Mechanical Engineering Student Hengameh Hoseini wins Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation 2010 Scholarship.
Third year student Hengameh Hoseini has been named one of the nation’s top-five undergraduate engineering students in this competition and will receive the $5000 British Columbia regional scholarship.
Hoseini, a third-year mechanical engineering student, is committed to “making communities stronger and more resilient, deepening her understanding of the world around her and making a positive change through leadership, mentorship and community involvement.” At UBC she is actively involved in many groups including the tri-mentoring program and Women in Engineering.
Outside of UBC she has been involved in an Aquatic Conservation team, Canadian Blood Services and international renovation projects.
The Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation was founded in 1990 to develop scholarship and award programs that encourage women to choose engineering as a career to honour the memory of the 14 women at École Polytechnique whose contributions to Canada ended on December 6, 1989.
CEMF is committed to creating a world where engineering meets the needs and challenges of Canadians by utilizing the skills and talents of men and women alike, promoting engineering as a career choice with the generous support of Canadian corporations and many individual engineers from coast to coast. The Foundation provides a total of 13 scholarships at the undergraduate, Masters and PhD levels of study and promotes engineering as a career choice for women through their website, press releases, Annual Awards Luncheon and scholarship winner presentations to high school students.
For more information on the CEMF scholarships, visit www.cemf.ca.