IIM Udaipur has opened applications for next year’s Management Development Program for Women Entrepreneurs (MDPWE). MDPWE is held for four weeks at IIM Udaipur’s campus and is organised by Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at IIM Udaipur.

Objective of MDPWE is to encourage, empower and educate potential women entrepreneurs for creating their own business or social enterprises. The program enables aspiring women entrepreneurs in identifying viable business opportunities and in developing feasible and sustainable plans.

Next year’s MDPWE is slated from April 17, 2017 to May 11, 2017.

For applying, aspiring women entrepreneurs need to fill in the application form on the website. There is also a telephonic interview as part of the screening round wherein the interviewing team tries to understand the current/future business plan of the aspirant.

The program fees  including program activities, materials, refreshments and lunch on all program days is Rs 25,000/- for residents of Rajasthan and Rs 30,000/- . Participants need to pay additional Rs 10,000 in case they need accommodation.

Scholarships upto 50% are also available to a select set of candidates from Rajasthan. Applicants seeking such scholarship need to submit a separate document justifying scholarship need.