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Women Scientist Scholarship Scheme (WOS - C)

'Women Scientist Scholarship Scheme (WOS-C)' is a scheme of Government of India for women scientists being operated by the Department of Science & Technology (DST). The scheme aims to train women having qualifications in science/engineering /medicine or allied areas in the area of intellectual property rights (IPR) and their management for a period of one year. The scheme is being coordinated and implemented by Patent Facilitating Centre (PFC) of Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC) on behalf of DST. More details are given here. 


Schlumberger Foundation 2010 Faculty for the Future Fellowships

Faculty for the Future Fellowships are awarded to women from developing and emerging economies who are preparing for PhD or postdoctoral study in the physical sciences, engineering, or related disciplines, to pursue advanced graduate study at top universities in their disciplines abroad. Applications for the Fellowships are open on October 5, 2009 and close on November 30, 2009. Awards will be announced on February 28, 2010. More details are given here.

DST Scheme


The department of science and technology invites nominations for individuals/institutions who have worked at the grass root level through womens development in S&T. More details here.

Various categories of special fellowships for women have been announced by the DST.  More details here.


Post-Graduate Indira Gandhi Scholarship

The University Grants Commission provides an incentive for parents to observe small family norm for the purpose of supporting higher education through the scholarships to such girls for the academic year 2007-2007.
The scholarship of any single girl child, being the only child of her parents are eligible under the scheme "Post-Graduate Indira Gandhi Schemes" for single girl child under the initiative of MHRD. Full details given here.

 
IUPAP/UNESCO Travel Grants

The Working Group on Women in Physics of IUPAP,  has developed a programme to award grants to women from developing and eastern European countries to attend regional conferences and schools. This grants is announced every year. Details here.

Post Doctoral Fellowship of IIT-M for Women

IIT Madras has advertised short term (2-6 months) fellowships for women, tenable in any of the departments of IIT. For advertisement click here.

Industry Programmes:

Tata Group dedicates 'second career' opportunity for women

The Tata Group on the occasion of Women's Day announced 'Second Career Internship Programme (SCIP)' for talented women professionals who have opted to take a career break after some initial years of work.

RESTART Programme by GE

General Electric's (GE) John F Welch Technology Centre (JFWTC), Bangalore has launched a programme called RESTART which exclusively on hiring women scientists and engineers who have taken a career break and now want to get back to work. The programme offers various facilities and opportunities to women scientists and engineers to restart their career and work in their centre.





 

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