Social ImpactInnovation Scheme
A comprehensive initiative supporting innovative solutions in sustainable development. Secure funding, mentorship, and incubation support for impactful social enterprises.
What is the Social Impact Innovation Scheme?
The M3M Foundation Social Impact Innovation Scheme 2025 is a grant programme for early-stage startups and solo innovators working on practical solutions in healthcare, education, clean water, or the environment.
Selected applicants get free grant funding, mentorship from expert advisors, and introductions to investors in the M3M network. Unlike most corporate-funded programmes that only support established organisations, this scheme is open to first-time founders — even if your business has no revenue yet.
This page covers who can apply, how much you can receive, how selection works, and what documents are required.
What is the Social Impact Innovation Scheme?
Scheme overview
The Social Impact Innovation Scheme is an initiative launched by the M3M Foundation to support early-stage startups and individual innovators working towards solving societal challenges in key sectors like green energy, waste management, healthcare, and education.
Support stack
The scheme's goal is to help these ventures with grants, mentorship, incubation support, and networking opportunities to ensure that innovative solutions for social challenges get the attention, funding, and expertise they need to scale and make a real impact.
Support Innovation
Support innovation in sectors that address key societal issues.
Foster Growth
Foster growth of early-stage startups through financial support, mentorship, and networking.
Promote Sustainability
Promote sustainable development in sectors such as energy, water, health, and environment.
Encourage Solutions
Encourage youth-driven solutions to tackle global challenges like climate change, healthcare disparities, and educational inequality.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility for individuals, startups, and incubated social-impact teams.
Individual Applicants
Must be Indian citizens aged 18–35 years; project leader should be the primary applicant.
Start-ups
Registered as a company with minimum 51% Indian ownership and a social impact-driven idea.
Incubation Requirement
Applicants should be incubated in an approved incubation facility.
Focus Areas of the Scheme
- Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction
- Energy Storage Solutions
- Green & Sustainable Mobility
- Waste to Energy
- Air Pollution
- Water Security
- Sustainable Energy
- Deep-Tech (AI/ML)
How to apply
Register on portal
Create your profile and choose the social-impact track.
Prepare proposal
Submit detailed problem, solution, impact and implementation plan.
Upload documents
Provide entity, identity, incubation and supporting documentation.
Review and interview
Participate in screening and expert panel interaction.
Selection and onboarding
Complete selection formalities for grant and incubation support.
Register on portal
Create your profile and choose the social-impact track.
Prepare proposal
Submit detailed problem, solution, impact and implementation plan.
Upload documents
Provide entity, identity, incubation and supporting documentation.
Selection and onboarding
Complete selection formalities for grant and incubation support.
Review and interview
Participate in screening and expert panel interaction.
Frequently Asked Questions
Apply for Social Impact Innovation Scheme
Ready to turn your social impact innovation into reality? Apply today and gain access to funding, mentorship, and incubation support.