India, July 17 -- The uncertainty surrounding the Department of Science and Technology's (DST) INSPIRE Scholarship for Higher Education (INSPIRE-SHE) has left thousands of science students searching for alternative sources of financial support.

For many years, INSPIRE-SHE has been one of India's most prestigious scholarships for students pursuing basic and natural sciences. Every year, around 12,000 INSPIRE-SHE scholarships of Rs.80,000 annually are awarded to students in the age group of 17 to 22 who are pursuing undergraduate and postgraduate studies in basic and natural sciences.

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