Tokyo, May 24 -- : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday encouraged Indian students to apply for the Quad Fellowship programme and join the next generation of STEM leaders and innovators building a better future for humanity.

The leaders of Australia, India, Japan, and the US today launched the Quad Fellowship in Tokyo, wherein 100 students from member countries will be sponsored to study in the US for graduate degrees in science, tech, engineering and math (STEM).

It is a first-of-its-kind scholarship program that will bring together the top minds of Australia, India, Japan, and the United States in STEM.

"The Quad Fellowship programme is a wonderful and unique initiative. This prestigious fellowship will offer our students great oppo...