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IWSA’s Scholarship Awards for Science Education

Advisor: Dr. Devaki Ramanathan

Convener: Dr. Shrirupa Mukherjee

Secretary: Dr. Yasmin Khan

Treasurer: Dr. Nootan Bhakal

IWSA’s scholarship awards are given from generous donations from well wishers. These awards are given annually on merit-cum-need basis to girl students pursuing science education at different levels (from X Std to Ph. D), computer courses and teacher training courses. Applications are invited once in a year across India through information on the IWSA website and notification sent to colleges.

List of IWSA Annual Awards: 2023– 2024

Merit-cum-Means Awards for Girls

  • Awards for B.Sc.”

Eligibility: Girls pursuing B.Sc. in any Science stream (first to third year), with family income less then Rs. 3 lakhs/yr.

  1. IWSA Awards for B.Sc.
  2. “Dr. Shantoo Gurnani – IWSA Merit-cum-Means Award”
  3. “Mr. Sadanand Kale Memorial – IWSA Award” instituted by Mr. Umesh Kale in the name of his father.
  4. “Mrs. Leela Bansiya -IWSA Award”: a felicitation award instituted by Mr. Jagdish Bansiya in his mother’s name. It is an annual award for a bright and meritorious girl student from T.Y. B.Sc.
  5. “Prof. V.K. Kelkar- IWSA Award: a felicitation award instituted by Mr. Jayant Kelkar in the name of his father.
  6. “Chetan Premani Memorial – IWSA Award”: for a girl student pursuing B.Sc.
  7. “Zara Andhyarujina STEMinist” scholarship: for a girl student pursuing B.Sc.
  • Awards for M.Sc”

Eligibility: Girls pursuing M.Sc. in any Science stream, with family income less then Rs. 4 lakhs/yr.

  1. IWSA Awards for M.Sc.
  2. “Chetan Premani Memorial – IWSA Award”: for a girl student pursuing M.Sc.
  3. “Mrs. Rajam K. Memorial IWSA Award”: for a girl student pursuing M.Sc. instituted by Dr. Devaki Ramanathan.
  4. “Zara Andhyarujina STEMinist” scholarship: for a girl student pursuing M.Sc.

(C) Awards for Ph.D.

Eligibility: Girl students from second year onwards of their Ph.D programme (in Science or Applied Science), with annual family income not to exceed Rs. 8 lakhs/ yr. They should submit the research proposal given for Ph.D registration.

  1. “Late Dr. Jayashree Daoo – IWSA Award”: instituted by Major Vikram Daoo in memory of his mother, for a bright girl pursuing Ph.D. in any field of Science.
  2. “Late Dr. Sumati and Mr. Vasudeo Bhide-IWSA Award: instituted by Prof. Amar Bhide in memory of his parents, for a bright girl student pursuing Ph.D in any field of Science.
  3. “Late Dr. Suresh Mahajan -IWSA Award: instituted by Dr. V. Sanzgiri in memory of his MS and PhD guide, Dr. S.K. Mahajan, for a bright girl student pursuing Ph.D in any discipline of Life Sciences.

The award will also carry a citation and a trophy.

  1. “Late Smt. Savitribai and Shri Datta B.S. Zingde IWSA Award” instituted by Zingde Family.  This is IWSA Award for a girl student pursuing PhD in any field of Science.

(D) Award for Paramedical Course.

  1. “Late Mr. Madhukar Dattatreya Vaidya-IWSA Award” instituted by Dr. Abhay Vaidya & Dr. Sunita Mahajan for girl student: pursuing Paramedical Course from socio-economically deprived background.

In addition, there are several other Awards instituted by generous donors, well-wishers & IWSA members for students attending different courses/ programmes at IWSA.

The decision of the Scholarship Committee will be final on the above awards

 All awards carry a certificate from IWSA.

Links to the forms-

UG   –   https://forms.gle/9TJzYWB5wbvvAzn9A

PG Form- https://forms.gle/oieC4xccu9j43WjWA

PhD Form- https://forms.gle/K97942Hwtz2eSESm9

Paramedical –  https://forms.gle/cwPSFaKYD4NobLbW6

Last date for receiving applications: 30th September, 2024

For any queries kindly write to  scholarship.iwsa@gmail.com

Applications can be made for Scholarships and Awards. Click here to download the form.