Six universities in Ontario have partnered to create a new fellowship to expand the pathways for Indigenous and Black students pursuing doctoral degrees in engineering to prepare for careers as professors and industry researchers.

Announced today, the Indigenous and Black Engineering and Technology (IBET) Momentum Fellowships address an urgent need to encourage and support the pursuit of graduate studies by under-represented groups. This lack of representation has hindered enrolment of Indigenous peoples (First Nations, Inuit and Metis) and Black graduate students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs.

The partnership includes Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, and the engineering faculties at McMaster 카지노게임사이트, the 카지노게임사이트 of Ottawa, the 카지노게임사이트 of Toronto, Western 카지노게임사이트 and the engineering and math Faculties at the 카지노게임사이트 of Waterloo. Each partner university will tailor the program structure and features to support student experience at their institutions. 

카지노 게임 컬렉션�It is our hope the IBET PhD project will change the academic landscape within the next five to 10 years by increasing the number of Indigenous and Black engineering professors teaching and researching in universities across Ontario,카지노 게임 컬렉션� says Kevin Deluzio, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science. 카지노 게임 컬렉션�The pipeline of students it creates will also increase diversity in Canadian technology industries by graduating more students from underrepresented groups.카지노 게임 컬렉션�

카지노 게임 컬렉션�Ensuring Indigenous and Black people are represented in our PhD programs, and later our faculties, is a key first step to changing the face of engineering education in Ontario," he says, "and graduating more diverse leaders into the profession in the near future.카지노 게임 컬렉션�

카지노 게임 컬렉션�Seeing is believing,카지노 게임 컬렉션� says Mary Wells, Dean of Engineering at the 카지노게임사이트 of Waterloo, where the program originated. 카지노 게임 컬렉션�How can we encourage Indigenous and Black students to come to our nation카지노 게임 컬렉션�s engineering schools if they don카지노 게임 컬렉션�t regularly experience Indigenous or Black professors, teaching and undertaking research in the schools and programs we want them to attend? The IBET PhD Project is a step in the right direction to increase diversity in universities across Canada.카지노 게임 컬렉션�

The partner universities share a belief that greater diversity is needed among academic leaders in engineering and technology to properly reflect all populations and to ensure a full range of thought and problem-solving approaches.

The Momentum Fellowships are a central pillar of the new IBET PhD Project which aims to change the academic landscape within the next five to 10 years by increasing the number of Indigenous and Black engineering professors teaching and researching in universities across Ontario. The project will also create a pipeline of students who will increase diversity in Canadian technology industries as they enter the workforce with graduate degrees from STEM programs.

Recipients will receive $25,000 a year for four years as they pursue doctorate degrees and specialized engineering research. Interested Canadian students can apply for the IBET Momentum Fellowships directly with each university as part of their application process.  

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