Job highlights

- Experiential learning opportunity in internship mode with an experienced technical mentor . Short training sessions on Venture Center s concepts and framework for technology development and commercialization .

- Current undergraduate student or student recently finishing undergraduate studies in engineering / technology .

Role

Rajendra Lagu Fellowships for Technology Immersion

- A prestigious fellowship program of the Venture Center -

Highlights

- For whom: Current or recent students of engineering and technology

- Project: Sharply focused technology projects; Part of the project needs to involve developing a commercialization/ business plan

- Project duration: Minimum 2 months

- Host: Project needs to be one offered by a start-up/entrepreneur in the Venture Center innovation ecosystem or POC Project Manager at Venture Center

- Training: The project shall begin with a short training by Venture Center mentors on technology development and commercialization.

- Stipend: Venture Center shall provide a subsistence stipend for the fellows.

Venture

Center shall fund a hot desk on our campus for the fellows.

- Certificate: All fellows who complete the program successfully will get a Certificate of Award and Completion.

- Number of fellowships per year: 3 max

- Launched: 16 March 2015

In Memory of

Dr Rajendra Lagu

- Late Member of Board of Directors of Venture Center

- Founding member, SINE at IIT-B

- Founding member, ISBA

- Engineer, Innovation/ Incubation Expert.

Objectives





- To allow young engineering students to work on a technology development project in a research environment and learn/ explore avenues for taking technology to the market. To provide an opportunity for students to work closely with a technology entrepreneur.

- To support and encourage technology development and commercialization efforts by start-ups and entrepreneurs in the innovation ecosystem of Venture Center.

- To help young engineers explore and experiment with career opportunities in technology startups.

Eligibility criteria

- For the applicant:

- Current undergraduate student or student recently finishing undergraduate studies in engineering/technology

- Applicants with strong interest in technology. Track record and previous experience tinkering with technology, building prototypes, conceptualizing solutions to problems will be a plus.

- Students showing evidence of leadership and resourcefulness will be given preference.

- For the type of project:

- The larger project has to be focused on technology development/ advancement or prototype development or proof-of-concept establishment/ validation.

- The student project can be a part of the larger project.

- Typical projects will have one or more of the following components: a) a problem/ need,



b) a proposed solution, c) a strategy to demonstrate that the solution works, d) activities to advance the technology towards commercialization.

- The project needs to core to a start-up in the Venture center s innovation ecosystem or help create a new start-up.

- For the host and technical mentor:

- The host/technical mentor for the project needs to be an entrepreneur in Venture Center s innovation ecosystem and network. The POC Project Manager at Venture Center shall also qualify for initiating such proposals/ applications.

- The host/technical mentor needs to have adequate facilities and research funding to support other costs and resource needs of the project.

Benefits for the applicant

- Experiential learning opportunity in internship mode with an experienced technical mentor

- Short training sessions on Venture Center s concepts and framework for technology development and commercialization

- Certificate of Award and Completion from the Venture Center for receiving and completing the Rajendra Lagu Fellowship.

- Subsistence stipend for the fellows

Benefits for the host/technical mentor:

- Opportunity to engage young and energetic engineers/engineering students on exploring and developing the technology development and commercialization case. Opportunity to zoom-out and explore the larger picture.

- Prospect to identify young people who might be interested in taking the technology ahead as entrepreneurs.

- Overhead support for the fellow

📌 R.K. Lagu Fellowships - Technology Immersion (Guwahati)
🏢 Venture Center
📍 Guwahati