Opportunities for Women.
The Young Women in Leadership Award
The Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship
The Amelia Earhart Fellowship
- The Zonta Club of Harrisburg-Hershey awards $1,500 for the Young Women in Leadership Award (YWLA) Award, recognizing a young woman, ages 16-19, for volunteerism, demonstrating leadership skills and commitment to public service and civic causes and encourages them to continue their participation in public and political life. The Club winner will be eligible to compete for a $5,000 award if selected as the ZI District 3 winner. This award cycle is complete.
The Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship
- This scholarship was awarded to a woman pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in business. It was designed to encourage women to enter careers and seek leadership positions in business-related fields. The application cycle for 2024 is closed. Details for the next round will be available in 2025.
The Amelia Earhart Fellowship
- To assist the future of women in this field and other aerospace-related sciences and engineering, Zonta International established the Amelia Earhart Fellowship in 1938 in honor of legendary pilot and Zontian, Amelia Earhart. Today, the Fellowship of $10,000 is awarded annually to up to 35 talented women, pursuing Ph.D./doctoral degrees in aerospace-related sciences or aerospace-related engineering around the globe. Since the program’s inception in 1938, Zonta has awarded 1,674 Amelia Earhart Fellowships, totaling more than $11 million, to 1,245 women representing 75 countries. These fellowships are made possible through generous donations to the Zonta Foundation for Women Amelia Earhart Fellowship Fund. Information and application.
