INSPIRE — Fellowships & Scholarships
Runs students and early career scholars with mentoring support for INSPIRE Fellowships & Scholarships in biotechnology, artificial intelligence, and materials science.
INSPIRE — Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research — is a flagship scholarship and fellowship programme administered by India's Department of Science and Technology (DST), a nodal ministry body established in May 1971 under the Ministry of Science and Technology with an annual budget of approximately ₹6,067 crore (FY 2021-22). The programme spans the full pipeline from secondary school …
Natural sciences, engineering, and S&T careers; all domains supported by DST.
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