As part of its continued commitment to empowering future, diverse generations of industry leaders with financial aid, global design firm Stantec has launched the Stantec Equity & Diversity Scholarship Program. Designed to positively impact to historically underrepresented groups while fostering a more balanced workforce in the architecture, engineering, and consulting services industry; the program is a joint effort organized both the organization’s Community Engagement and Diversity & Inclusion programs.
“Stantec has a legacy of fostering leadership from a diverse array of backgrounds and now we see an opportunity to help our industry in addressing racial inequality and inclusivity,” said Asifa Samji, Stantec Chief Human Resource Officer. “This scholarship program elevates the next, inspiring generation of leaders – from all the communities we serve – who many not have otherwise had the same level of access, opportunity, or invitation to pursue a career in our field”
In its inaugural year, the Stantec Equity & Diversity Scholarship Program will award $200,000 in scholarships to students around the globe with a demonstrated interest in science, technology, engineering, arts, and/or mathematics. Additionally, the program will provision 10 paid internship to students, further exposing them to industry skills, mentoring, and career experience. The collective efforts are designed to reflect Stantec’s broader commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion within company and an example of their community engagement initiatives aimed at breaking through barriers.
Here at Stantec, we value an inclusive and diverse workplace culture where we seek a broad range of perspectives and contributions to our industry—and the communities where we live and work. Stantec is committed to providing support to the next generation of leaders in our industry, and we are focused on growing diversity within the science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) fields.
The Stantec Equity & Diversity Scholarship will contribute to the creation of a critical mass of talented students that will fully represent our industry. Through this scholarship, Stantec will award $200,000 annually. We believe everyone has a right to education, and we are committed to providing people in historically underrepresented and Black, Indigenous, people of color (BIPOC) groups with financial aid.
Here at Stantec, we value an inclusive and diverse workplace culture where we seek a broad range of perspectives and contributions to our industry—and the communities where we live and work.
The number of scholarships awarded will be based on the specific needs articulated by applicants, and the award values will be a variable range between $1,500 and $10,000. Additionally, there will be 10 paid internships (locations to be confirmed annually) available to applicants.
The Stantec Equity & Diversity Scholarship is part of a broader commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion in our organization. We know that we must increase our focus on building the future talent pipeline and find more ways to support underrepresented populations in our industry. This scholarship program is just one example of our commitment to break through barriers to have an impact.
Applications are now open, click below to apply for the Equity & Diversity Scholarship. Application deadline is November 18, 2021.
Click HERE for more info and the application.
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