Do you have an idea that can bring about meaningful change and positively impact the built or unbuilt environment around you? Do you have an idea that addresses the need of the hour that is practical and implementable? If your concept can drive economic growth, foster innovation and unite communities, or if it’s an idea for a scalable startup that meets the current or future needs within the ACED fields, the Saint-Gobain Grants Programme is the perfect platform to bring your vision to life! We welcome creative concepts that lead to solutions to identified problems or responses to needs. The solution or response could be a service, product, new material, digital application, documentation of traditional crafts, post-pandemic design considerations, research, exhibition or initiatives that promote cultural preservation. Whether the impact is local, regional, urban or global, whether the intervention is focussed on CBDs, villages or natural environments, share your vision and if selected we will support you to develop it.
Winners will receive a grant of Rs 1 Lakh to execute their proposed idea and make a difference. Join us in creating a path toward inclusivity, accessibility, and sustainability on a grand scale, and together, let’s shape a better world.
GET 1 LAKH RUPEES TO MAKE YOUR INNOVATIVE IDEA A REALITY
Saint-Gobain is delighted to present up to six distinct grants of Rs.1,00,000/- each to students and professionals in Architecture and Design who are passionate, eager and ready to make a difference with their inspiring and revolutionary proposals. Resources are provided for the development and implementation of a project or execution of a prototype. The grantees will be awarded the sanctioned grant amount in phases as requested in the proposal and also will be felicitated with an award of recognition.
ELIGIBILITY
Students of architecture or young architects under the age of 35 years.
Students of interior design and interior designers under the age of 35 years- both from courses of a minimum of 3 years duration.
All Transparence participants: current or past, irrespective of age and year of graduation.
Past winners and applicants of Saint-Gobain Scholarships may re-apply with new ideas or with proposals for the next stage of their ideas.
Individual application or in teams (Please note Saint-Gobain will be able to sponsor only one person’s travel for the interview round if shortlisted)
FOUNDATION OF A WINNING IDEA
Your project should bring fresh and imaginative ideas to the world of architecture and design.
Explore smart and practical ways to make the most of available resources and structures.
Foster active connections between societies and communities.
Clearly define who will benefit from your project and the positive changes it aims to bring.
Your project can be an entirely new creation.
Alternatively, draw inspiration from existing ideas, tailoring them to suit your target audience or location.
You can even implement an existing idea, but always with proper credits and permissions.
Ensure your idea addresses a real issue in the community you wish to help or offers solutions to important local or global problems.
Priority will be given to projects that show consideration for the environment and society
PILLARS OF THE SAINT-GOBAIN GRANTS PROGRAMME
Your proposal must align with at least one of the following pillars, detailed in your submission outline:
Pillar of Sustainability: Sustainable & eco-friendly projects; Environmentally Responsive Innovation; Research; Design interventions; Renewable energy solutions; Conservation; Sustainable transportation.
Pillar of Social Responsibility:
Socially Responsible Projects in Architecture; Construction and Design; Community-based Interventions; Affordable Spaces; Development of Communities; Inclusive Design; Development of Employment Opportunities.
Pillar of Socio-Cultural realm:
Address current Socio-Cultural issues; Heritage impact; Awareness; Documentation and Conservation; Tangible and Intangible heritages; Promoting local Handicrafts; Restoration and Adaptive Reuse.
Pillar of Digital Technology and Innovation: Innovative Digital Initiatives in Architecture; Construction and Design; AR and VR in design; Promoting wayfinding techniques through VR; restoration through digital means.
Pillar of New Products, Materials and Building Technology:
Innovations in New Products; Materials or Building Technology; Sustainable Building Materials Solution; Building Technology; Construction practices that minimise Waste & Recycle materials; Material Research; Modular Construction Techniques; 3D Printing.
PROCESS
1. Register yourself on the website at the link provided below.
Link: https://ethosfoundation.in/saint-gobain-grants24-25/
2. After receiving the confirmation email, please fill in the form.
3. Once the form is submitted, upload a detailed report of a maximum of 4 A4 pages. Ensure it includes:
- A clearly stated idea and aim
- A well-fleshed-out process
- A crisp timeline: details the phases of your project and the time required for each
- Optimum and appropriate budget stating the use of the scholarship money: phase-wise financial breakdown and an estimate (maximum Rs 1 Lakh).
4. Refer the template for submission
THE SELECTION PROCESS
An esteemed jury constituted by Saint-Gobain will carefully shortlist up to 12 potential projects and invite the qualifiers for an interview which may be live or a video conference. The final winners will be announced on the sidelines of the Transparence 19.0 Grand Finale 2024-25.
RULES & REQUISITES:
There is no entry fee to participate.
The Saint-Gobain Grants Programme (earlier known as Saint-Gobain Scholarship) is open to students or graduates of architecture from a recognised college in India.
This activity is a competition of skill and should not be considered as a forum of appeal for charity.
Your Project proposal should also include a proper plan and letter of intent in around 1500 words on how exactly you will use the grant amount.
Please also include a Photograph, your Professional CV, Identity Proof, and Address Proof – a scan of your Passport/ Voter Id, and College Identity Card with the submission.
You also need to provide us with a letter of declaration that Saint-Gobain has complete rights to use your photograph, personal details, title, and summary of your proposal for its future communications and publicity for promoting its CSR initiatives and any future Saint-Gobain Grants Programme that it will launch.
Entry Form, Formats for the letter of Intent & Letter of Declaration, Your Project Submission
The checklist can be downloaded from this file
Incomplete entries will be automatically disqualified.
Additionally, please send a detailed report to fellowships.ethosfoundation@gmail.com
Contact details of at least two professional references who can be contacted regarding your professional legitimacy & proficiency should be submitted.
TIMELINE:
Registrations open: Aug 21st 2024
Last Date of Submission: November 24th 2024
OUR PAST SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS:
Following is the list of our past scholarship winners from the previous editions, you can find these project reports at: https://ethosfoundation.in/sg-archive/
The Jury's Decision will be final & binding
For any queries related to the brief, please email scholarships@ethosfoundation.in
