Indo-French Visiting/Mobility Programme for Women in Science
This programme will encourage women candidates to work with the Indian/French scientific communities with an aim to accelerate their talented instincts towards carrying out advanced studies and research in the frontier areas of Science & Technology.
States / UT: All India
Ministry / nodal: Ministry Of Science And Technology
Nodal department: Department Of Science & Technology
Scheme for: Individual
Scheme profile
Categories: Science, IT & Communications, Women and Child
Sub-categories: Research & Development
Target beneficiaries: Individual
Tags: French, Mobility, Woman, Science, France, Scientist, Researcher
Details
The “Indo-French Visiting/Mobility Programme for Women in Science (PROWIS-II)” is dedicated to the young women scientists of both India and France. This programme will encourage women candidates to work with the Indian/French scientific communities with an aim to accelerate their talented instincts towards carrying out advanced studies and research in the frontier areas of Science & Technology.
Duration of Programme:
The duration of the Programme will be for two weeks.
Benefits
- 1. Return airfare (economy class) accommodation & per diem allowances local travel in India/France airport transfer insurance and visa charges shall be given to the selected candidates
- Return airfare (economy class), accommodation & per diem allowances, local travel in India/France, airport transfer, insurance, and visa charges shall be given to the selected candidates.
Eligibility
- Women applicants must be Indian or French citizens (citizens residing in France) from a recognized university or research institution in India/France.
- Indian applicants should hold a PhD degree & sanctioned/tenured post in a scientific/academic institution and be willing to undertake collaborative research projects in French institutions/universities.
- French women applicants holding a PhD degree and currently completing a postdoctoral project & willing to undertake collaborative research projects in Indian institutions/universities.
- The mobility should take place during the employment period of the applicant in the concerned institution.
- The applicant should not have availed of any visiting fellowship in France/India during the last 5 years.
- This fellowship cannot be availed simultaneously with any other fellowship.
Note 01: Preference will be given to those candidates who don't have any international exposure.
Note 02: CEFIPRA may relax the eligibility conditions in case of potential candidates.
Exclusions
Application Process
Online
The eligible candidates need to register and apply at https://www.cefipra.org/ or log on to: https://cefipra.org/prowiss/
Documents Required
No document list is available for this scheme yet.
Official links
- https://www.myscheme.gov.in/schemes/prowis-ii
- https://www.cefipra.org/PgmMF.aspx?p=PR
- https://cefipraonline.in/CEFIPRA/app_srv/cefipra/gl/formats/guidelines%20for%20women%20scheme.pdf
- https://www.cefipraonline.in/CEFIPRA/registrationAction.do
- http://www.cefipraonline.in/CEFIPRA/app_srv/cefipra/gl/jsp/quickpath.jsp
References
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