Women In Science and Engineering-Societal Challenges with Opportunities Fellowship

The “WISE-SCOPE Fellowship” Program was started by the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India with the aims to provide opportunity to Women Scientists and Technolo...

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Benefits

1. Under this Program, a fellowship amount of ₹55,000/- and HRA (as per norms) per month will be given to the eligible candidates. 1. The selected fellow will also be eligible for a Research Grant of ₹2.00 Lakhs per year, a Field Demonstration, etc. of ₹1.00 Lakh (for project tenure), and the cost of small equipment (up to a maximum of ₹2.00 Lakhs) along with Institutional overhead charges as per DST norms.

Eligibility

> **Employment:** - Candidates in regular employment are not eligible for WISE-SCOPE. **Note 01:** The women scientists who are temporarily employed in research or academics may apply to this program but they have to leave earlier assignments, if, selected for the WISE-SCOPE program. **Note 02:** The position of the applicant in any project, as Post-Doctoral Fellow, Research Associate, etc. will be considered a temporary assignment. > **Age:** - The minimum age to apply is 27 years and the maximum is 60 years as of the date of submission. > **Educational Qualification:** - Women Scientists who have completed a Ph.D. in Basic or Applied Sciences or have equivalent degrees like MD/MS/MDS are eligible for the WISE-SCOPE fellowship.

How to Apply

**Online** **Step 01:** The call is open for proposal submission under WISE-SCOPE at ePMS ([https://onlinedst.gov.in](https://onlinedst.gov.in)). **Step 02:** The proposal format is available at [https://dst.gov.in](https://dst.gov.in), [https://onlinedst.gov.in](https://onlinedst.gov.in). **Step 03:** Log on to [https://onlinedst.gov.in/](https://onlinedst.gov.in/) to access the home page of the “DST e-PMS Portal”. **Step 04:** Click on “New PI Registration” and fill in the requisite details for New user registration. In the ‘Personal Information’ section, fill in- department, Institute, and Institute Address as per the Host Institute identified for the WISE-SCOPE Fellowship project. Fill in the Designation as ‘WISE-SCOPE Fellow’. **Step 05:** After logging in, click on the “Submit proposals” link, which will take you to a page seeking information like – General information, Principal Investigator, Mentor detail, Suggested Referees (Those who are working and also experts in the proposed area), Financial Details, PFMS Details, Ongoing Project Details (if any), Programme details, then finally Submission. Fill in all the information sought against each menu, as applicable. **Step 06:...

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