Scholarship “AAE al Femminile – Antonia Terzi e Valeria Giannotta alla memoria” awarded during WOW Women Motor 2026

On 8 March 2026, on the occasion of International Women’s Day, the award ceremony for the “AAE al Femminile – Antonia Terzi e Valeria Giannotta alla memoria” scholarship took place at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, during the event WOW Women Motor – Women Opening Ways.

The scholarship, promoted by ECO Certificazioni S.p.A. in collaboration with the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (UNIMORE), reached its 5th edition in the academic year 2025/2026.

This year’s award was granted to Isabella Giunta, a student enrolled in the International Master’s Degree in Advanced Automotive Engineering, part of the MUNER – Motor Valley University of Emilia-Romagna educational project.

With a total value of €5,000, the scholarship supports female students pursuing advanced studies in automotive engineering and aims to encourage greater participation of women in STEM disciplines, contributing to reducing the gender gap in engineering and technology-related careers.

The initiative is also part of the activities promoted by the MUNER Gender and Diversity Empowerment Committee, established in 2023 to foster diversity and inclusion within the automotive education ecosystem.

The award ceremony took place within the fourth edition of WOW Women Motor, an event dedicated to female empowerment in motorsport and STEM that attracted more than 1,000 participants, including students, families and industry professionals.

The scholarship represents a concrete commitment to supporting talented female students and promoting a more inclusive future for the automotive sector.