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India, the home to worlds youngest population, has emerged as
the hub for various innovations. Exploring the power of youth, 3M
India, in collaboration with Confederation of Indian Industries
(CII), has launched the Young Innovators Challenge Award 2015. Now
in its second year, the award is designed to support and encourage
inspiring ideas from young innovators aged 30 years (as of 30th Aug
2015) and under, from across India. The Challenge is looking for
innovative ideas with a social relevance that can fall under any of
the following themes as well as could be prototyped with the
capability to address social good at large Productivity:
Innovations that improve output or affordability Sustainability:
Innovations that leave a positive ecological and environmental
impact Disruptive: Innovations that represent breakthrough
technology or help create a totally new market or way to deliver
the impact All ideas submitted must share their proof of concept
that is expected to be presented in detail if selected as a
finalist. 10 best ideas will be invited for a virtual pitch session
on 23-24 July, based on which a reputed jury will choose 3 winning
entries. The winners would be felicitated at the 11th India
Innovation Summit 2015, organized by CII in Bangalore on August 6th
7th, 2015 and invited to present their winning projects at the
event. Apart from getting acknowledged at such a prestigious
platform, the winners will also receive a Grant Prize to prototype
their idea. 1st Prize: Rs.2,00,000 2nd Prize: Rs.1,00,000 3rd
Prize: Rs.75,000 Information on the Challenge process, eligibility,
assessment criteria, timeline and online entry form is available
here. Offline submissions could be made to
[email protected] by or before 7th July
2015, midnight IST. ... read more on social.yourstory.com
