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Inspiring Future Leaders
Committed to the
#BeThatGirl
Mentorship Program
SDG&E’s signature program
#BeThatGirl has advocated
for women in historically
underrepresented fields since
2018. Through mentorship and
community outreach, SDG&E
supports these young women as
they navigate their future STEM
Inspiring Future Leaders
STEM Scholarship Program
education and career paths.
In this year’s program, SDG&E
matched nonprofit partners
with employees for a series of
structured conversations over
six months. The girls from the
nonprofit programs learned how
to create their elevator pitches,
identify their strengths, build
healthy relationships and develop
time management skills.
SDG&E awarded $10,000
renewable scholarships to 10 local
high school and college students
who self-identify as a woman or
person of color and are pursuing
undergraduate studies in science,
technology, engineering and
mathematics (STEM). Many of
these scholars are first-generation
college students and face financial
barriers to higher education.
These are the first scholarships
given by SDG&E under its newly
launched Inspiring Future Leaders
STEM Scholarship Program, which
builds on SDG&E’s long history
of investing in STEM education
to foster the region’s future
generations of diverse and highly
skilled workforce.
“This scholarship is not solely an investment in my education but
also to future generations of Latinas and Latinos who aspire for a
career in the STEM field. We belong!”
- Diana Garcia, Intended Biochemistry Major at UCLA and IFL STEM Scholarship Recipient
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