How to Apply for UP Grand Challenges Grant — Up to ₹3 Cr for Scaling Startups

Winners are chosen on merit, through an evaluation that is open and transparent. There is no standing queue — each Grand Challenge runs its own assessment.

• The State Government issues guidelines for every challenge, and the evaluation is carried out in line with those guidelines.
• Those same guidelines determine the theme, which sectors are invited and how many winners are picked.
• Proposals are assessed against that round's criteria, and the successful startups receive grant-in-aid.

In practice, a founder's path runs like this: register with StartinUP, wait for a challenge notification, submit to that specific round within its window, and clear its evaluation.