Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest: Apply by July 31 2022
Entries have been invited by Samsung, for the ‘Samsung Solve for Tomorrow’ Contest, that looks for brilliant ideas for a new product, service or app that can solve a real world issue.
The problem proposed should be within the 4 areas- Education, Environment, healthcare, Agriculture.
Samsung Solve for Tomorrow gives one, the opportunity to make a difference to our society with support from Samsung and Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer - IIT Delhi mentors.
Eligibility: Applicant should be aged between 16 to 22 years as on 31.7.2022. For participants between 16-18 years, parental consent required.
Individuals or teams of up to three people can apply for the challenge.
The concept should be original in terms of science and technology, or it should be a wholly new product with a social or economic consequence.
The team/individual should not have previously obtained funds/awards for the identical proposal from any agency or through other competitions for more than 5 lakhs.
Each team can only submit one proposal to the Solve for Tomorrow challenge. Teams are free to pitch their unique concept to tackle problems for the future in any one domain they are most familiar with. One can participate only in one team.
The PowerPoint proposal should be in English language.
Following the initial entries in Phase 1, 50 shortlisted teams will be announced in July 2022. FITT, IIT Delhi will directly communicate the results to the successful entrants by email. After Round Two submissions by the top 50 teams, top 10 teams that move to the final round will be announced in August 2022.
Program structure: The program is divided in 4 phases: In phase 1, applications will be received on the website from all over India. These applications will be reviewed by experts, who will then select top 50 teams for the next round. The website portal allows teams to check the status of their applications.
In the second phase, teams are mentored by industry and academic professionals during a three-day boot camp held at IIT Delhi. Teams are then requested to submit videos with regards to their idea. These videos will be evaluated by Samsung jury who will then select top 10 finalists.
In Phase 3, the 10 finalist teams will be provided with advanced training as an orientation towards business activities. The journey and origin of their idea may be captured. Mentoring for proof-of-concept development, business plan and soft skills required for entrepreneurs will be provided. Teams are then requested to finally pitch their idea in front of a jury panel. 3 winning teams will be announced in this stage.
In phase 4, the final phase, teams are awarded a grant to develop a prototype for customer validation. Incubation support will be offered by FITT, IIT Delhi for the prototyping phase.