Feather Grants
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Program overview
Quick Facts
- ·Grant Amount: ₹15,000 (~180usd) no-strings-attached funding
- ·Target Audience: School and college students
- ·Application Review: All applications carefully evaluated
- ·Project Scope: Any innovative or creative idea
- ·Apply: Via Airtable
- ·Contact: sethi@gradcapital.in
Mission
The Feather Grants program empowers students to bring their creative ideas to life, regardless of scale or domain. The program recognizes that many significant achievements begin with small projects in college. Any project that demonstrates passion and potential impact is considered worthy, whether it's artistic, scientific, or community-focused.
What The Program Funds
- ·Creative and artistic projects
- ·Scientific experiments
- ·Sports and cultural initiatives
- ·Documentary and archival work
- ·Community service projects
- ·Any innovative idea with potential impact
Featured Grant Recipients
- 01Engineering Innovation
- ·Grantee: Gurasees Singh Dhanoa
- ·Project: 3D printed Butane-Oxygen Bipropellant Rocket Engine
- ·Date: December 2024
- ·Focus: Indigenous technology development
- 01Environmental Solutions
- ·Grantee: Himangi Parekh
- ·Project: Smart Logistics for Stubble Management
- ·Date: November 2024
- ·Focus: Sustainable agriculture
- 01Creative Arts
- ·Grantee: Namya Patiyal
- ·Project: "Mundane" - Short Film
- ·Date: January 2024
- ·Background: Award-winning young filmmaker
- 01Cultural Documentation
- ·Grantee: Rohit Rajesh
- ·Project: 108 Vishnu Temples Documentary
- ·Date: December 2023
- ·Focus: Heritage preservation
Application Process
- 01Submit through Airtable form
- 02Project evaluation
- 03Grant disbursementNote: The program does not send rejection notifications
Grant Benefits
- ·₹15,000 no-strings-attached funding
- ·Freedom to explore any idea
- ·Support from gradCapital network
- ·No commercial pressure
Eligibility
- ·School students
- ·College students
- ·Clear project vision
- ·Basic implementation plan
Leadership Team
- ·Abhishek Sethi - Co-founder & CEO
- ·Prateek Behera - Co-founder & COO
- ·Kshitij Khandelwal - Visiting Partner
Additional Resources
- ·Program Updates: gradCapital CEO's Updates
- ·Twitter: @gradcapital
- ·Twitter: @feathergrants
- ·Apply: gradcapital.in/feathergrants