Women Scientists Scheme
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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.
Through this endeavour of the Department, concerted efforts have been made to give women a strong foothold into the scientific profession, help them re-enter into the mainstream and provide a launch pad for further forays into the field of science and technology.
Category of Fellowships:
Under this scheme, women scientists are being encouraged to pursue research in frontier areas of science and engineering, on problems of societal relevance and to take up S&T-based internship followed by self-employment. Following three categories of fellowships, with research grants, are available for Indian citizen:
- Women Scientist Scheme-A(WOS-A): Research in Basic/Applied Science
- Women Scientist Scheme-B (WOS-B): S&T interventions for Societal Benefit
- Women Scientist Scheme-C (WOS-C): Internship in Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) for the Self-Employment
Eligibility:
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.
Support:
This scheme will provide a research grant for a well-defined project proposal (under WOS-A and WOS-B) 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.
| Programme | Qualifications | Amount of Fellowship per month | Total Cost of the Project |
| Women Scientist Scheme (WOS-A) and Women Scientist Scheme-B (WOS-B)* | Ph.D. in Basic or Applied Sciences/MD or equivalent degree | Rs.55,000/-+HRA* as applicable | Rs.30 lakh (excluding HRA and Overhead) |
| M.Phil/M.Tech/M.Pharm/M.VSc or equivalent degree | Rs.40,000/-+HRA* as applicable | Rs.25 lakh (excluding HRA and Overhead) | |
| M.Sc in Basic or Applied Sciences/MBBS/B.Tech or equivalent degree | Rs.31,000/-+HRA* as applicable | Rs.20 lakh (excluding HRA and Overhead) | |
| Women Scientist Scheme-C (WOS-C)
| Ph.D. in Basic or Applied Sciences/MD or equivalent degree | Rs.35,000/- | ……… |
| M.Phil/M.Tech/M.Pharm/M.VSc or equivalent degree | Rs.30,000/- | ……… | |
| M.Sc in Basic or Applied Sciences/MBBS/B.Tech or equivalent degree | Rs.25,000/- | ……… |
Women Scientist Scheme-A (WOS-A):
Women Scientists Scheme-A (WOS-A) provides platform to women scientists and technologists for pursuing research in basic or applied sciences in frontier areas of science and engineering. The scheme plays pivotal role in gender mainstreaming as it not only prevents brain drain from S&T system but also train and retain women in the system. The scheme initially offers opportunity to work as bench-level scientists and ultimately open new avenues for permanent position in Science & Technology.
Scientific Disciplines:
The support available in 5 disciplines under WOS-A namely,
- i) Physical & Mathematical Sciences (PMS)
- ii) Chemical Sciences (CS)
- iii) Life Sciences (LS)
- iv) Earth & Atmospheric Sciences (EAS)
- v) Engineering Technology (ET)
Last Date of Application:
The Scheme is open throughout the year. Therefore, there is no last date of application.
Procedure for Applying: Only online submission of Project Proposal is allowed in WOS-A
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