Tokyo/New Delhi, May 24 -- In a message on Quad Fellowship launched on Tuesday in Tokyo, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked Indian students to apply for the fellowship and called it "a wonderful and unique initiative".

"I encourage our students to apply for the Quad Fellowship programme and join the next generation of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) leaders and innovators building a better future for humanity," the Modi said in a video shared by the MEA.

"This prestigious Fellowship programme will offer our students great opportunities to pursue graduate and doctorate programmes in science, technology, engineering and mathematics," he said.

The Quad Fellowship will sponsor 100 students per year -- 25 from each Qua...