Question – 1: What is Women Awards?
Answer
1.1 Scheme: The Venus International Women Awards (VIWA) scheme was instituted in the year 2016 by the Centre for Women Development (CWD) of Venus International Foundation (VIF), are presented yearly during the Annual Women's Meet (AWM). The scheme has a Policy, Nomination Form, Expert Committee and Judging Process governed by the Board of Trust.

1.2 Award: The Award is a Certificate. It Recognizes Individuals for their Quality, Reliability and Competence to Apply Knowledge and Skills to carry out specific tasks. Read More ...

Question – 2: What are the eligibility criteria to apply for VIWA 2026?
Answer:
Please refer clause 3 and 4 of the policy document

Question – 3: How many entrants win VIWA Awards?
Answer:
For each category/discipline (Eg. Outstanding Researcher – Computer Science) the expert committee will select 3 nominees. However the Apex Committee reserve the rights to honour less or more than 3 nominees in any category who meet standards set by the expert committee.

Question – 4: What are the VIWA process?
Answer:
Please refer clause 8 of the policy document

Question – 5: Why the "Selected Nominee" of VIWA 2026 has to Register for the AWM Program?
Answer:
5.1 Registration Fees: The AWM is organized every year at Chennai city and it is a self-supporting event. The Meet registration fees are major source of revenue for running the event.

5.2 Expenses: All the expenses (Administrative – Materials and Hall – Service Tax and Accounting – Website Design and Maintenance) of the meet are covered by event income (registration fees from participants) and Foundation operating funds.

Question – 6: After registering for the AWM 2026, if the "VIWA 2026 Winner" is unable to attend the current year ceremony, how to receive the Award?
Answer:
We expect the Award Winner's presence on the day of Ceremony. In case, if the winner is unable to attend, she can choose any 'ONE/TWO' of the following options to receive the VIWA 2026 Award.

6.1 DEPUTE A PERSON to current year '11th Women Awards – VIWA 2026' Ceremony
The winner can depute a person to attend the '11th Women Awards – VIWA 2026 ' ceremony to receive the Award.

6.2 IN ABSENTIA CATEGORY
In this case, the VIWA team will send a Soft Copy of the Award Certificate during 2nd week of March 2026 and the Hard Copy of the Award Certificate via courier to the winner's address during the 4th week of March 2026.

6.3 RECEIVE THE AWARD IN PERSON DURING NEXT YEAR '12th Women Awards' (or later on at 13th Women Awards) Ceremony

The '11th Women Awards – VIWA 2026' winner can attend next year '12th Women Awards' (or later on at 13th Women Awards) Ceremony; and can "Receive the Award in Person" under the Past Awardee Category.

An official invitation letter, to join for '12th Women Meet' (or 13th Women's Meet) will be communicated prior to the event. In this option, she need not register for 12th AWM (or 13th AWM).

In this case, the VIWA team will send a Soft Copy of the Award Certificate during 2nd week of March 2026 and the Hard Copy of the Award Certificate via courier to the winner's address during the 4th week of March 2026.

6.4 DEPUTE A PERSON DURING NEXT YEAR '12th Women Awards' (or later on at 13th Women Awards) Ceremony

The '11th Women Awards – VIWA 2026' Winner can attend next year '12th Women Awards' (or later on at 13th Women Awards) Ceremony; and can "Receive the Award in Person" under the Past Awardee Category.

An Official Invitation Letter, to join for '12th Women's Meet' (or 13th Women's Meet) will be communicated prior to the Event. In this option, she need not register for 12th AWM (or 13th AWM).

In this case, the VIWA Team will send a Soft Copy of the Award Certificate during 2nd week of March 2026 and the Hard Copy of the Award Certificate via courier to the Winner's Address during the 4th week of March 2026.