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A total of 10 recipients, who were announced on Wednesday, each received $4,500 each. Approximately 475 people applied with eight of the 10 winners hailing from the NWT.
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Scholarship winners include:
| Amelie Aubrey-Smith, Bachelor of Science, NWT | Brenna Beck, Bachelor of Science, NWT |
| Jada Beck, Undergraduate in Medical Education, NWT | Zoe Clark, Bachelor of Science, NWT |
| Rosalyn French, Bachelor of Science, NWT | Emma Gelinas, Bachelor of Science, Ontario |
| Shelby Martin, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, NWT | Crystal Mitchell, Diploma in Environmental Technology, Nunavut |
| Angela Storr, Bachelor of Commerce, Business Technology Management, NWT | Stella Wong, Bachelor of Applied Science, NWT |
Scholarship recipient Zoe Clark described how the award has impacted her life.
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Clark has had a life-long interest in marine biology, something she explored in high school, and plans to pursue in university.
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Clark said that she received an email from Sir John Franklin High School, the school she attended before university, about the scholarship, and that her father encouraged her to apply.
She shared her surprise, excitement, and her gratefulness to De Beers Group and her teachers.
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The scholarships presented this year were part of De BeersSA国际影视传媒� Building Forever program, a three-year, $135,000 plan launched earlier this year, aimed at making a lasting contribution to Yellowknife and other communities they operate in. The scholarship awards follow the success of a partnership between De Beers Group and UN Women that provided $408,000 USD in scholarships to support Canadian women in STEM between 2018 and 2021.
De Beers has set a goal of engaging 10,000 girls and women in STEM by 2030 to achieve equal status and pay between genders across workforce by 2030.
