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Lockheed Martin Australia recognised the two new recipients of the 2021 Gallipoli Scholarship Fund LMA Bursaries, Emily Armstrong and Campbell Jennings.
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Lockheed Martin Australia congratulated the winners of the 2021 Gallipoli Scholarship Fund LMA Bursaries, NSW’s Emily Armstrong and Queensland’s Campbell Jennings. An online award ceremony was held for the recipients of the bursary on 22 April.
The award scheme was founded in 2020, and is expected to provide up to 12 recipients with bursaries until 2023. The total endowment for the project is valued at $120,000.
Chief executive of Lockheed Martin Australia Joe North commented that the program recognises the company’s ongoing gratitude to the service of Australian Defence Force veterans.
“Through the Lockheed Martin Australia Bursary, which is now in its second year, we are proud to support Australia’s best and brightest to pursue their goals in STEM-based careers,” North said.
“Our hope is that these scholarships will provide assistance to each recipient as they embark on their respective academic journeys, further supporting descendants of our veterans.”
NSW’s Emily Armstrong, great granddaughter of a Women’s Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAF) member in the Second World War, described how her STEM course is giving her insight into a number of different STEM streams.
“I want to work in a STEM-focused career and have always enjoyed the sciences,” she said.
“My current course is allowing me to learn about a variety of scientific fields before selecting a research specialisation to pursue for Honours.”
Likewise, Campbell Jennings, whose great grandfather was in the Second World War serving with the Army’s 35th Battalion, outlined how an engineering and computer science degree could enable a range of STEM careers.
“I chose a dual engineering and computer science degree as it encompasses the subject areas that I am passionate about," Jennings said.
“It is my hope that the combination of these will give me the foundation I need to explore a broad range of STEM-based careers after I graduate from university.”
[Related: Lockheed Martin Australia backs new Commando veterans’ scholarship]
