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The federal government awarded an additional 25 scholarships to female students across science, technology, engineering and mathematics this week to bolster the number of women in STEM fields.
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Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price welcomed the new scholarships, noting that diversity in the STEM workforce will support the ongoing development of the talent pipeline available to defence.
According to Defence, seven of the 17 previous scholarship recipients participated in Defence STEM Cadetships, with four now working for Defence.
"Clearly these scholarships are helping facilitate greater engagement from women across Australia with Defence," Minister Price said.
"We are enabling the best talent to successfully complete their degrees and ensuring the workforce of the future is secured."
The scholarship program now includes the inaugural Leisa Condie Defence Women in STEM Undergraduate Scholarship, named after Leisa Condie who undertook significant research in cryptology and high performance computing with both Defence and the Australian Signals Directorate.
The recipient of the inaugural scholarship was Edith Cowan student Hannah Rice.
The recipients, as listed by Defence, are:
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Recipient of Leisa Condie Scholarship: |
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Hannah Rice |
Edith Cowan University |
Bachelor of Science (Cyber Security) |
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All other Scholarship recipients: |
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Natasha Moy |
University of Adelaide |
Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) (Mechanical)/Bachelor of Science |
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Holly Wilson |
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) |
Bachelor of Space Science |
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Rosanna Xu |
University of New South Wales (UNSW) |
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronic)/Bachelor of Advanced Science |
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Paige Sedgwick |
UNSW |
Bachelor of Engineering (Hons)/Arts |
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Ruby Mattingley |
Monash University |
Bachelor of Applied Data Science Advanced (Hons) |
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Melanie Ward |
Flinders University |
Bachelor of Science (Computer Science)/Bachelor of Archaeology |
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Georgia Odlin |
University of Sydney |
Bachelor of Engineering (Hons)/Bachelor of Science |
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Bushra Khan |
Charles Sturt University |
Bachelor of Information Technology |
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Caroline Andersson |
Flinders University |
Bachelor of Science (Hons) |
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Catherine Cheng |
UNSW |
Bachelor of Advanced Science (Hons)/Engineering (Hons) |
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Caitlin Buchan |
La Trobe University |
Bachelor of Engineering (Hons)/Science |
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Alexandra Stephenson |
University of Adelaide |
Bachelor of Mathematical Sciences (Advanced)/Diploma in Arts |
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Jessie Lum |
UNSW |
Bachelor of Engineering (Hons)/Science |
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Kylie Chapman |
University of Southern Queensland (USQ) |
Bachelor of Science |
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Jessica Stafford |
University of South Australia |
Bachelor of Mathematics (Industrial and Applied Mathematics) |
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Dana Edwards |
University of Melbourne |
Bachelor of Science |
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Olivia Griscti |
University of Adelaide |
Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) (Mechanical)/Bachelor of Mathematical and Computer Science |
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Kate Morrison |
University of Melbourne |
Bachelor of Science |
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Halle Taylor-Pritchard |
Griffith University |
Bachelor of Engineering (Hons)/Bachelor of Information Technology |
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Selina Phillis |
Charles Sturt University |
Bachelor of Geospatial Science |
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Jacqueline Gregg |
Monash University |
Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) |
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Gazel Harabati |
RMIT |
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering)/Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology) |
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Philippa McMurtrie |
University of Adelaide |
Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) (Mechanical)/Bachelor of Science |
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Michelle Therese Wilson |
University of Adelaide |
Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) (Mechanical)/Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology) |
The scholarships form part of the ‘More, Together – Defence Science and Technology Strategy 2030’, to support women to engage in STEM fields.
[Related: Defence invites industry to apply for base contracts]
