The Ninth WOMEN AWARDS – VIWA 2024 – 2nd March 2024
The VIWA 2024 invites nominations vide F. No. VIF/CFN/WA/2024 opened on 9th March 2023 from eligible individuals those are in 'Continuous Regular Service in Research or Academic Institution' in the age group of 27 – 70 years and working on the frontiers of
- Agricultural Sciences (AG)
- Engineering (EN)
- Health and Medical Sciences (HM)
- Humanities and Social Sciences (HS)
- Management (MG)
- Science (SC)
- Veterinary and Animal Sciences (VA)
Categories and Criteria
This section describes the criteria for the Lifetime Achievement Award
Each year since 2016, this award is conferred for a remarkable Woman Researcher for the Exceptional contribution to
- Fundamental Discoveries
- New Theories
- Insights have had an Impact on their own discipline and beyond
- Cutting-edge achievements
- Continued Extraordinary Productivity over the course of career
The nominee must be above 55 years of age and at least have 25 years of service as on 5th January 2023.
This section describes the criteria for the Distinguished Woman Researcher Award
Each year since 2020, this award is conferred for a remarkable Woman Researcher/ Faculty Member for the exceptional contribution to
- Fundamental Discoveries
- New Theories, or Insights have had an Impact on the discipline
The nominee must be above 44 years of age and at least have 20 years of service as on 5th January 2023.
This section describes the criteria for the Outstanding Woman Researcher Award
Each year since 2020, this award is conferred for a remarkable Woman Researcher/ Faculty Member for the exceptional contribution to
- Fundamental Discoveries
- New Theories, or Insights
The nominee must be above 34 years of age and at least have 10 years of service as on 5th January 2023.
This section describes the criteria for the Young Woman ResearcherAward
Each year since 2020, this award is conferred for a remarkable Woman Researcher/ Faculty Member for the contribution to New Theories, or Insights on the discipline.
The nominee must be above 27 years of age and at least have 5 years of service as on 5th January 2023.