IISc AANA – UG Women’s Scholarships Endowment Fund

About

A few years ago, IISc found that the flagship 4-year undergraduate B.S (Research) has less than 20% women students. The ratio was too low, and funding resources were limited. Hence, IISc reached out to their alums to sponsor UG scholarships for women to augment the gender ratio. The scholarship program was initiated by the IISc AANA Midwest Chapter in 2022 with an award of three fellowships. Subsequently, in 2023, three more fellowships were awarded. 

From 2026, thanks to further generous funding by Dr. Meena Rao and her network of friends and family, the Dr N Raghuveer Moudgal Fellowship, under AANA fellowships will be operational. This will be awarded once in six years for the duration of four years.

Entitlements

• Monthly Scholarship: Rs 7,000/- for four years
• Travel & Other Contingencies (Per Year): Rs 28,000/-
  Note: Carry forward of contingency amount is permitted. However, you will only be able to use the cumulative amount available at anytime.

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.

Donors

We thank our donors for their generous contributions. Donor lists will be updated quarterly.

Nuggehalli Raghuveer Moudgal (4 March 1931 – 8 May 2011) was an internationally recognized reproductive biologist and endocrinologist. He obtained his PhD with Prof PS Sarma (Madras) and postdoctoral training with Prof CH Li (Berkeley) and Nobel Laureate RR Porter (London). In a 40+ year career, his seminal discoveries on the immunogenicity of the pituitary gonadotropin hormones had far-reaching consequences in basic and clinical sciences. His 250+ publications in journals including Nature, Endocrinology, PNAS and Journal of Biological Chemistry range from elucidating mechanisms of hormone action to developing immunocontraceptive approaches. He rose through the IISc professoriate and served as Chairman, Department of Biochemistry and Dean, Faculty of Science. His pioneering work led to the establishment of the largest Primate Research Laboratory in India and the formation of the current Department of Molecular Reproduction and Developmental Genetics. His awards included the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (CSIR) for his contributions to Medical Sciences and election as Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences and the Indian National Science Academy. A passionate supporter of science education, especially for women, he was an inspirational teacher leaving a rich legacy in his 30+ formal trainees and the many more he mentored informally.