Samsung India announced a partnership with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology’s (MeitY’s) Startup Hub and Foundation for Innovation & Technology Transfer (FITT), the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT-D) for the ‘Solve for Tomorrow’ competition. Interested candidates can apply at the official website – samsung.com/in/solvefortomorrow
Interested candidates should be aged 16-22, and must send their innovative tech-enabled ideas that will transform people's lives. The ideas should be under the themes – Education and Learning, Environment and Sustainability, Health and Wellness, and Diversity and Inclusion.
The top three teams will win Rs 1.5 crore to turn their ideas into action while other participants who reach the top 30 and top 10 will be rewarded at various stages of the program. Additionally, the top 30 teams (individuals or teams of up to 3 members) will be trained and mentored by Samsung’s partners – Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer (FITT) at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT Delhi) and MeitY Startup Hub at a residential boot camp at IIT Delhi, helping participants enhance their ideas. They will also get Rs 20,000 each to create initial prototypes and then pitch their ideas to a jury of young Samsung employees and experts from FITT, IIT Delhi, and MeitY Startup Hub. This jury will select the top 10 teams for the finale.
These teams will also get the opportunity to visit Samsung India offices, its R&D centers, its design center, and the Samsung Opera House in Bengaluru where they will interact with young Samsung employees and researchers.
This is the second season of ‘Solve for Tomorrow’. The first season received over 18,000 registrations from youth across the country. Two of the top three winning teams of season one have incorporated their companies while one is currently in the process of doing it.
Apply for the competition here.