Titan launches Design Awards

 Lifestyle company Titan in association with Tata Trusts on Friday launched the ‘Design: Impact Awards for Social Change’.

It’s a project-based grant award that aims to positively impact the underprivileged communities and needs of the society, by encouraging and inspiring bright minds to design for the benefit of the society.

Titan Company Managing Director Bhaskar Bhat said, “With the Design: Impact Awards, we aim to celebrate product design that brings about social change. Our aim is to recognise, support and promote visionary and transformative products and help them support as many lives as possible.”

Product design innovators and teams with prototyped and tested products are eligible to apply for the award and grant. Eligible entries are those that aim at resolving a social problem through a well-designed product or a system related with tangible/hard products.

“We will conduct workshops, bootcamps, online sessions and other engagements for shortlisted candidates and grants up to Rs 65 lakh will be provided,” Bhat said.

At later stages, grant recipients will be given the opportunity to apply for seed capital for further funding.

Applications can be submitted through www.designimpactawards.in by October 31.