PIC’s Applications open for annual national competition for social innovators
Pune, 25th July 2024: Pune International Centre (PIC), in collaboration with the National Innovation Foundation (NIF) and Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), is proud to announce the upcoming 12th National Conference on Social Innovation (NCSI) 2024.
As part of this, applications are invited from social innovators and entrepreneurs from across India to participate in the national competition on social innovation to be held at this year’s NCSI in November.
The competition, organised by PIC’s research vertical Social Innovation Lab (SI Lab), will be in three categories — Urban, Rural and Tribal.
Finalists selected from applicants who are working on innovative solutions to societal challenges or have ideas that could make a difference will be able to participate and showcase their innovations at the conference.
Finalists of past editions,. Ajinkya Dhariya of PadCare Labs and Nupur Poharkar of PIRUL Handicrafts, stand as shining testimonials of the transformative power of the annual NCSI in nurturing emerging social entrepreneurs.
NCSI offers:
To showcase your work and facilitate networking with leading CSR heads/grant/donation/accelerator/impact investors
A cash award for winners in each category – Urban, Rural and Tribal
Opportunity to be a part of the 9-month mentoring programme, called Social Enterprise Mentorship Programme (SEMP)
Easy access to PIC SI Lab’s Shared Service Centre for Social Enterprises (SSC-SE).
Link to apply: https://tinyurl.com/NCSI2024
