RBC Scholarships for Diversity and Innovation in Technology / en 5 undergraduate students receive 2024 RBC Awards for Diversity and Innovation in Technology /celebrates/5-undergraduate-students-receive-2024-rbc-awards-diversity-and-innovation-technology <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">5 undergraduate students receive 2024 RBC Awards for Diversity and Innovation in Technology</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/community" hreflang="en">Community</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>rahul.kalvapalle</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2024-11-07T10:30:39-05:00" title="Thursday, November 7, 2024 - 10:30" class="datetime">Thu, 11/07/2024 - 10:30</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/students" hreflang="en">Students</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/rbc-scholarships-diversity-and-innovation-technology" hreflang="en">RBC Scholarships for Diversity and Innovation in Technology</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/undergraduate-students" hreflang="en">Undergraduate Students</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/university-toronto-entrepreneurship" hreflang="en">University of Toronto Entrepreneurship</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2024-11/2024-rbc-group.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>(clockwise from top left): Isabella Tang, Riya Mathur, Harmandeep Gill, Sarvnaz Ale Mohammad and Jessica Tang (supplied images)</em></p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Five °µÍřTV undergraduate students – <strong>Harmandeep Kaur Gill</strong>, <strong>Isabella Tang</strong>, <strong>Jessica Tang</strong>, <strong>Riya Mathur</strong> and <strong>Sarvnaz Ale Mohammad</strong> – have received <a href="https://entrepreneurs.utoronto.ca/social-impact-and-health-innovation-among-priorities-for-winners-of-the-rbc-award-for-diversity-and-innovation-in-technology/">2024&nbsp;RBC Awards for Diversity and Innovation in Technology</a>.</p> <p>The award recognizes Black, Indigenous and/or woman-identifying students entering their third year who are interested in careers at the intersection of technology and financial services.&nbsp;Recipients are selected based on academic achievement, their demonstrated interest in exploring a future career in technology and their work on creating innovative solutions, which demonstrate an entrepreneurial mindset. &nbsp;</p> <p>This year's recipients are all women and their&nbsp;interests range from researching black holes to helping seniors manage their prescription medication and developing energy-harvesting devices to help patients with heart failure.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>“Investing in the future of technology and building key technical skills is core to RBC’s strong engineering culture,” said <strong>Kendra Dubyk</strong>, director, technology partnerships at RBC. “The RBC Award for Diversity and Innovation demonstrates our commitment to the equity and inclusion of deserving students and recognizes their creativity, curiosity and technical aptitude.”&nbsp;</p> <p>Each student receives a $15,000 award, renewable for a second year.</p> <h3><a href="https://entrepreneurs.utoronto.ca/social-impact-and-health-innovation-among-priorities-for-winners-of-the-rbc-award-for-diversity-and-innovation-in-technology/">Read more about the award recipients at °µÍřTV Entrepreneurship</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Thu, 07 Nov 2024 15:30:39 +0000 rahul.kalvapalle 310215 at Four °µÍřTV students awarded 2022 RBC Scholarships for Diversity and Innovation in Technology /celebrates/four-u-t-students-awarded-2022-rbc-scholarships-diversity-and-innovation-technology <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Four °µÍřTV students awarded 2022 RBC Scholarships for Diversity and Innovation in Technology</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/academic-achievement" hreflang="en">Academic Achievement</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2022-10-14T13:36:41-04:00" title="Friday, October 14, 2022 - 13:36" class="datetime">Fri, 10/14/2022 - 13:36</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/students" hreflang="en">Students</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/mississauga" hreflang="en">Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/rbc-scholarships-diversity-and-innovation-technology" hreflang="en">RBC Scholarships for Diversity and Innovation in Technology</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/u-t-mississauga" hreflang="en">°µÍřTV Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/university-toronto-entrepreneurship" hreflang="en">University of Toronto Entrepreneurship</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/1-RBCScholarshipWinners-2022.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="2022 RBC Scholarship Winners"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">(L-R) Mouaid Alim, Sana Hashim, Muhammed Yakubu and Yara Nassar</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Mouaid Alim</strong>, <strong>Sana Hashim</strong>, <strong>Yara Nassar</strong> and <strong>Muhammed Yakubu</strong> are the recipients of the inaugural RBC Scholarships for Diversity and Innovation in Technology.</p> <p>The undergraduate students are all in their third year of studies at the University of Toronto – in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science, at °µÍřTV Mississauga and the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering.</p> <p>The scholarships, which recognize and support undergraduate students who are from equity-deserving groups and interested in emerging technologies, were announced at the <a href="https://entrepreneurs.utoronto.ca/rbc-innovation-challenge/">Tech for a Greener Future - RBC Innovation Challenge</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p>“As part of our efforts to accelerate a more inclusive future, we are proud to support the RBC Scholarships for Diversity and Innovation in Technology,” said Emily Mercier, chief operating officer of RBC technology and operations. “These winners are champions of positive change both in their classrooms and their communities, and we can’t wait to see what they accomplish next.”</p> <p>Recipients were selected based on academic and extra-curricular achievements that demonstrate innovation and an interest in technology. Each was awarded a scholarship valued at $15,000, renewable for a second year.&nbsp;</p> <p>“It is a great honour to be selected as a recipient of the RBC Scholarship for Diversity and Innovation in Technology,” said Yakubu. “This award will inspire me – alongside fellow students and innovators – to keep finding solutions to problems around us, while connecting me to a network of like-minded individuals who will be pivotal in my journey toward my long-term goals.”</p> <h3><a href="https://entrepreneurs.utoronto.ca/meet-four-u-of-t-students-awarded-2022-rbc-scholarships-for-diversity-and-innovation-in-technology%ef%bf%bc/">Read the UTE story</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTE</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 14 Oct 2022 17:36:41 +0000 lanthierj 177491 at