Call for Application for National Conference on Social Innovation 2020

PIC, launched in September 2011, is an independent ‘Think Tank’ which deliberates on issues of national importance and contributes to policy-making in India. Its membership comprises 400+ eminent individuals, 50+ national institutes, and several leading corporate, from all over India and world, who pool together their resources, capabilities, and experience in shaping the papers and programmes produced by PIC.

One of PIC's focus areas is Social Innovation. Our annual flagship programme, the National Conference on Social Innovation (NCSI) provides a platform to Social Innovators for showcasing their innovations in front of a tailored audience comprising CSR representatives, impact investors, and incubators.

The 8^th National Conference on Social Innovation (NCSI) will be taking place on 17^th November 2020 in Pune. The call for applications are now open on this link: https://tinyurl.com/y9xa94t3

What NCSI offers:

• A cash award of Rs.50,000/- for winners in each of the categories- Urban, Rural and Tribal.
• Opportunity to be a part of the two year mentoring programme called, Social Enterprise Mentorship Programme (SEMP).
• Free access to the Shared Service Centre for Social Enterprises (SSC-SE) where you can get affordable and quality service access to more than eight service areas such as, digital marketing, accounting and audit, product design etc.
• Showcasing your work and networking with more than 50 leading CSR/grant/donation/accelerator/impact investors.

More information about criteria, deadline can be found here: http://si.puneinternationalcentre.org/