Zonta Club of Oak Brook is now accepting applications for  Zonta International Women in STEM Scholarship.
Click to download the 2023 Women in STEM Application.
Before applying, please download and review details in the Women in STEM Scholarship – Oak Brook Club Description. Deadline for submitting the application to Zonta Club of Oak Brook is June 9,2023.
Questions may be sent to: STEMOakBrook@gmail.com

The Zonta International Women in STEM Scholarship
encourages women to pursue education, career
opportunities and leadership roles in STEM fields. The program operates at the Zonta club, district/region and international levels. Each Zonta district/region may submit one applicant for consideration for an international scholarship.

The Zonta Club of Oak Brook recipient will receive US$1500. A single candidate from each of Zonta’s 31 districts and one region will receive an award of US$5,000 from Zonta International.

Women of any age and nationality, pursuing a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) degree program at an accredited university/college/institute, who
demonstrate outstanding potential in the field and are living or studying in a Zonta district/region, are eligible.
▪ Online students are also eligible to apply if enrolled at an accredited university/college/institute.
▪ Students must be enrolled in at least the second year of an undergraduate program through
the final year of a master’s program at the time the application is submitted to the local Zonta club. Applicants must be in school at the time the scholarship funds are disbursed and must not graduate before April 2024.
▪ Previous district and international Women in Technology Scholarship recipients may not apply for the Women in STEM Scholarship.
▪ Applicants for the 2023 Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship may not also apply for the 2023 Women in STEM Scholarship.
▪ Club members and individuals with direct membership with Zonta International and employees of Zonta International and Zonta Foundation for Women, and their family members (ancestors, descendants, adoptees, siblings, nieces or cousins, and those of their spouse or co-habiting partner), are not eligible to apply for the Scholarship.
▪ Golden Z club members are eligible to apply.
▪ Applicants from geographic areas within a Zonta district/region where no clubs are located will be considered and are eligible to apply for the international scholarships via a Zonta district/region.