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title: "Quad Fellowship: STEM Scholarship Explained | Model Diplomat"
description: "The Quad Fellowship funds 100 graduate students from Quad nations and ASEAN to study STEM in the US, fostering international collaboration in education."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

TL;DR

- The Quad Fellowship is a scholarship program funding 100 graduate students annually from the four Quad nations and ASEAN to study STEM fields in the United States.
- Who administers the Quad Fellowship and who funds it?
- How is the Quad Fellowship different from the Fulbright Program?
- Did the Quad Fellowship expand beyond the four founding nations?
- Why does the Quad Fellowship matter for UPSC and policy analysts?

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The Quad Fellowship is a scholarship program funding 100 graduate students annually from the four Quad nations and ASEAN to study STEM fields in the United States.

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1. 24 September 2021

   It was announced on at the first in-person Quad Leaders' Summit hosted by President Joseph Biden at the White House, attended by Prime Ministers Scott Morri…

2. 20 May 2023

   At the Quad Leaders' Summit in Hiroshima on , the four governments announced that the Fellowship would extend eligibility to students from ASEAN member state…

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In September 2021, President Joseph Biden announced the Quad Fellowship at the White House summit with leaders Modi, Suga and Morrison; its first 100-student cohort began STEM graduate study in the United States in August 2023.

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