NIDHI Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR)
Open continuously
No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.
Monthly fellowship paid to the entrepreneur while incubated at a host technology business incubator, for up to 12-18 months. The rate is set in the current NIDHI-EIR guidelines and administered by the host incubator.
Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India
public · national
Deadline: rolling — Host incubators announce EIR cohorts individually; there is no single national deadline.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
Who can apply
- Sectors: deeptech, any
- Stage: idea, pre_seed
- Locally registered entity required
Indian citizens, typically graduates under 35, willing to work full time on a technology venture at a NIDHI-supported incubator. Cannot draw another salary or fellowship concurrently. DPIIT recognition is not required.
Source. https://nidhi.dst.gov.in/ — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked