{"id":40635,"date":"2023-08-16T11:45:25","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T11:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.navisite.com\/?p=40635"},"modified":"2023-08-16T12:08:01","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T12:08:01","slug":"meet-our-2023-navisites-next-steminist-scholarship-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.navisite.com\/blog\/spotlight\/meet-our-2023-navisites-next-steminist-scholarship-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Our 2023 Navisite’s Next Steminist Scholarship Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Although women make up more than half of the college-educated workforce in the U.S., only 27% of them are represented in STEM.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Today, it\u2019s more important than ever that these numbers improve\u2014and that progress is made in diversifying our workplaces. That\u2019s because diverse companies are proven to perform better: They\u2019re 1.7x more innovative and 120% more likely to hit financial goals.<\/a> Those numbers only begin to paint a much larger picture\u2014and ultimately, greater opportunities for innovation, fresh perspectives and new ideas are all available when we give women a seat at the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That\u2019s why, in early 2021, Navisite launched its Next Steminist Scholarship<\/a> with one major goal in mind: to help close the gender gap in STEM. Since Navisite\u2019s Steminist scholarship program launched in the U.S., the company has awarded nearly $100,000 in scholarships. In 2022, Navisite expanded the program to India, offering two needs-based scholarships to eligible female candidates who are currently enrolled full-time at an accredited college or university.<\/p>\n\n\n\n