Covid Funding

NIDHI4COVID 2.0

NIDHI4COVID2.0 initiative has been specially devised as a rapid response to support startup driven solutions, which would be helpful in tackling the current challenging, second wave of Covid 2.0 in the country. NIDHI4COVID2.0 is a special drive of National Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB), Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India (GoI) to support development and deployment of new technologies and innovative products/services which would enable our country to fight the on-going war against COVID-19 pandemic more strongly.

Eligibility: 1. The applicant startup must be a startup/company registered in India. Startup having a formal association with the incubator (Any central and state government supported incubators) in its resident or virtual incubation program would be preferred. 2. Startups should be less than 10 years in existence. 3. The startup having DPIIT recognition with Startup India would be preferred.

Submission Date: Closed on 31st May 2021

Area: Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Medical Sciences

Focus Area: Oxygen Innovation Portable Solution Relevant Medical Accessories Diagnostics Informatics Others

Purpose: Innovations, Research

Funding Agency: National Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB), Department of Science and Technology