Infosys Foundation announces STEM scholarship for underprivileged girls

Infosys Foundation, the philanthropy and CSR arm of the technology company, said on Thursday it is committing Rs 100 crore for encouraging STEM education among underprivileged girl students.

The foundation launched a scholarship called ‘STEM Stars’ to support the education of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

More than 2,000 girl students, who intend to pursue higher education in any of the STEM fields in reputed colleges in any part of India, will get financial assistance for four years as part of the programme’s first phase.