STEM grant awarded to encourage girls

By EducationHQ News Team
Published December 6, 2016

The ground-breaking STELR program, driven by the Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE), has been awarded a $250,000 grant by the Federal Government to encourage girls into STEM subjects.

STELR will use the grant to produce a series of up to 20 video profiles using female role models in ...

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STEM grant awarded to encourage girls

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