Elevate scholars are supported with a range of opportunities to extend their skills and networks in the STEM sector. DMTC has established this competitive Fellowship as an additional capacity-building development opportunity that is open to the Elevate Leadership cohort.
ATSE CEO Kylie Walker emphasised that opportunities like DMTC’s Guest of the Chair Fellowship are a critical part of helping increase the diversity and expertise of STEM sector leadership.
“Our mission with the Elevate program is to grow the professional skills and networks of women in STEM, and propel them into leadership. We are delighted that DMTC is continuing to extend its partnership with Elevate through this Guest of the Chair Fellowship, and is providing opportunities to access and contribute to new professional networks. Direct engagement with the structures and mechanics of executive leadership will help propel women into positions of influence in the Australian STEM sector.
“Enabling every scholar to shape their future in STEM is only possible by reaching beyond academia and understanding the collaborative opportunities available with industry partners like DMTC,” Kylie Walker said.
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About DMTC:
A not-for-profit company established in 2008, DMTC creates and enhances Australian industrial capability through designing and executing collaborative technology development and innovation activities in the defence, national security, health and biosecurity, and related sectors.
About ATSE:
The Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering is a Learned Academy of independent experts helping Australians understand and use technology to solve complex problems.
About Elevate:
The Australian Academy of Technological Sciences & Engineering’s Elevate: Boosting Women in STEM program is awarding up to 500 undergraduate and postgraduate scholarships to women and non-binary people in STEM. The Elevate Program addresses gender inequities in STEM through fostering more women and non-binary led industry-academia collaborations in applied research and business, growing professional skills in STEM, and propelling women and non-binary people into leadership.
