PRAJWALIKA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

Prajwalika, a Sanskrit word meaning the “The light to the world , The illuminated one “is the essence of our Prajwalika Scholarship Scheme (PSS) .It is a short-term Research funded Paperless Online initiative by WINCARS Association with the aim to encourage and support interested MBBS, PG, Ph.D. students and faculty in Research. The Agenda is that the project undertaken should be related to women’s cardiovascular diseases or its comparison of outcomes with men . The Submission of PSS application/proposal is a three-step process including Initial Submission, Final Submission, and IJCDW Paper Submission. Funds, Certificates and the Best Paper Award is given at Women Cardiac Care (WCC) Annual conference of WINCARS ( Stipend of Rs: 10,000/- for MBBS and Rs: 20,000/- for PG, Ph.D. & Faculty is also given as allowance). PSS participants are also eligible for Servier Research Award (Rs.75,000/- awarded to the three best participants).



PSS - 2024-25

We are pleased to announce that WINCARS is currently accepting PSS Project Applications for the 2024-25. The project proposals specifically related to women's cardiovascular diseases or those comparing outcomes between women and men. The last date for project proposal submission is 15th February 2024.

Click Here to View Selected List for PSS 2024 

Click Here to View Selected List for PSS 2023

Eligibility Criteria

Type of Applicant: MBBS, PG (First &Second), Ph.D. (Medical Specialties) students, and faculty are eligible to apply.
Type of Subject: The project should be related to women cardiovascular disease. Comparison with men is acceptable.


Categories in women heart disease (WHD) research

  1. Coronary artery disease in women.
  2. Congenital heart disease in women
  3. Arrhythmias and electrophysiology
  4. Pregnancy and WHD
  5. Cardio-Diabetology and other endocrine disorders
  6. Neuro-cardiac diseases in women
  7. Cardio-renal disorders in women
  8. Cardio-rheumatological disorders in women
  9. Cardio-pulmonary diseases in women
  10. Onco-cardiological disorders in women
  11. Imaging modalities and WHD
  12. WHD and cardiac surgery
  13. WHD and non-cardiac surgical interventions
  14. Genetics in WHD
  15. WHD and Drugs
  16. Miscellaneous

Few examples are given below:

  • CAD in Female patients undergoing Hysterectomy or surgery for Acute Abdomen .
  • Neurological complications following PCI.
  • Maternal and Fetal Cardiovascular monitoring during Anaesthesia .
  • Anti-coagulation during Hip surgery
  • Diastolic dysfunction in kwashiorkor .
  • Pulmonary arterial hypertension in Sickle Cell Disease .
  • Cardiotoxicity of Chemotherapeutic drugs.

Process for selection of Applicants:

  1. Strict 3-month duration for the project along with 2 more months for write up (timelines for the project: Click Here).
  2. The first Proposal should be sent to WINCARS association through website submission (upload under PSS program-initial submission section) for selection.
  3. Applications applied from May to January period of the current year will be processed for next year.
  4. After the Proposal selection by WINCARS association, applicant will have to submit an Ethics Committee approval letter through the website (PSS program-EC approval letter).
  5. The final write-up should be sent to WINCARS through website submission (upload under PSS program-Final submission & IJCDW paper submission section) on or before the given timeline.
  6. Ms Usha Rani & the designated committee will review the applications and announce the selected projects. This committee will reserve all the rights for selection.
  7. Ms Sridevi & the committee will finalise the reports and announce the results. This committee reserves all the rights too .
  8. Funds, Certificates, and the best paper Award will be given at Women Cardiac Care (WCC) conference.( Stipend of Rs: 10,000/ for MBBS and – Rs: 20,000/ for PG, Ph D & Faculty)

Terms for PRAJWALIKA SCHOLARSHIP (PSS):

  1. Any Request for providing the following categories of information shall not be entertained:
  2. Information from students/faculty used by the Council/designated authorities to contact/invite them to research methodology workshops/ conferences or other academic activities.
  3. The Council reserves the right for no further discussion on rejected/ incomplete applications/ research proposals / late submissions to the Council.
  4. On approval of the final PSS Report& IJCDW paper submission, the stipend will be paid through a cheque.
  5. The studentship is non-transferable and cannot be given to another student in the event of nonacceptance after getting approval. However in case of transfer of guide the student can take another faculty member from the same department as a guide with permission from the medical college.
  6. Submission of wrong information/ document etc. detected at any stage will lead to disqualification and the application/ proposal/ project will be treated as cancelled.
  7. Any research carried out by the student without appropriate prior approval by the local IEC will not be considered under the PSS program.
  8. One student can submit only one proposal under a guide. A guide can forward only one student application. Please note that in case of more than one submission by a student/guide, all proposals will be automatically rejected.
  9. Students must follow the updated instructions and updated forms provided on the website (http://wincarsassociation.com/). Incomplete applications/ proposals will not be considered. WINCARS reserves the rights to approve/disapprove a project proposal upon evaluation.
  10. The proposal should give in detail the original work to be carried out by student/Faculty during three months (if student, then under the Guide) and should not be copied from earlier research/ thesis /other resources. If any kind of research misconduct is noticed at any stage of the proposal/ report would be rejected.
  11. PSS program by WINCARS ASSOCIATION is intended to encourage and support interested MBBS, PG, Ph.D. students, and faculty in research and all efforts have been made to provide accurate information, however Women In Cardiology And Related Sciences (WINCARS) association, will not be responsible for any loss to any person caused by inaccuracy in the information available on this Website. Any discrepancy found may be brought to the notice of WINCARS.
    Reasons for rejection of PSS applications:
    Upon Disclosure of any of the below mentioned Confidential information
  1. Names and contact details of students/faculty/ guides/ reviewers
  2. Any other details of any student/ Guide
  3. Titles of PSS projects- approved/ disapproved
  4. Scientific details of PSS projects of students
  5. Minutes of PSS meetings/ marks/ scores
  6. Or any other confidential information

WINCARS will adhere to keep the information about participating students/ guides/ scientific reports (soft copies) confidential and in safe custody, however the Association will not be responsible for any unintentional loss of any kind due to unforeseen reasons .