TITLE
Samsung Solve for Tomorrow 2025
Created By Institute
SHAILAJA PATHANIA Samsung India
Type Submission Date
OPPORTUNITY May 6th 2025
Status
Published
Selection date
October 9th 2025
Index
Details of the Request
Basic details
IPR Ownership
Funding
Timelines
Offerings
Attachments
Acknowledgement
Proposal Submission Template
Basic details
Founder's Detail
Funding Partners
Technical plan
Other info
Attachments
Budget details
Proposal Ratings
Acknowledgement
Eligibility Criteria
Select the relevant eligibility criteria required for proposal submission
Educational Qualification
Select Specific Institute or Responder
Evaluation Criteria
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BASIC DETAILS
DESCRIPTION
Solve for Tomorrow is Samsung’s CSR initiative - a nationwide contest
designed to inspire students to create innovative solutions to address
some of society’s most pressing challenges by leveraging technology.
The
programme, spanning six months, invites students aged 14-22 to submit their
tech ideas as either individuals or groups. This year, participants are
encouraged to create solutions across four key themes: AI for a Safer, Smarter,
and Inclusive Bharat; Future of Health, Hygiene, and Well-being in India;
Social change through Sports and Tech for Education and Better Futures; and
Environmental Sustainability via Technology.
The application
window will be open from April 29 to June 30, 2025. During this period, Samsung
will host immersive design-thinking workshops in schools and colleges across
the nation, empowering participants with essential problem solving and ideation
skills.
The top 100 teams will receive certificates of achievement. The top 40
teams will receive INR 8 lakh and the latest Samsung laptops for every member.
The top 20 will receive with INR 20 lakh and the latest Samsung ZFlip
smartphones for each member.
In addition, special awards include the
Goodwill Award, Young Innovator Award, and Social Media Champion, with a total
prize amount of INR 4.5 lakh.
The four winning teams will collectively
receive a grant of INR 1 crore for incubation at IIT Delhi, providing
substantial resources to accelerate their innovative projects. This funding aims
to nurture their ideas into reality.
SDG AND THEMATIC AREA
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EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
AI, ML, NLP
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RESPONSE MODE
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WOULD YOU LIKE TO ASSOCIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY WITH THE FOLLOWING SEGMENTS
School Innovation
TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVEL (MINIMUM)
Level-3
TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVEL (MAXIMUM)
Level-9
OBJECTIVE
The Global CSR vision of Samsung Electronics – ‘Together for Tomorrow! Enabling People’ – is determined to provide
education to young people around the world and empower them to become the leaders of tomorrow.
EXPECTED OUTCOMES
Solve for Tomorrow 2025 will nurture a new generation of young
innovators equipped to tackle real-world challenges across sectors like
healthcare, inclusivity, sustainability, social change. By reaching youth from
diverse geographies and backgrounds, the program promotes inclusive innovation
and grassroots problem solving.
The initiative will catalyze development community-driven solutions with
the potential of both social impact and commercial viability. Ultimately, Solve
for Tomorrow 2025 seeks to strengthen India’s innovation landscape by
transforming ideas into scalable solutions that benefit both local communities
and broader economy.
OTHER RELEVANT DETAILS
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IS THIS OPPORTUNITY COMES UNDER CSR?
Yes
IPR OWNERSHIP
IPR ARRANGEMENT WITH SOLUTION PROVIDER
Other (please specify): Patent with the participant (sole-ownership)
FUNDING
IS THIS OPPORTUNITY FUNDED?
₹15000000
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TIMELINES
TIMELINE DETAILS
Launch: 29 April 2025
Application Phase: 29 April to 30 June 2025
Top 100 Announcement: July 2025
Top 40 Announcement: August 2025
Innovation Bootcamp: 01 September to 09 September 2025
National Pitch Event: 10 & 11 September 2025
Top 20 Announcement: September 2025
Grand Finale: 08 & 09 October 2025
OFFERINGS
COMPUTE INFRASTRUCTURE
All the top 40 teams will be provided advanced and latest computing laptops by Samsung for prototype modelling and
support.
FACILITIES
Top 40 & top 20 teams will get access to state-of-the art labs at IIT Delhi for hands-on prototyping.
MENTORSHIP
All participants at all stages of the competition will be provided training and mentoring by Samsung leadership and
industry experts
INCUBATION SUPPORT
The four winning teams will collectively receive a grant of INR 1 crore for incubation at IIT Delhi, providing substantial
resources to accelerate their innovative projects. This funding aims to nurture their ideas into reality.
ATTACHMENTS
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
BASIC DETAILS
TITLE OF THE INNOVATION/SOLUTION
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HOW YOU UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM STATEMENT
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BRIEFLY PROVIDE A DESCRIPTION OF YOUR SOLUTION AND USP IN ALIGNMENT TO THE PROBLEM STATEMENT
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SDG AND THEMATIC AREAS
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EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
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TOTAL BUDGET
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POC AVAILABLE
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SUCCESSFUL PILOT DONE
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TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
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GEOGRAPHIES
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CONTACT NUMBER
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FOUNDER'S DETAIL
WHY SHOULD FUNDING ORGANIZATION PARTNER WITH YOU?
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FOUNDERS AND MANAGEMENT INFORMATION
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FUNDING PARTNERS
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FUNDING DETAILS
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TECHNICAL PLAN
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER RATHER THAN MANUFACTURE/PROVIDE SOLUTION YOURSELF
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OTHER INFO
TAGS
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PRODUCT CATEGORY
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PRODUCT SUB-CATEGORY
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
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ANY ADDITIONAL USP'S OF THE SOLUTION
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IS YOUR ORGANISATION ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE CSR FUNDING?
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ATTACHMENTS
FILE UPLOADS
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BUDGET DETAILS
RECURRING BUDGET
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ADDITIONAL BUDGET DETAILS
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ATTACH ANY OTHER DESIRED TEMPLATED FOR CAPTURING THE INFORMATION
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PROPOSAL RATINGS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
SELECT THE RELEVANT ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA REQUIRED FOR PROPOSAL
SUBMISSION
INSTITUTES
All : Academia : Private : Tier 1, All : Academia : Private : Tier 2/3, All : Academia : Private : Others, All : Academia :
Government : Tier 1, All : Academia : Government : Tier 2/3, All : Academia : Government : Others, All : Start Up :
Incubated, All : Start Up : DPIIT, All : MSME, All : Individual Innovators, All : Incubator, All : NGO, School
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EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
OTHER RELEVANT DETAILS
Age Criteria | 14 to 22 year old as on 30 June 2025Team Size | 1 - 3 members
SELECT SPECIFIC INSTITUTE OR RESPONDER
CLICK ON THE FIRST BUTTON TO CHOOSE SPECIFIC INSTITUTES AND THE SECOND BUTTON TO CHOOSE
SPECIFIC USERS
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REVIEW CUT-OFF DATE
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