Scheme for Scale-up Support to Established Incubation Centres
Up to ₹10 crore for existing incubators to expand space, services, seed funding capacity and infrastructure.
What you get
Grant-in-aid up to ₹10 crore, available up to three times
Nodal ministry
NITI Aayog
Support type
Incubation
Best suited for
Seed / Early Stage · Growth / Scaling
Typical timeline
Announced through the AIM portal
What this scheme actually is
The EIC scheme scales up incubators that already work. Funding covers refurbished space, expanded teams, tools and equipment, services, seed funding support, outreach and training programmes. Because an EIC-supported incubator has more seed capital to deploy, founders benefit indirectly and immediately.
Implementing agency: Atal Innovation Mission
What the scheme sets out to do
Who can apply
What you get
How to apply, step by step
- 1
For founders: target EIC-supported incubators
They have deeper seed-funding capacity than an unsupported incubator of the same size.
- 2
For incubators: evidence the track record
Three years of operation and a demonstrable portfolio are the entry conditions.
- 3
Apply via aim.gov.in
Details are published on the Atal Incubation Centres pages.
What we actually do on a EIC mandate
Services this usually needs
No consultant can guarantee a sanction — that decision sits with the evaluating committee, bank or incubator. We commit to an honest eligibility view, an application built to the evaluator’s format, filing inside the window and a documented follow-up cadence. That is stated in every engagement letter we sign.