JB Park, President and CEO, Samsung Southwest Asia, said the fifth edition of Samsung Solve for Tomorrow reflects the company’s push to expand youth innovation access across India, with larger grants, deeper outreach, and incubation support through IIT Delhi
Samsung is expanding its youth innovation programme in India as the fifth edition of Samsung Solve for Tomorrow opens with larger grants, wider outreach, and deeper academic collaboration.
As the company marks 30 years in India, Samsung said the 2026 edition of its flagship innovation and education programme is being scaled to strengthen the country’s student innovation ecosystem and support technology driven problem solving among young participants.
The programme is open to students aged 14 to 22 and invites ideas across four themes: AI Living for India, Health and Education, Environmental Sustainability, and Sport and Tech.
Applications will remain open until 3 July 2026.
his year, Samsung will provide incubation grants worth ₹2 crore to the top four winning teams, with incubation support at IIT Delhi to help participants develop and scale their ideas.
The top 20 teams will receive ₹20 lakh, while the top 40 teams will be awarded ₹8 lakh along with Samsung devices and mentorship support.
JB Park, President and CEO, Samsung Southwest Asia, said the company is increasing the scale of the programme to take innovation access beyond established urban centres and strengthen India’s next generation of innovators.
As part of the programme journey, Samsung will conduct 100 design thinking workshops across schools and colleges to help participants develop problem solving and ideation skills.
Following the application phase, the top 100 teams, with 25 teams selected under each theme, will move into expert led online mentorship and training.
After a video pitch round, 40 teams will advance further, followed by intensive mentoring, immersive prototyping support, investor interactions, and visits to Samsung research and development centres in Bengaluru, Noida, and Delhi.
The top 20 teams will participate in the final stage through investor meets, pitch presentations, and mentoring sessions with Samsung experts.
Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, said initiatives that nurture early stage problem solving strengthen India’s innovation and entrepreneurship pipeline.
Prof. Rangan Banerjee, Director, IIT Delhi, said the collaboration enables students to access deep technology mentorship, interdisciplinary research, and prototyping support.
First launched in the United States in 2010, Samsung Solve for Tomorrow now operates in 68 countries and has engaged more than 3 million young people globally.
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