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Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship

Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship
3/1/2010
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Scholarships.com Staff

If you're a woman looking for scholarships, you're in luck. Scholarships for women are one of the more common scholarships by type out there, with more and more organizations and women's groups out there looking to expand opportunities for females in higher education.

What better time to recognize those opportunities than the first day of Women's History Month? This week's Scholarship of the Week is the Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship, an award from Zonta International given to women studying business at the undergraduate level who have demonstrated outstanding potential in the field. Don't limit yourself though. Scholarships for women looking to pursue careers in business are especially numerous, so make sure you know of all of the awards you could be eligible for if you're in business-related fields, like accounting.

Prize: $5,000. The award may be used for tuition, books or living expenses at any university, college or institution offering accredited business courses and degrees.

Eligibility: Applicants must be eligible to enter the third or fourth year of an undergraduate degree program at an accredited university/college/institute program at the time funds are received from Zonta International Headquarters each November.Applicants must have achieved an outstanding academic record during their first two to three years of academic studies, especially in business-related subjects, and demonstrate an intent to complete a program in business.

Deadline: Varies. Applicants will be submitting materials to their local Zonta Clubs. Most deadlines will fall in April, as Zonta Clubs must submit their scholarship applications to the Zonta District Governor by July 1.

Required Material: Applicants will need to complete a Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship application and provide the following: two letters of recommendation, an essay in 500 words, and a verification of enrollment.

Further details about the application process can be found by conducting a free college scholarship search on Scholarships.com. Once the search is completed, students eligible for this scholarship award will find it in their search results.

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