Telesat launches expanded 2022 Women in STEM scholarship program

OTTAWA – Canadian satellite operator Telesat today announced the winners of its 2021 inaugural Women in STEM national scholarship program and launched an expanded version of the program for 2022. “The scholarship program focuses on closing the gender gap in the sectors of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), and helps to inspire, prepare and enable more women to join these important and fast-growing fields,” a press release explains. For the inaugural 2021 program, eight winners in their third or fourth year of a bachelor’s program in a STEM field received $5,000 each. (A complete list of winner and their...