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Wise Fellowship for Ph.D. (WISE-PhD) 2024

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Eligibility

Women Ph.D. Applicants

Region

India

Award

₹31,000 and other benefits

Deadline

Always Open

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About The Program

Wise Fellowship for Ph.D. (WISE-PhD) is an opportunity offered by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) under the ‘Women in Science and Engineering-KIRAN (WISE-KIRAN)’ scheme. The scheme aims to provide an opportunity to carry out doctoral research in basic and applied sciences to women scientists and technologists between the age group of 27-45 years who want to pursue research in STEM fields as bench-level scientists. The fellowship is offered in five scientific disciplines:

  • Physical & Mathematical Sciences
  • Chemical Sciences
  • Life Sciences
  • Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
  • Engineering & Technology

Selected candidates will receive a monthly stipend of ₹31,000 along with other benefits.

Source: Department of Science and Technology (DST, Government of India

EligibilityDeadline Date: Always Open

To be eligible, an applicant must:-

  • be an Indian citizen
  • be a woman candidate between the ages of 27 to 45 years old (Note: Relaxation of 3 years in the upper age limit will be made for candidates belonging to the SC/ST/PH category).
  • hold a postgraduate degree in Basic/Applied Science such as M.Phil., M.Tech., M. Pharm., and other related fields, or a B.Tech. degree

Note:-

  • It is mandatory to register for a Ph.D. degree within 6 months of receiving the recommendation letter.
  • Women in regular employment are not eligible for the WISE-PhD program.

 

Benefits

Selected candidates will receive a monthly stipend of ₹31,000, HRA as per norms, a research grant of ₹1,00,000 per year, and a fixed annual overhead of ₹50,000.

How can you apply?

A candidate must follow the below-mentioned steps to apply for the fellowship -

Step 1: Click the ‘Apply Now’ button below.
Step 2: Click on the 'Register' button on the right-hand side of the dashboard and fill in the required details to 'Register'. (Note - If already registered, log in using the registered email ID.)
Step 3: Navigate to the 'New PI Registration' option on the right-hand top corner of the dashboard and click it.
Step 4: Fill in all the required details and complete the registration.
Step 5: Now, follow the prescribed proposal format to create a proposal and submit it to complete the application.

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Important Dates

The application runs throughout the year.

Selection Criteria

A preliminary screening will be done of the project proposals received under WISE-PhD and a final selection would be made as per the recommendations of the Subject Expert Committees (SECs).

The final decision of DST will be communicated to the applicants only after obtaining due administrative and financial approvals.

Important documents
Fellowship Detail Document
Terms and Conditions
  • Proposals must be submitted only through online mode.
  • Physical copies of the proposal are not required. 
  • The Principal Investigator (PI) must thoroughly review the application for completeness before final submission.
  • Only after the evaluation outcome of the previous submission is received, can another proposal be submitted. The PI should retain a copy of the submitted proposal for their records. 
  • Applications with incomplete or inaccurate formatting as well as those lacking essential information or documents will be promptly rejected. 

Note:- For more details, kindly refer to the 'Fellowship Detail Document'.

Contact Details

Department of Science & Technology,
Technology Bhavan, New Mehrauli Road,,
New Delhi-110 016
Email ID: ws-dst@gov.in | Telephone Number: (+91)-11-26590215

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