Samsung Solve For Tomorrow Contest 2025

Organisation : Samsung
Contest Name : Samsung Solve For Tomorrow Contest 2025
Applicable For : Indian residents only between 14-22 years of age
Prize : Cash Prizes
Contest Last Date : June 30, 2025
Website : https://www.samsung.com/in/solvefortomorrow/

What is Samsung Solve For Tomorrow Contest?

Samsung Solve for Tomorrow is a theme-based competition. Applications submitted under different themes will not compete against each other. Winners will be selected independently within each theme. Got a game-changing idea that can make a real societal impact? Samsung Solve for Tomorrow 2025 is your chance to turn bold ideas into reality! Whether it’s a tech hack for social good, an innovation to save the planet, or a bold idea to empower communities and build a new India, we’re here to fuel your vision. Apply now if you’re between 14-22 years of age, & can can solve real-world challenges. Last date of contest is 30th June 2025.

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Who Can Participate in the Samsung Solve For Tomorrow Contest?

** The competition is open to Indian residents only between 14-22 years of age as on the last day of the competition.
** Individuals or teams of up to three people can apply with an original concept in terms of science and technology or a wholly new product with a social consequence. Without any innovation, new business models may not make it to consideration.
** The team/individual should not have previously obtained funds/awards for the identical proposal from any agency or through other competitions for more than INR five lakhs.

How To Enter in the Samsung Solve For Tomorrow Contest?

The competition consists of multiple stages, and each stage is an elimination stage:

1. Application & Idea Submission :
Submit your ideas in one of the four themes. Experts from Foundation of Innovation & Technology Transfer (FITT) – IIT Delhi, will review all the applications and 100 teams will be selected to qualify for the next stage. These 100 teams represent 25 teams from each of the theme.

2. Top 100 teams :
Selected teams receive training from Foundation of Innovation & Technology Transfer (FITT) – IIT Delhi experts and need to submit their video pitches. A panel of experts from Foundation of Innovation & Technology Transfer (FITT) – IIT Delhi, will evaluate the video pitches and 40 shortlisted teams will qualify to the next stage. These 40 teams represent 10 teams from each of the theme.

3. Innovation Bootcamp & National Pitch Event for Top 40 teams (semi-finalists) :
The Top 40 teams will be invited to an Innovation Bootcamp and will visit Samsung offices in BLR & NCR followed by hands-on training & access to prototyping labs at IIT Delhi. All the Top 40 teams will pitch to a jury panel consisting of experts from Samsung at the National Pitch Event at IIT Delhi. Only 20 teams will be selected to qualify for the last stage. These 20 teams represent 5 teams from each of the theme.

4. Grand Finale for Top 20 teams (Finalists) :
The Top 20 teams will get 1 on 1 mentoring from Industry experts, IIT Delhi and Samsung to help them prepare for the Grand Finale. At the Grand Finale, the Top 20 teams will get access to prototyping labs at IIT Delhi. The teams will pitch their ideas & prototypes one last time to a grand jury over a period of two days in Delhi NCR. The 4 Winning teams, each representing one theme, will be announced at the end of the Grand Finale in the Awards Ceremony.

Prizes of Samsung Solve For Tomorrow Contest

Grant means and includes:
(A) Grant of INR 20,000 (INR Twenty Thousand only) for Prototype Development per Team for top 40 Teams as shortlisted in the Phase 2 of the Program (Top 10 teams in each theme);

(B) Grant of INR 1,00,000 (INR One lakh only) for Prototype Enhancement per team to be given to top 20 teams as shortlisted in the Phase 3 of the Program (Top 5 teams in each theme);

(C) Grant of INR 25,00,000 (INR Twenty-five lakh only) as a part of seed & incubation grant for 4 winning teams as selected in Phase 4 of the Program (1 winning team in each theme)

What is the Last Date of Samsung Solve For Tomorrow Contest?

Last Date of Samsung Solve For Tomorrow Contest is June 30, 2025