To facilitate the re-entry of women having a career break to Science research, the Kerala State Council of Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) launched the “Back-to-Lab Research Fellowship Programme” in 2010.
The Himachal Pradesh Council for Science, Technology & Environment (HIMCOSTE), has a scheme for providing partial travel assistance to deserving bright young Scientists and Research Scholars working in state
The Scheme has been introduced to invigorate and revitalize the various institutions under the Ministry of Culture and other identified cultural institutions in the country, by encouraging Scholars/academicians to affiliate themselves with these institutions to work on projects of mutual interest.