Applications are invited for the Women Involvement in Science and Engineering Research (WISER) by Indo-German Science & Technology Centre (IGSTC). The application deadline is March 31, 2025!
The Indo-German Science & Technology Centre (IGSTC), established by India’s Department of Science & Technology (DST) and Germany’s Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), invites women researchers from India and Germany to collaborate on ongoing R&D&I projects without needing to apply for new project grants in their respective countries.
Despite improvements in recent years, women remain underrepresented in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). This initiative aims to address the gender imbalance by building scientific capacity, retaining, and promoting women researchers through cross-border collaboration, leveraging complementary expertise in science, technology, and innovation.
Women Involvement in Science and Engineering Research (WISER) aims to build scientific capacity, retain, encourage, and promote women researchers.
This programme intends to:
The grant will provide essential project support, including research staff*, consumables, and contingency funds, for the awardee in their home country, as well as a one-month research stay in the host country (covering round-trip airfare, visa fees, medical insurance, and per diem for the duration of the stay). The maximum grant for three years is up to ₹ 39 lakhs/€ 48,000.
*Research staff is only for Indian awardee.
Applications will be evaluated by a Joint Committee based on merit and compliance to the eligibility conditions. Evaluation will be based on credentials of the applicant, relevance to STEM, scope, feasibility, content, quality of proposed plan, expected outcome and future potential. The decision of the Committee will be considered as final and binding.
Interested and eligible candidates can apply via this link.
The application deadline is March 31, 2025!
