Criteria & Process

Formerly known as “Anjani Mashelkar Inclusive Innovation Award”

The Anjani Mashelkar prize is named after Dr. Mashelkar’s late mother, who raised him facing many hardships as a poor, uneducated widow. In spite of her own circumstances, she always wished to do something to improve the quality of life of resource-poor and excluded people.

This award presents an opportunity to spur and fuel innovation for the benefit of the excluded sections of society in order to ‘include’ them in the mainstream. Most importantly, it will value solutions that represent ‘affordable excellence‘, breaking the myth that ‘affordability’ and ‘excellence’ cannot go together.

The winner becomes a part of the coveted portfolio of the foundation and gets access to funding, markets, acceleration, research and AI development, outreach and the customary prestigious prize from Dr. R A Mashelkar. An eminent jury selects the winner through a rigorous evaluation process.

Why Should You Apply?

Anjani Mashelkar Prize recognizes & rewards the spirit to solve the problems of India by creating access equality despite income and other inequalities. If you are an innovator keen to solve problems of India through ultra-affordable but excellent solutions, applying to the Anjani Mashelkar Prize. The winner becomes part of the coveted portfolio of the foundation and gets access to*:

Funding
Market access
Acceleration
Research and AI development
Outreach
Prize

*Subject to proper due diligence

Who Can Apply?

All innovations (devices, software, technology, and so on) which cater to people at scale
Only Indian organizations or persons of Indian origin with no age bar
Innovations at the prototype or proof of concept stage that have the potential to be successful innovations are eligible; raw ideas will not be considered
The products, services or business models should be original and novel

Know About Past Winners

How To Apply?

You are invited to apply for the nomination as an organization or as an individual innovator and can even extend nomination to other companies, organizations and individuals who are working in the inclusive innovation space.

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Post receiving applications for the prize, the team of experts will review and shortlist applications
The team will reach out to shortlisted applicants for further due diligence
The best innovation will be selected from the shortlist by our esteemed Jury

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