Programme launched by Facebook for Students and App Developers

For some time now Facebook has been running a mission that revolves around connecting the next billion users to internet. To take this forward Facebook is taking another step in the direction by launching a programme exclusively for app developers and students. Under the programme it will provide financial support to the developers who are building apps that would be particularly useful for the people who will connect to internet for the first time. Now the 10,000 start-up initiative of Nasscomm has been joined by the social media giant too!

Under the partnership, Nasscomm and Facebook will together launch a programme by the name of ‘Leaders Building for the Next Billion’. The programme is aimed at helping app developers and students to build large – scale apps and websites which are innovative enough for the first time users. They will be provided with resources and financial as well as technical support. The programme is expected to run for six months duration and 10 developers would be accepted in to this programme after they have demonstrated their commitment to build for the next billion through an application progress. To build their business, Facebook wil offer them with financial, technical, marketing and personality development support.

Further the programme aims at connecting them to leaders and funders in the industry and media to show public their innovative solutions and impact they can have on the new-to-internet users. Facebook also thinks that the programme might inspire other developers too. Facebook will help setting up this program at Nasscomm and has invited other technology giants to contribute in expanding this programme. The participants can get support of up to $80,000.
For the programme 4 students will be selected from each of the 10-15 colleges through the application process and will build the relevant mobile apps.

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