Deadline- 31st May 2012
Countries/Region– India
The programme aims at providing support for project grants to women scientists (employed & unemployed) for whom it is the first extramural research grant (Women Scientists who have received any earlier grant from any Government Funding Agency as PI are not eligible). The purpose is to build capacities for women scientists after a career break so as to help them undertake independent R&D projects.
The purpose is to build capacities for women scientists employed full time in Universities and small research laboratories or unemployed women scientist after a career break so as to help them undertake independent R&D projects.
Eligibility Criteria:
- M.D/M. Tech /Ph. D/Equivalent degree in any branch of Life Sciences
- Women Scientists who are employed or unemployed or are coming back after a break.
- Women Scientists for whom it is the first grant. (Women Scientist who have already availed any grant as PI from Government Funding Agency under WOS (A&B) of DST are not eligible to apply).
- Women Scientists upto 55 years of age
- The scheme is open to women applicants from all areas in Life Science or biology (including agriculture, veterinary science and medicine)
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