Scheme for Scale-up Support to Established Incubation Centres (EICs)
Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog
No change found in Oct 2026 checks; terms as per the June 2026 playbook. Confirm the current call/window on the official link before applying.
Note: this scheme funds incubators and institutions. Startups benefit indirectly — through the incubators it supports.
This Scheme helps established incubators expand their space, services, funding support, and infrastructure so they can support more startups.
Objectives
Established Incubation Centres (EICs) are existing incubators who are supported by the AIM to further enhance their incubation capacity. The aim is to refurbish the existing incubation space, enhance capabilities and capacity, including team, infrastructure, tools and equipment, services, seed funding support, outreach initiatives, training programs and/or other incubation related events.
Who can apply?
- EICs registered in India as a legal entity in public, private or public-private partnership mode.
- Operational for a minimum of three years as of 1st August 2017.
What do you get?
- Grant-in-aid support of up to ₹10 crore will be provided to EICs.
- Balanced utilisation of fund as per suggestive activity-wise breakup is to be ensured.
- EICs would be eligible to apply and avail grant-in-aid under this scheme for a maximum of three times.
How to apply
Interested applicants may visit https://aim.gov.in/atal-incubation-centres.php to know more