Samsung launches innovation contest ‘Solve for Tomorrow’, problem-solvers to get up to Rs 1 crore in grants – Education Today News
Samsung launched the inaugural edition of the innovation competition ‘Solve for Tomorrow’ on Thursday which invites India’s brightest young minds to come up with innovative ideas that can transform the lives of people and communities around them.
With Solve for Tomorrow, a citizenship initiative that engages Gen Z around the world, Samsung aims to provide support to youth in India aged 16-22 years from across cities, towns and villages to turn their ideas to solve real-world issues into action.
First launched in the US in 2010, ‘Solve for Tomorrow’ is currently operational in 33 countries globally, and has seen over 1.8 million young people participate worldwide.
Globally, participants in the competition have developed several innovative solutions, such as converting food waste into leather, a portable desalination device equipped with a solar panel to filter polluted water and using coffee grounds to as an alternative energy source to alleviate pollution, among many others.
SOLVE FOR TOMORROW: MAIN THEMES
In the first year, Solve for Tomorrow is inviting ideas in the areas of Education, Environment, Healthcare and Agriculture, the priority UN Sustainable Development Goals for India.
SUPPORT FOR INNOVATORS
Support will include mentoring of the top 50 teams (individuals or teams of up to 3 members) by industry experts and Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer (FITT) at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT Delhi) to help enhance their ideas.
The innovators will also get to go to a boot-camp at IIT Delhi, a certificate of participation, vouchers worth INR 1,00,000 for online courses in design thinking, STEM, innovation, leadership, among others.
The top 10 teams will get the opportunity to visit Samsung India offices, its R&D centres and Samsung Opera House in Bengaluru where they will interact with young Samsung employees and researchers.
SOLVE FOR TOMORROW: WHAT WINNERS WILL GET
The annual programme will end with the grand announcement of three national winners, who stand a chance to get mega support of up to INR 1 crore and mentoring support for six months to take their ideas to the next level under the expert guidance of IIT Delhi.
In addition, winning teams will also get an 85-inch Samsung Flip interactive digital board for their respective schools and colleges.
SELECTION ROUNDS
Round 1:
Round 2:
Round 3:
HOW TO APPLY
Participants can apply for Solve for Tomorrow, and get detailed information on the programme and terms and conditions at www.samsung.com/in/solvefortomorrow, starting June 9, 2022 till 5 pm, July 31, 2022.