The INSPIRE Award is a part of the INSPIRE program, which stands for "Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research". The goal of the program is to identify and encourage talented young individuals to pursue a career in science and research . Here are the key points of the program:
- The program is sponsored and managed by the Department of Science & Technology
- The program is open to school children in the age group of 10-17 years and studying in classes 6 to 12
- Schools can nominate up to five students for the program
- The program targets one million original ideas/innovations rooted in science and societal applications
- The program aims to foster a culture of creativity and innovative thinking among school children
- The program offers scholarships and fellowships, research exposure training of human resources
- The program does not conduct any competitive exams for identification of talent at any level