Women scientist scheme
Scholarship,fellowship
Research
Ministry of Science and Technology
Women are an important section of the workforce, more particularly in the science & technology (S&T) domain. However, a large number of well-qualified women get left out of the S&T activities due to various circumstances which are usually typical to the gender. The challenges faced by them are several but most often the "break in career" arises out of motherhood and family responsibilities. To address such issues, Department of Science and Technology (DST) launched "Women Scientists Scheme (WOS)" during 2002-03. This initiative primarily aimed at providing opportunities to women scientists and technologists between the age group of 27-57 years who had a break in their career but desired to return to mainstream (Department of Science and Technology, n.d.).
This scheme will provide a research grant for a well-defined project proposal (under WOS-A and WOS- for a period of maximum three years. This grant will cover the fellowship of the applicant and cost of small equipments, contingencies, travel, consumables, etc. Institutional overhead charges will be extra(Department of Science and Technology, n.d.)
The scheme is meant to encourage women in S&T domain, preferably those having a break in career and not having regular employment, to explore possibility of re-entry into the profession. Qualifications: Minimum Post Graduate degree, equivalent to M.Sc. in Basic or Applied Sciences or B.Tech. or MBBS or other equivalent professional qualifications M.Phil/M.Tech/M.Pharm/M.VSc or equivalent qualifications Ph.D. in Basic or Applied Sciences Age: The minimum age to apply in WOS-A & WOS-B is 27 years and maximum age is 57 years. Age relaxation of 5 years would be given to candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC and physically challenged category. Attested copies of supporting documents in this regard must be enclosed(Department of Science and Technology, n.d.)
Union Government
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Department of Science & Technology, Technology Bhavan, New Mehrauli Road,, New Delhi-110 016.
dstinfo@nic.in
011-26567373, 011-26962819
011-26864570, 011-26862418
Apply through this link: http://online-wosa.gov.in:8080/wosa/public/doWelcome.action