A new scholarship program for girls in STEM | Gdańsk University of Technology

The "New Technologies for Women - Ukraine" scholarship program is aimed at Ukrainian students, Ph.D. students, and graduates of secondary schools (starting technical studies in autumn 2022) who are in a difficult financial / life situation due to the ongoing war in Ukraine.

 The program includes:
- 10-month financial scholarship in the amount of PLN 20,000 gross (paid one-off until November 31, 2022), 
- technical and soft skills workshops with experts from Intel Technology Poland,
- career counseling sessions and participation in the Buddies mentoring Program,   
and free participation in Perspektywy Women in Tech 2023 - the biggest  STEM, Tech & IT event for women in Europe and Asia.

The "New Technologies for Women - Ukraine" program is addressed to:
- Ukrainian students and Ph.D. students studying at Polish technical and university colleges in STEM fields (list of tech-universities),
- Ukrainian high school graduates, starting their studies in the field of STEM in the academic year 2022/2023,
- communicative level of English,
- status of a student / doctoral student for the entire next academic year,
- certificate from the university confirming the status of a student / doctoral student.

Recruitment to the "New Technologies for Women - Ukraine" program:
STAGE I (from August 16 to September 10, 2022) - accepting applications online via the electronic form on the Project website: www.stypendiadladziewczyn.pl/ukraine/ and formal verification of applications.
STAGE II (until October 20, 2022) - selecting 50 winners through an application competition.

Applications for the program are accepted until September 10, 2022.
More about the program: www.stypendiadladzarzenian.pl/ukraine/
Program coordinator: Agnieszka Cichocka / a.cichocka@perspektywy.pl

“At Intel, we strive to increase the quality of life for everyone in the world, which is why we are actively involved in shaping people's careers. We focus on diversity and inclusiveness, and we try to educate and encourage women to choose technical studies more often. To extend these activities even more, we expanded the existing program "New Technologies for Girls" - with scholarships for 50 students from Ukraine. We want to provide students from Ukraine with the opportunity to learn new technologies and support their passions and development ”. (Irina Ledyaeva Public Affairs Lead, Intel Corporation, Poland)

Perspektywy Women in Tech is part of the Perspektywy Educational Foundation, which has been operating since 1989. We inspire, connect and support women in technologies, science and innovation. We encourage them to choose education in the STEM area (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics). We help them enter the job market and build spectacular careers - in industry, science or by developing their own tech startup. This way we support the emergence of a generation of self-aware women leaders who will change the tech world.

Source: Perspektywy Education Foundation press materials