Prototype Fund

FOSS Prototype Fund

We Fund Open Source Prototypes in Civic Tech

Purpose

The Prototype Fund supports ideas in Arts & Culture, Health & Education and Energy & Natural Resources. We want to provide our students – individual software developers, hackers, UX designers and small teams with the opportunity to codeand develop innovative open source applications in the area of public interest technologies – implement innovative software prototypeswith a beneﬁt for society.

Applications are accepted 2 times a year. The individual students / project teams will receive up to Rs. 50,000 over six months from theOfﬁce of Research & Innovation, IIITB. With this concept-to-prototype funding, they can write code and develop a ﬁrst prototype of your software. In addition, we will connect them with tech and other relevant communities, support them with coaching, and advise them on project implementation andcommunication.

Only applicants who are currently studying in IIITB are eligible for funding. If you are interested in the funding program, take a look atour funding criteria and FAQ. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. We are happy to help!

Faculty Mentors

The following experts support us with their knowledge and experience in the fields of civic tech, open data, IT security, infrastructure and open source software. They evaluate the applications in terms of potential for success and relevance, and make a recommendation on the basis of which IIITB-ORI makes its prototype funding decision.