Science City, Department of Higher Education, Government of Tamil Nadu had instituted the Tamil Nadu Young Women Scientists Award and Lifetime Achievement Award for Women Scientists in the year 2000. This year for the Women Scientist Awards — 2011” science city released press release in the month of July, 2012 and mentioned last date as 23rd October, 2012 and extended the last date as 16th November, 2012.
Presently the science City is extending the last date to 31st December, 2012 for the submission of filled up nominations Applications can be downloaded from the Science City website www.sciencecitychennai.in.
Considering the importance and significance of the awards, we request you to issue necessary directions to the officials to give wide publicity in this regard for the encouragement of Tamil Nadu women scientists in research.
