Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. will award its first-ever Women in Technology Scholarship to support future female leaders who will break boundaries in technology. The company will award one $2,500 scholarship to a woman who is studying science, technology, engineering or math (STEM), or another related document-management field. Applicants must be enrolled at, or accepted to, a two-year or four-year college or university in the United States for the 2016 school year.
Candidates will be assessed based on the following criteria:
- Academic Performance – Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA of a 4.0 scale
- Full-time status at an accredited college
- Major relevancy and career path
- Community service and extracurricular activities
- Leadership experience and qualities
“Konica Minolta is proud to encourage and support young women as they pursue their dreams in the field of technology,” said Kay Du Fernandez, Vice President of Marketing at Konica Minolta U.S.A. “The EDSF scholarship is one of the many ways we work to create gender diversity for women in the workplace, and support the next generation of women who will lead.”
The scholarship, which will be awarded later this month, will be administered by the Electronic Document Scholarship Foundation (EDSF) – the international, non-profit organization dedicated to the document management and communications industries.
Fernandez is also the Executive Sponsor of Step Forward, an initiative that was launched in early 2015 which offers a forum for giving and receiving advice and support to women at all career levels. She was voted one of the top ten female leaders in the technology industry by The Cannata Report. Her mission is to encourage women to pursue their ambitions and advance their careers to further the company’s leadership position.
