In reply to A. Canton.

I've struggled with replying to this comment since it was submitted to the site. On the one hand, I see your point about the scholarship being specifically for a subset of people but on the other hand, isn't that what most scholarships are? From the acholarships I've seen, they all have requirements and sometimes, the only people who can meet those requirements are exclusively men or women depending on the nature of the scholarship.

In this case, the requirements to get the scholarship are pretty clear and I don't think they discriminate against anyone. I think Jan Dembowski says it best.

Kim Parsell was a wonderful woman who got involved, made a difference and encouraged others to do the same. If this scholarship encourages just one woman to follow in her footsteps and have such an impact then that has to be a good thing.