{"id":5730,"date":"2023-02-21T16:45:46","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T11:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/learn\/?p=5730"},"modified":"2023-02-21T16:45:46","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T11:15:46","slug":"young-women-in-public-affairs-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/learn\/young-women-in-public-affairs-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Women in Public Affairs Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Zonta International Foundation is a worldwide organisation that has several clubs across various continents. The foundation offers the Young Women in Public Affairs Awards (YWPA) to recognise the achievements of young ladies in the public frontier. This is a highly selective and prestigious award that is given to <strong>young women<\/strong> whose passion is to serve humanity and the community in general.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This program operates at the Zonta club which was established in the year 1990. The foundation has given around 1,054 awards to date which is US$1,303,750. These awards have been received by 882 young women from across 60 countries.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Scholarship Type&nbsp;<\/td><td>Merit-based&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Offered By&nbsp;<\/td><td>The Zonta International Foundation<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>No. of Scholarships&nbsp;<\/td><td>International: 10&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Official website link&nbsp;<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zonta.org\/Web\/Programs\/Education\/Young_Women_in_Public_Affairs_Award.aspx\">www.zonta.org\/Web\/Programs\/Education\/Young_Women_in_Public_Affairs_Award.aspx<\/a>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Scholarship Amount<\/td><td>USD 4,000 for international recipients<br>USD 1,500 for district-level recipients&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"eligibility-criteria-for-young-women-in-public-affairs-award\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eligibility Criteria for Young Women in Public Affairs Award<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Young Women in Public Affairs Awards (YWPA) has a fixed eligibility criteria as decided by the Zonta International Foundation. Candidates interested in this <strong>scholarship<\/strong> can acquaint themselves with the eligibility criteria, as noted below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>scholarship<\/strong> program is only open for female candidates who belong to the age group of 16-19 years. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Previous recipients of the award are not eligible to apply or renew.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The applicants must be students at a school or college which comes under a Zonta district\/region.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The applicants can also be studying elsewhere but should be a citizen of a Zonta country.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The applicants have to show an active commitment to volunteerism as well as volunteer leadership achievements.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Any paid or unpaid work experience in a local government, student government or workplace leadership.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The applicant must have some background knowledge of Zonta International and its related programs.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The applicant must support Zonta International&#8217;s mission of empowering women worldwide through their service.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"application-process-for-young-women-in-public-affairs-award\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Application Process for Young Women in Public Affairs Award<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The young women who want to apply for the Young Women in <strong>Public Affairs<\/strong> Awards (YWPA) can follow the following steps given below to apply for the awards:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> The applicant must locate their nearest Zonta Club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2: <\/strong>The applicant should then contact the club for the deadline of the application.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> The applicant should download the application form from the website of the Zonta International Foundation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 4: <\/strong>The applicants are supposed to fill in the application form carefully and submit it at their nearest Zonta Club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 5:<\/strong> The applicant needs to submit the required documents for the verification process. All documents have to be in English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-background\"><strong>Also Read: TATA Scholarships<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"selection-process-for-young-women-in-public-affairs-award\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Selection Process for Young Women in Public Affairs Award<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The applicants will be shortlisted based on their merit, their commitment and <strong>volunteerism<\/strong><strong> <\/strong>for <strong>public services<\/strong>. Each Zonta club reviews the applications they have received along with the supporting documents and based on the individual&#8217;s merit, one candidate will be selected.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each Zonta club selects its winner and the entry goes to the Zonta Governor or the regional representative. In the end, the awards committee chooses a total of 10 international recipients from the district. After the consent, the Zonda Foundation provides the Young Women in Public Affairs Awards (YWPA) and certificates to the winners.&nbsp;  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"benefits-of-young-women-in-public-affairs-award\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Benefits of Young Women in Public Affairs Award<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Zonta International Foundation offers the Young Women in Public Affairs Awards (YWPA) to encourage young women who passionately work for the community and public services. The award amount for International students is USD 4,000 and for the district\/regional students is USD 1,500.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"faqs\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAQs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1676725634851\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">What is the Young Women in Public Affairs Awards?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">The Young Women in Public Affairs Awards (YWPA) offers recognition to young women for their achievements on the public frontier. This is a highly selective and prestigious award that is given to young women whose passion is to serve humanity and the community in general.\u00a0<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1676725661758\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">What are the eligibility criteria for the Young Women in Public Affairs Awards?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">The scholarship program is only open for female candidates who belong to the age group of 16-19 years. The applicants must be students at a school or college which comes under a Zonta district\/region and should be a citizen of a Zonta country. For more detailed tips, candidates can refer to the above-blog.\u00a0<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1676725700175\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">What are the benefits under Young Women in Public Affairs Awards?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">The Zonta International Foundation that offers the Young Women in Public Affairs Awards (YWPA) will award USD 4,000 (for International awardees) and USD 1,500 (for District\/ Regional awardees).\u00a0<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In this blog, we have discussed the details of the Young Women in Public Affairs Awards (YWPA). We hope students will find the information in this blog useful and can use this information to apply for the scholarship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are planning to study abroad in the upcoming intakes get in touch with our<a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/\"> <strong>study abroad<\/strong><\/a> experts at 1800-57-2000. And stay tuned to our<a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/learn\/category\/scholarships\/\"> <strong>scholarships<\/strong><\/a> page for more information related to various scholarship schemes to study abroad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Zonta International Foundation is a worldwide organisation that has several clubs across various continents. 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