Applications for the 2025 Young Women in Leadership Award are now available from the Zonta Club of Hilo online at www.zontahilo.org/scholarships-grants/.
This award encourages young women to participate in leadership positions by recognizing the candidate’s commitment to the volunteer sector, evidence of volunteer leadership achievements, and dedication to building a better world for women in girls.
Open to high school and college students aged 16-19 (as of April 1, 2025), this award encourages young women to pursue careers or seek leadership positions in public policy-making, government and volunteer organizations and to further their education with these aims in view.
Applications are due by Feb. 1, 2025.
“Applicants are asked to reflect on their voluntary commitment to their school and to their community and the problems limiting the empowerment of women in their own country and worldwide,” Zonta Club of Hilo President Julie Tulang said in a press release. “The Zonta Young Women in Leadership Award looks to the young women of today to be the leaders of tomorrow.”
The club’s top recipient of this award is automatically entered for additional scholarships at the Zonta District and International levels.
Zonta Club of Hilo is member of Zonta International, whose mission is to build a better world for women and girls. For information about all scholarships available, visit www.zontahilo.org/scholarships-grants/.