Elevate: Boosting Diversity in STEM Program
Southern Sky AI is proud to announce that founder Kristina Agustin has been awarded an Elevate scholarship to support her Master of Artificial Intelligence through the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences & Engineering.
The Elevate program is seed funded by the Department of Industry, Science and Resources, with support from Defence Australia and Snowy Hydro.
About the Elevate Program
As an Elevate scholar, Kristina joins a cohort selected for the Elevate: Boosting diversity in STEM program. The program supports emerging leaders in STEM and offers access to ATSE's Fellowship, networks, and academic guidance.
Through this highly competitive selection process, more than 100 scholarship recipients were selected to support the science, technology and engineering leaders of tomorrow from 2026. Scholars will pursue degrees in key national priority areas at universities across Australia, backed by financial and wellbeing support, professional development, mentoring, and networking.
What This Means for Southern Sky AI
This scholarship represents an opportunity to deepen expertise and capability. The learning will enhance the work Southern Sky AI delivers for maritime industry businesses as they explore practical and secure ways to adopt AI.
We look forward to making 2026 a year of strong progress and capability building.