Grants, fellowships and campus-linked funding open to student entrepreneurs and recent graduates — capital you can raise while still enrolled, usually without needing a registered company on day one.
The NEEV Startup Kickstart Program offers pre-incubation support for early-stage and student entrepreneurs, providing structured guidance to a limited number of selected ventures.
The Startup Srujan Seed Support (S4) program provides grants from ₹2.5 lakh to ₹10 lakh for young innovators and early-stage startups in Gujarat.
Student programmes lean early: idea and prototype stage, smaller cheques, and incubation support through a college or government innovation cell. They're the natural first rung before a DPIIT-recognised startup grant.
What founders ask about student entrepreneurs funding.