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Applications Open Today for First-Of-Its-Kind Scholarship that Will Fund Master’s and Doctoral Degrees for 100 Exceptional STEM Fellows from the Quad Nations<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Fellows Will Receive Access to Unparalleled Benefits Including Tuition Support, Learning Workshops, Mentorship by STEM Leaders, and Cross-Cultural Exchange Experiences<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

NEW YORK<\/span>, March 17, 2022<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ — Schmidt Futures announced today that applications are open for the Quad Fellowship. A first-of-its-kind scholarship supporting master’s and doctoral students in STEM, the program is designed to spur scientific and technological innovation while building global ties among the next generation of scientists and technologists.<\/p>\n

The Quad Fellowship is a joint initiative of the governments of Australia<\/span>, India<\/span>, Japan<\/span>, and the United States<\/span>. It is the flagship educational exchange program of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue. Operated and administered by Schmidt Futures, the Fellowship will sponsor 100 exceptional American, Japanese, Australian, and Indian graduate students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) to study in the United States<\/span> beginning in August 2023<\/span>.<\/p>\n

“We’re going to see more technological change in the next ten years than we saw in the last fifty,” said U.S. President Joe Biden<\/span>. “<\/b>We want the next generation of scientists and technologists who will build the future to come from our Quad countries. Together we’re launching the new scholarship program to support STEM students in each of our countries and strengthen the collaboration among our people. It’s called the Quad Fellowship.”<\/p>\n

The Fellowship will develop a network of science and technology experts committed to advancing innovation and collaboration in the private, public, and academic sectors, in their own nations and among Quad countries. Over 18 months of programming, Quad Fellows will receive academic support and have the opportunity to learn from leading scientists, technologists, politicians, and more from the Quad nations. Just as crucial, the program will build a foundational understanding among Quad Fellows of one another’s societies and cultures through robust community programming and cultural immersion experiences.<\/p>\n

“We were honored to accept the invitation to lead and administer the Quad Fellowship,” said Eric Braverman<\/span>, CEO of Schmidt Futures.<\/b> “As a philanthropic initiative founded by Eric and Wendy Schmidt<\/span> that bets early on exceptional people making the world better, we believe that identifying and connecting talent through interdisciplinary STEM programs like this one is crucial to advancing world-changing innovation and solving our greatest challenges.”<\/p>\n

“At the heart of the future, we see science and technology, engineering and math, because they have always been at the forefront of advancing progress and answering human need,” said Australia’s<\/span> Prime Minister Scott Morrison<\/span><\/b>. “It’s a fellowship that will create new connections and help identify solutions to some of the most pressing challenges we face across our region and the world.”<\/p>\n

“The most important driving force in the world today will be that of technology, the technology that is going to be for the service and for the use of humanity,” said India’s<\/span> Prime Minister Narendra Modi<\/span><\/b>. “Our Quad will play the role of a force for global good, and our cooperation under Quad will ensure prosperity and peace in the Indo-Pacific and in the world.”<\/p>\n

“I have great expectations that participants will become a “bridge” connecting the four countries, and will be the driving force for growth, helping to resolve issues arising in the Indo-Pacific region and around the world,” said Japan’s<\/span> Prime Minister Fumio Kishida<\/span>.<\/b><\/p>\n

All Quad Fellows will receive access to the following benefits and participate in the following programs upon selection:<\/p>\n