STEM Scholarship for minority groups
In keeping with STEMi Makers of Africa’s commitment to empower high-potential global citizens to realize their educational aspirations — and become tomorrow’s leading scientists and innovators — this scholarship program focuses on minority groups (women, girls, people living with disabilities, minor ethnic groups) who will use their STEM degree to benefit society and who have the potential to serve as role models and advocates for talents in STEM.
By 2030, some 880 million people will not be on track to develop the skills they need to succeed in the workforce. This means that millions of young people are not developing the skills they need to successfully transition to adulthood. We are facing a learning crisis, which is leading to a skills crisis. For girls and minority groups, this crisis includes difficulty accessing quality learning opportunities in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) – subjects traditionally ascribed to and dominated by boys and men – and lower levels of achievement in digital skills.
Education systems have allowed gender divides to be perpetuated and to dis-proportionally affect the most marginalized groups (women, girls, people living with disabilities, minor ethnic groups, etc).
The STEM Scholarship for minority groups programme aims to support underprivileged students who are interested in pursuing careers in STEM. By helping talented students study and work in Africa, we’re helping close the gap in the STEM workforce. But we’d like to do much more, and starting this new scholarship program for minority groups is yet another way to level the playing field.
In keeping with STEMi Makers of Africa’s commitment to empower high-potential global citizens to realize their educational aspirations — and become tomorrow’s leading scientists and innovators — this scholarship program focuses on minority groups (women, girls, people living with disabilities, minor ethnic groups) who will use their STEM degree to benefit society and who have the potential to serve as role models and advocates for talents in STEM.
By 2030, some 880 million people will not be on track to develop the skills they need to succeed in the workforce. This means that millions of young people are not developing the skills they need to successfully transition to adulthood. We are facing a learning crisis, which is leading to a skills crisis. For girls and minority groups, this crisis includes difficulty accessing quality learning opportunities in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) – subjects traditionally ascribed to and dominated by boys and men – and lower levels of achievement in digital skills.
Education systems have allowed gender divides to be perpetuated and to dis-proportionally affect the most marginalized groups (women, girls, people living with disabilities, minor ethnic groups, etc).
The STEM Scholarship for minority groups programme aims to support underprivileged students who are interested in pursuing careers in STEM. By helping talented students study and work in Africa, we’re helping close the gap in the STEM workforce. But we’d like to do much more, and starting this new scholarship program for minority groups is yet another way to level the playing field.