Stantec Equity & Diversity Scholarship: Empowering Future Leaders in STEAM
Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, demonstrates its commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion through the Stantec Equity & Diversity Scholarship Program. This initiative aims to support future industry leaders and innovators from historically underrepresented groups pursuing science, technology, engineering, arts/architecture, and math (STEAM) fields. The scholarship not only provides financial aid but also creates opportunities for paid internships, mentoring, and career experience.
A Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
The Stantec Equity & Diversity Scholarship is part of Stantec’s broader commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion within the Company. It exemplifies the firm’s initiatives aimed at supporting members of the BIPOC and LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, veterans, and first-generation college students who are exploring a STEAM related education. By fostering leadership from a diverse array of backgrounds, Stantec seeks to address racial inequality and inclusivity within the industry.
Scholarship Details and Benefits
Through this scholarship, Stantec will award C$200,000 annually. 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.
In addition to financial assistance, the program provides opportunities for paid internships. These internships further expose students to industry skills, mentoring, and career experience.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for this award, applicants must meet specific criteria:
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- Be enrolled in a college, university, or post-secondary institution in the academic year following the announcement of scholarship winners.
- Be in pursuit of a bachelor's degree.
- Pursue a STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) major.
- Belong to a historically underrepresented population/group such as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color), members of the LGBTQ2+ community, people with disabilities, veterans, and first-generation college students.
Application Process and Selection
To begin the application process, visit Stantec Equity & Diversity Scholarship. An independent selection committee will evaluate applications and select recipients considering educational goals, community service and leadership through extracurricular activities, and overall career ambitions.
The deadline to apply is October 14, 2024. Scholarship winners will be selected and internship applicants will be interviewed in December 2024.
Stantec's Vision for the Future
Stantec values an inclusive and diverse workplace culture where they seek a broad range of perspectives and contributions to their industry-and the communities where they live and work. The Stantec Equity & Diversity Scholarship will contribute to the creation of a critical mass of talented students that will fully represent their industry.
Past Successes and Impact
In 2024, Stantec awarded 46 scholarships in locations across the world, that included Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, India, and Peru. The program has supported over 190 students pursuing STEAM education, providing experience and exposure to their field.
Adriana Ceric, a 2024 intern and scholarship recipient, shares, “As I progressed through my Civil Engineering degree, I discovered a strong interest for transportation, accessibility, public transit, and technology. Witnessing the construction of the light rail in my hometown throughout high school fueled this interest. Progressing through my degree also made me realize the cumulative burden of tuition fees I faced as an engineering student, which made the E&D Scholarship a perfect opportunity for me. The scholarship not only connected me with a placement on the Smart(ER) Mobility team but also alleviated some of my university expenses."
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Jordan Metellus, a 2023 intern and scholarship recipient, states, “Ever since I was young, I’ve always been interested in traffic and roadway design. I knew early on that I wanted to make a societal impact as either a roadway or traffic engineer and I’m excited to pursue a career in either of those fields to my part in improving society. I started working and saving when I was 16 for university but I knew I would need outside assistance in order to pursue my dream of gaining a college education."
Stantec: A Global Leader
Stantec empowers clients, people, and communities to rise to the world's greatest challenges at a time when the world faces more unprecedented concerns than ever before. They are a global leader in sustainable architecture, engineering, and environmental consulting. Their professionals deliver the expertise, technology, and innovation communities need to manage aging infrastructure, demographic and population changes, the energy transition, and more.
Today’s communities transcend geographic borders. At Stantec, community means everyone with an interest in the work that they do-from their project teams and industry colleagues to their clients and the people their work impacts. The diverse perspectives of their partners and interested parties drive them to think beyond what's previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing their cities and infrastructure.
Stantec trades on the TSX and the NYSE under the symbol STN.
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