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Fellowship for Women in Science

Undergraduate Program • Ongoing

About

This Fellowship was initiated by the IISc AANA Midwest Chapter in 2022 with an award of three fellowships to women students of the BSc(Research) program of IISc. Each student was awarded a fellowship for the entire duration of their undergraduate study. Subsequently, in 2023, three more fellowships were awarded.

The objective of these fellowships is to support IISc’s efforts in enhancing the number of women students enrolled in this program. IISc has started making additional admission offers to women students to enhance their ratio in various course programs. Efforts of our esteemed alums in establishing this fellowship is therefore deeply appreciated by the students and the IISc administration.

The primary goal of the team behind this establishing this fellowship is to raise an endowment to support at least three fellows annually through their studies, totaling at least 12 fellowships concurrently.

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IISc AANA wishes to make this a global effort to champion the cause of bringing more women into science and technology. Our goal is to fund three fellows annually for four years, totaling 12 fellowships in steady state. To ensure sustainability of this effort, IISc AANA is setting up an Undergraduate Women’s Fellowship Endowment Fund at IISc. We need your help to reach our goal of a US $450,000 endowment!!

How to be part of the AANA initiative:

Through IISc Foundation

If you live in the USA, you may please donate though the IISc Foundation. Your donation would be pooled under IISc AANA fellowships to set up this endowment.

Contribute in USA

Directly with ODAA

You are strongly recommended to use the new payment portal of ODAA with zero transaction fees for INR donations. Click below and select ‘Women student support fund’ and mention this initiative in the remarks column.

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Student Testimonials

IISc AANA Midwest Chapter Fellowships

Other ODAA Fellowships

As I came of an economically weak family, the AANA fellowship will help me a lot to afford the expenditures of my education. The fellowship is also a source of inspiration to me to make progress in my academic career in future and to achieve aspirational goals to fulfil my dreams.

Recipient 1

I am grateful to be a beneficiary of this act. This has helped me to be more independent and has raised my morale. I acknowledge the sponsors and the institute for this support and am deeply thankful.

Recipient 2

The AANA Fellowship is having a significant impact on my academic pursuits and progress towards aspirational goals by providing opportunities to gain new knowledge and skills, as well as funding to support research and scholarly activities. It is helping me in progressing towards my aspirational goals

Recipient 3

About IISc-AANA Midwest Chapter

Indian Institute of Science Alumni Association of North America (IISc-AANA) started its operation in Silicon Valley and has a network of IISc alumni throughout North America. It is a volunteer organization, whose mission and vision is “Giving Back” to the alma mater and to society. Founded in 2006, IIScAANA owes its success to numerous dedicated volunteers who have given freely of their time, intellect and resources to enrich this alumni/ae network.

The Midwest Chapter is one of nine chapters in North America and encompasses the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

Early Donors of this AANA Midwest Chapter Initiative

Pankaj Agarwal, Chicago, Illinois
Ravi Anupindi, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Vasuki Arumugam, Chicago, Illinois
Dilip and Tanima Das, St Louis, Missouri
Sajal and Rupa Das, Rolla, Missouri
Murali Ghantasala, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Raj Jain, St Louis, Missouri
T. Krishnaprasad, Dayton, Ohio
Viswanathan Natarajan, Chicago, Illinois
Ravi Ramakrishnan, Chicago, Illinois
Mrinalini C. Rao, Chicago, Illinois
Monica Valluri, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ravi and Vidhya Shankar, Chicago, Illinois

How to set up additional named Fellowships for Women undergraduate Students in Science:

Special named fellowships (one-time, multi-year, or perpetual –similar to those listed here) can be established at IISc with a minimum contribution to support at least one student for four years.

For those living in USA

If you live in USA and has USD funds to donate, you may contact the IISc Foundation directly for exact requirements suiting your interests and for help in documentation for instituting exclusive named Fellowships.

For those in India or other countries

Click below to use our new payment portal with zero transaction fees for INR payments. Please contact ODAA if you wish use other modes of payment, or for more information.