
At least, the Scheme aims at seeding a culture of pursuing innovation and exploring innovation commercialization with an objective of innovators contributing towards nation-building by contributing in the Knowledge Economy.
Proposals from any domain of STEM including Healthcare, Diagnostics, Medical Devices, Drugs, Vaccines, Drug Formulations and delivery systems, Industrial Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, Agriculture Biotechnology, Probiotics & Food Biotechnology, Environmental Biotechnology including Waste Management, Sanitation, Clean Energy, etc.
Interested candidates can apply online via this page.