Program Details
Introduction / Scope of Program
Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Program is a global STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) and Design Thinking based competition created to foster problem-solving skills while promoting the positive impact young minds between the age group of 16-22 years can have on our society. The program objective is deeply aligned with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (Goal #2, #3, #4, #7, #12, #13) and Samsung's vision of Together for Tomorrow - Enabling People.
The ultimate three (3) winning teams of the Program will be able to demonstrate a "Proof of Concept" that will be further supported for a prototype for consumer validation by Samsung. These prototypes may be ready for the consumer market if they are final products; however, Samsung will provide funding support, through its implementation partner FITT, IIT-Delhi, for the prototype activation only.
Participants can apply under one of the following themes that are extremely relevant for today’s world and for India:
- Agriculture
- Education
- Environment
- Healthcare
Major Activities
- Roadshows and campaigns
- Receipt and review of applications
- Online Design Thinking training for the top 50 teams
- Sessions and online material on idea validation and impact projections
- Prototyping, Design Thinking, Design for Manufacturing, etc.
- Physical bootcamp at IIT Delhi for the top 50 teams on Design Thinking
- Training
- Young mentor buddies for the bootcamp for the top 50 teams
- Distribution of course vouchers to the top 50 teams
- Mentoring and advanced sessions on business plans and entrepreneurship
- Distribution of Samsung hampers to the top 10 teams worth INR 1 lakh (per person)
- Business plan and soft skills development training for the top 10 teams
- Funding support of up to Rs. 1.14 crore to the top 3 winning teams based on milestones decided by Samsung and FITT
- Distribution of Flip 85" displays to the winning 3 teams for their schools and universities
- Incubation support and mentoring for 6 months
- Fund disbursement to the winning 3 teams based on the recommendations of a committee constituted for this purpose
- Submission of the final report
- Final survey of the Program
