Agami Prize 2027: ₹30 Lakh Prize Pool
Agami
📌About the Event
The Agami Prize 2027 is a national-level innovation competition organised by Agami to recognise and support early-stage ideas that can transform India’s law and justice system. With a total prize pool of ₹30 lakh, the competition encourages entrepreneurs, students, social innovators and organisations to develop practical solutions that improve access to justice, simplify legal processes and empower citizens. Selected initiatives receive financial support, mentorship, networking opportunities and national recognition. The competition welcomes innovators from all professional backgrounds, including those without formal legal education.
ℹ️ Event Details
- Organising Body: Agami
- Category: Legal Innovation, Social Entrepreneurship, Access to Justice and Social Impact.
- Mode of Conduct: Multi-stage selection process involving online applications, evaluation conversations, field visits and in-person activities.
- Application Mode: Online, through the official Agami Prize application form.
- Geographical Scope: India.
- Prize Pool: ₹30,00,000.
- Objective: Identify and support innovative initiatives that transform the way legal systems operate and people experience justice.
📅 Important Dates
- Registration Deadline: 30 October 2026.
- Initial Screening and Conversations: October–November 2026.
- Evaluation Council Interviews: December 2026–January 2027.
- Prize Cohort Selection: January 2027.
- Grand Jury Presentation and Winner Announcement: February 2027.
- Mentorship and Networking Sessions: March 2027.
🎯 Eligibility & Rules
- Eligibilty:
- Open to individuals, startups, entrepreneurs, students, social innovators and organisations working on justice-related solutions.
- The initiative must be based in India, with India as an important target area.
- The initiative must be less than three years old.
- At least one founder should be working on the initiative full-time.
- No minimum or maximum age limit.
- No specific educational qualification or legal background is required.
- For-profit, nonprofit, hybrid and unregistered initiatives are eligible.
- New programmes or products within established organisations may also qualify.
🏆 Benefits for the Participants
- Total Prize Pool: ₹30 lakh.
- Main Awards: Two winning initiatives receive ₹5 lakh each.
- Special Cash Awards: Additional monetary awards for promising initiatives with exceptional potential; individual award amounts have not been specified.
- Mentorship: Two-day, in-person interaction with leading innovators, including mentorship and learning sessions.
- National Recognition: Opportunity to showcase initiatives at Justicemakers Mela 2027 in Bengaluru.
- Networking Opportunities: Connections with entrepreneurs, mentors, legal professionals and changemakers.