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Emma Watson backs female STEM scholarships

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Emma Watson has given her backing to a University of Waterloo scholarship programme that will award $288,000 to 24 female STEM students over the next four years.

The programme is part of the UN HeForShe IMPACT 10x10x10 framework, designed to promote gender equality by engaging men in removing the social and cultural barriers that prevent women from achieving their potential. Six students applying to STEM programmes will benefit from scholarships every year, receiving $12,000 each for the duration of their studies.

“I’m so inspired by the University of Waterloo’s efforts to achieve gender equality in our lifetimes,” said actor Emma Watson, a UN Women Global Goodwill Ambassador. “Their commitment to women in STEM is unparalleled. This scholarship programme is a perfect example of how the HeForShe movement is generating tangible change around the world.”

The HeForShe initiative was launched by Watson and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in September 2014. Waterloo is currently one of 10 universities around the world involved in the programme, working alongside UN Women, the United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women.

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