GUWAHATI : Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Alumna, Ms. Souraja Kundu, Batch of 2021–25, has been awarded the prestigious 2025 Quad Fellowship.
The Fellowship aims to foster cross-national collaboration, interdisciplinary innovation, and leadership development. Quad Fellows receive:
- Financial support for graduate studies
- Global leadership training and curated academic programming
- Access to a lifelong international network of leading scientists, technologists, and innovators
Considered as one of the world’s most competitive international fellowships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), it will enable Ms. Souraja Kundu to pursue her Ph.D. in Machine Learning at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), USA.
Ms. Souraja Kundu, who received her B. Tech. degree in Electronics and Electrical Engineering during the 27th Convocation of IIT Guwahati, is a recipient of the Governor of Assam Gold Medal.
Speaking about receiving the fellowship, Ms. Souraja Kundu, said, “The best thing about the Quad Fellowship is the opportunity I get to make friends with interdisciplinary STEM researchers across the world and take initiatives together to create impact on social and policy level through our research. I am grateful for all the research opportunities I got from IIT Guwahati. Thanks especially to my mentors who supported me in every aspect to learn, grow, and explore whatever research I wanted to pursue.”
The recipients of Quad Fellowship are selected through a multi-stage process including an online application, expert review, and final panel interview. The process evaluates applicant’s holistic attitude towards academic excellence in STEM and passion for science, capacity to bridge differences, and orientation toward results.
