The Sony India Software Centre Pvt Ltd (SISCPL) has established scholarships/fellowships for female students studying at Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore. A total of 5 scholarships will be given to women candidates enrolled for Master of Technology (M.Tech) Computer Science and related areas.
The scholarship serves he purpose to attract more women candidates to join IISc Bangalore for M.Tech in Computer Science and related areas. The Sony India Software Centre Pvt Ltd took this initiative as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) commitment.
The fellowships shall open from August 2021 academic year.
I hope we can grow this partnership and have many more women opting for sciences and this in turn contributes to improving gender diversity in organisations, said Masayuki Toriumi, Managing Director of SISCPL.
The fellows will receive a monthly scholarship for the entire course period and unrestricted research grant including travel expenses, purchase of laptops and other consumables etc.
The scholarships will be awarded to women candidates pursuing M Tech programmes in Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Computational and Data Science, Computer Science and Engineering, and Electronics and Communication Engineering.
