This year marks a significant milestone for the program, with the first Kim Jackson
Scholar, Kayleigh Sleath, graduating after completing a Bachelor of Engineering Research and Development with Honours.
Ms Sleath expressed her excitement about graduating and her gratitude for the
scholarship and the opportunities it provides to her and others.
“I still remember finding out I had received this scholarship like it was yesterday; I
literally jumped up and down crying with excitement in my childhood bedroom,’’ said Ms Sleath.
“It’s surreal to be graduating and to see that the community of curious, kind, wonderful
Kim Jackson scholars has grown to fill an entire room. I’m so grateful for the opportunity
I was granted, and I hope that one day I’ll be able to pay it forward.”
Since the scholarship’s establishment in 2019, the number of female students in ANU
undergraduate engineering has increased to 27 per cent.
