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Safe Water Crusade Fellowship 2018

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Eligibility

Open to all

Region

All

Award

Award worth INR 100000

Deadline

Closed

About The Program

Safe Water Crusade Fellowship 2018 is a massive campaign to bring change on the water quality front. INREM and SaciWATERs are working together to take significantly great ideas to fruition. There are 4 fellowships and the winners are awarded INR 100000 each.

EligibilityDeadline Date: Closed

Applicants (individuals, groups, students, companies, NGOs) with great technology or design ideas can apply for the scholarship.

There will be two specific challenges as part of this crusade, both linked to ideas that can help design a technological interface, in the sense of IoT enabled solutions, mobile apps, or others.

Challenge 1: Sharing information about safe water infrastructure. Applicants with a design idea can crack this problem and help make people become more aware of it.
Challenge 2: Real-time monitoring of water supply. Applicants with an idea for deciphering the data on money invested in the water supply.

Benefits
  • The winners will receive scholarship award worth INR 1,00,000
  • They will also get access to the network of people; ranging from tech entrepreneurs to the funding ecosystem, innovators, field activists, NGOs and others.
How can you apply?

Follow the below steps for applying to the scholarship:
Step 1: Visit the website and fill the form with required details.
Step 2: Provide personal details and a statement of purpose.
Step 3: Answer other relevant questions.
Step 4: Submit the application.

Important Dates
  • Deadline for the scholarship application is 15.12.2018
  • Results will be announced on 25.12.2018
Important documents
Terms and Conditions
  • Apart from personal details, the applicants need to write a statement of purpose (max 250 words), with a focus on "Vision about themselves and the society" and "Why they should choose the candidates for this award?
  • The candidates will also need to write about "What is their idea?" and "How their idea will change the world?" in a maximum of 500 words while filling the application form.
  • The candidates will also need to describe "How they will test the idea in the next 6 months?"
Contact Details

Mr. Sunderrajan Krishnan
Fluoride Knowledge and Action Network, INREM Foundation
Tower B, Ground Floor, Param Krishna Complex, Near IRMA Campus,
Anand, Gujarat, India, 388 001

Phone: 02692-262 385
Email: sunderrajan@gmail.com

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FAQ's

Q. Who can apply, I mean how do I know if I am eligible?
A. The fellowship is open to individuals, groups, students, companies, NGOs, practically anybody with a great idea.


Q. What is 'Safe water infrastructure'?
A. In simple words, the drinking water sources in villages such as wells, ponds, or even from treated points such as water ATMs or others such as check dams and rainwater harvesting structures. Basically, any infrastructure that gives safe drinking water.


Q. Is there a timeline to use the fellowship award?
A. 
During the six-month period starting from Jan 2019, the organisation will set up the ecosystem of field persons, innovators and others to help with the candidates' idea. There is no other financial support that will be provided during this period, except perhaps travel support as and when available and applicable.

For more details, check out the FAQ  page.

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