Empowering students to LEAD the way | Donner à la population étudiante les moyens
The Leaders in Equality Award of Distinction (LEAD) Program is supporting 90 post-secondary students with their studies.
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The first intake of the LEAD scholarship program is complete, and 90 students have been advised their applications were successful.
“We are committed to empowering women and gender-diverse students to fully participate in Alberta’s recovery. This injection of $225,000 will support students at post-secondary institutions across the province as they pursue fulfilling careers that support our economy and our society. The diversity of applicants really proves that students of all backgrounds are eager to enhance gender equality in our communities.”
Posted: Jan 29, 2021 7:00 AM MT | Last Updated: January 29
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The Alberta government has reinstated a previously cancelled scholarship created to honour a pivotal moment in the advancement of the rights of Canadian women.
Last week, the province announced the creation of the Leaders in Equality Award of Distinction or LEAD program, a new scholarship with two funding streams: one for women in STEM (science, technology, engineering, math), the other for Persons Case Scholarships.
The number of beneficiaries and size of the awards have not changed. The government says the two scholarships were combined to reduce red tape.
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The Ministry of Alberta Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women has created a new program Leaders in Equality Award of Distinction (LEAD) which will support students who are working to reduce gender discrimination in their communities, or who are studying in fields where their gender is traditionally under-represented.
The program has two finding streams, the Women in STEM Award, which was previously announced in September 2020, and the Persons Case Scholarship.
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The Women in STEM stream is open to women under 30 who are pursuing studies in science, technology, engineering or mathematics.