Updated: Spotlight on STEM scholarship deadline extended

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(Fort McMurray)– Girls Inc. of Northern Alberta is extending the deadline of Finning Canada STEM Award until January 31, 2020.

The two $1,000 scholarships are now open to all girls from the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) pursuing post-secondary education in STEM field for Fall 2020. This change will encourage more girls to break gender stereotypes as they pursue a career in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Including applied sciences such as, nursing, economics, medicine and social sciences.

A $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to a young woman applying for or enrolled in a post-secondary school STEM program (in Canada or overseas). Preference will be given to a recipient who has previously participated in the Girls Inc. of Northern Alberta Operation S.M.A.R.T Program and lives within the RMWB.

The second $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to an Indigenous young woman or someone with deep involvement in Indigenous communities, applying for or enrolled in a post-secondary school STEM program. Preference will be given to a recipient who has participated in Girls Inc. of Northern Alberta Operation SMART® and lives in the RMWB.

Finning has generously pledged $15,000 for September 2019-2021, $3,000 annually to help Girls Inc. deliver their Operation S.M.A.R.T Program and award two $1,000 scholarships per year to female students from the RMWB pursuing a post-secondary education in a STEM related field.

Finning Canada STEM Award applications will close on January 31, 2020.

The scholarship winners will be recognized on International Day of Women and Girls in Science on February 11, 2020.

More details are available on Girls Inc.’s webpage: “Finning Canada STEM Award”.

For more information, please contact: Nanase Tonda Executive Director, Girls Inc. of Northern Alberta Phone: 780-790-9236 Email: ed@girlsincofnorthernalberta.org

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