Telesat launches Women in STEM scholarship program

OTTAWA – Satellite operator Telesat announced today the launch of its new national scholarship program, Telesat’s Women in STEM. This program focuses on closing the gender gap in science, technology, engineering, and math and helping prepare and empower more women to take a leading role in these important fields. Today in Canada, women are largely underrepresented in the fields and through this annual program, Telesat will be awarding $5,000 scholarships annually to eight women who are entering the third or fourth year of their bachelor’s program in a STEM field through an accredited Canadian university. “With just over one in...