Boeing India is now inviting applications for the Boeing University Innovation Leadership Development (BUILD) program for 2023-24 from university students and early-stage startups in India. In its third edition now, the program encourages young entrepreneurial minds to incubate innovative ideas and create new market opportunities and global trends across industry verticals.
Application eligibility: University graduates of 2023, faculty, and budding entrepreneurs
Boeing and incubator support:
- Boeing and seven incubators partner to invite participation from across India
- Shortlisted teams to be mentored by Boeing experts and incubator mentors to refine and convert ideas to viable business offerings
- Each of the seven winning teams to receive a cash prize worth INR 10,00,000/-
Last date of idea submission: November 10, 2023
Boeing continues to partner with seven incubators, namely, Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship – IIT Mumbai, Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer – IIT Delhi, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center – IIT Gandhinagar, IIT Madras Incubation Cell, Society for Innovation and Development – IISC Bengaluru, T-Hub Hyderabad, and Technology Business Incubator – KIIT Bhubaneshwar, to organize BUILD in India. The applicants will be invited to submit ideas in the fields of aerospace and defense, technology, social impact, and sustainability.
The shortlisted teams will compete at a regional-level boot camp, and finalists will pitch their ideas to subject-matter experts on Boeing Immersion Day, to be held in Q1, 2024. The winners stand a chance to win cash prizes worth INR 10 lakh for each of the seven winning ideas from across the incubators. Boeing mentors and industry experts will interact and closely work with the finalists to refine and suggest ways to convert ideas into viable business offerings.
Interested students and entrepreneurs can apply to the BUILD program at https://www.boeing.co.in/boeing-in-india/build.page. The deadline for idea submissions is November 10, 2023.
