body {
      font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
      background-color: #f8fafc;
    /*font-family: 'Segoe UI', Roboto, sans-serif;*/
    }
.hero-section {
  background: #f8fafc;
  padding: 40px 0; /* 🔥 reduce from 100px to 40px */
  text-align: center;
}
.hero-section h1 {
  font-size: 3rem;
  margin-top: 5px; /* 🔥 real margin for <h1> */
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}
.hero-section p {
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  color: #555;
}
.content-box {
  background: #ffffff;
  border: 1px solid #dee2e6;
  border-radius: 3px;
  padding: 30px;
  margin-top: 20px;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
}
.inside-content-box {
  background: transparent; /* no background color */
  border: none; /* no visible borders */
  padding: 30px 0; /* clean inner content */
  margin: 0 auto;
  text-align: left; /* ✅ align inside content properly */
}
.inside-content-box p:first-of-type {
  margin-top: 0; /* ✅ remove top margin of the first <p> */
}
.inside-content-box p {
  font-size: 0.95rem; /* smaller than normal Bootstrap p text */
  line-height: 1.6; /* slightly relaxed line height for readability */
  color: #333; /* optional: slightly softer black */
}

footer {
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #e6f4ff, #d6e4fd); 
  padding: 30px 0;
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
}
    /*********************************************************/
    .country-list {
  list-style-type: disc; /* ✅ this shows bullets */
  padding-left: 40px;     /* ✅ nice space for bullets */
}
.country-list li {
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  display: list-item; /* ✅ VERY IMPORTANT to restore bullet behavior */
  list-style-position: outside; /* ✅ bullet appears outside nicely */
  align-items: center;
}
    .country-flag {
      margin-right: 10px;
      width: 20px;
      text-align: center;
          margin-left: 8px; /* space between country name and flag */
    vertical-align: middle; /* keep the flag aligned to text */
    }
    .country-list li::marker {
  font-size: 1.5em; /* 🎯 THIS makes the bullet itself bigger */
}
/*****************************Topic*******************************/

.scholarship-banner {
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #e6f4ff, #d6e4fd); /* 🔥 smooth top-to-bottom fade */
  padding: 20px 5px;
  border-radius: 3px;
  margin-bottom: 0px;
  text-align: center;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.05); /* soft shadow */
}
.subtitle-container {
  padding: 0; /* ✅ No fixed padding now */
  margin: 0 auto 0px auto;
  border-radius: 1px;
  text-align: left;
  background: #f8fafc; /* very faint light blue */
  border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0; /* ✅ soft, faint gray bottom border */
  margin-bottom: 0 !important;
  padding-bottom: 0 !important;
    
}
  .subtitle-container .container {
    margin-bottom: 0 !important;
    padding-bottom: 0 !important;
  }
.scholarship-banner h1 {
  font-size: 2.8rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: black; /* deep blue for elegance */
  margin-bottom: 15px;
}

.scholarship-banner p {
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  color: black; /* slightly lighter blue */
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.section-heading {
  font-size: 1.75rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #003366; /* Darker, more professional blue */
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  text-align: left;
  padding: 12px 20px;
  background-color: #f8f9fa; /* Subtle light gray instead of light blue */
  border-left: 4px solid #004085; /* Professional accent bar */
  position: relative;
  letter-spacing: -0.5px; /* Slightly tighter letter spacing */
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; /* Assuming you're using Inter font */
  box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.05); /* Very subtle shadow */
  margin-top: 1.5rem; /* Better spacing above */
  display: inline-block; /* Fits content width */
  border-radius: 0 4px 4px 0; /* Rounded right corners only */
}


  @media (max-width: 768px) {
    .hero-image h1 {
      white-space: normal !important; /* Allow line breaking */
      font-size: 2rem; /* Make h1 smaller for mobile */
    }
    .hero-image h2 {
      font-size: 1.6rem; /* Slightly smaller h2 */
    }
    .hero-image p {
      font-size: 1.2rem; /* Smaller subtitle */
    }
  }
  
.subtitle-container .container {
  margin: 0 !important;
  padding: 0 !important;
}

/* Force all Bootstrap rounded elements to 3px radius */
.rounded,
.rounded-0,
.rounded-1,
.rounded-2,
.rounded-3,
.rounded-4,
.rounded-5 {
  border-radius: 3px !important;
}

/* Also apply to card and alert components if needed */
.card,
.alert,
.form-control,
.btn,
.border {
  border-radius: 3px !important;
}