<h1>Pharmaceutical company selects 40 women from smaller cities for third year STEM scholarship mentorship program</h1> A pharmaceutical company launched the third year of its STEM scholarship and mentorship program for women, selecting 40 participants from tier two and three institutions. The program addresses challenges faced by women from smaller cities including inadequate exposure to scientific opportunities, financial limitations, and shortage of mentors. Over 50 women have benefited from previous cohorts, with participants receiving structured mentorship, financial assistance, hands-on research exposure, and project-based internships with pharmaceutical companies and government research institutions. The initiative aims to bridge the gap between academic knowledge and real-world career prospects in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields.