Wise Fellowship for Ph.D. (WISE-PhD) is an opportunity offered by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) under the ‘Women in Science and Engineering-KIRAN (WISE-KIRAN)’ scheme. The scheme aims to provide an opportunity to carry out doctoral research in basic and applied sciences to women scientists and technologists between the age group of 27-45 years who want to pursue research in STEM fields as bench-level scientists. The fellowship is offered in five scientific disciplines:

• Physical & Mathematical Sciences
• Chemical Sciences
• Life Sciences
• Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
• Engineering & Technology

Selected candidates will receive a monthly stipend of ₹31,000 along with other benefits.