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The Empowering Excellence Scholarship Program (EESP)
The Ignite-Professor Savithri and Professor Murthy STEM scholarships for Undergraduate Students is an annual scholarship supports talented and deserving students from underprivileged or underrepresented backgrounds to pursue undergraduate studies in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) at recognized Indian universities and institutions.
How to apply:
Login into the Travel Grant Portal on https://student-award-management.ignitelsf.in/
Last date to apply is 31st July, 2026
Established in honor of Prof. H. S. Savithri and Prof. M. R. N. Murthy — renowned educators and scientists whose lifelong commitment to mentorship and scientific excellence has inspired generations of students, the scholarship reflects their belief that financial barriers should never prevent deserving students from achieving their academic aspirations.
The scholarship offers financial assistance of up to ₹1.5 lakhs per year for tuition, hostel fees, books, research, and study materials, along with access to mentorship, internships, career guidance, and STEM workshops through IgniteLSF
Spice Pharmacology Grant Awardee
Mechanism-based systems-level characterization of Indian culinary spices using network pharmacology approach
Lead Principal Investigator
- Prof. Mohit Kumar Jolly, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru.
Other Co-Principal Investigator
- Dr. Nikhil R Gandasi, Co-Principal Investigator Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru.
EMT Cancer SpARC Awardee
Fusobacterium-driven EMT spatial mapping in OSCC lymph node metastasis using low-cost combinatorial transcriptomics
Lead Principal Investigator
- Dr. Amit Dutt, Associate Professor, Department of Genetics, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi.
Other Co-Principal Investigator
- Dr. Ishaan Gupta, Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology. IIT Delhi, New Delhi