Scholarships

Emma L Conlon Service Award

Z and Golden Z

A Zonta International Program

 

General Information

Established in 1948, the Z Club and Golden Z Club program is one of Zonta International’s longest-running programs. Z Clubs and Golden Z Clubs help high school, college and university students develop leadership skills, promote career exploration and encourage members to participate in community, school and international service projects.

 

The Award

The Emma L. Conlon Service Awards for Z Clubs and Golden Z Clubs recognizes those clubs whose projects and programs best express the ideals of Zonta International through local and international service and advocacy to advance the status of women worldwide. First place Clubs will receive $500 USD, second place Clubs will receive $250 USD, and third place Clubs will receive $100 USD.  The award money is to be used for the clubs’ service projects.

 

Who is Eligible?

Z Clubs and Golden Z Clubs

 

What are the Requirements?

Applicants must name three service projects in each of the three categories of service as explained below. 

 

1.   School Service

School service consists of projects or programs that benefit the school that sponsors the Z Club or Golden Z Club.  In the case of off-campus Z Clubs or Golden Z Clubs, programs or projects that directly benefit the sponsoring Zonta Club may apply.

Examples of school service:

·         Hosting an international fair that focuses on the role that women play in different countries to teach others about different cultures and the status of women internationally;

·         Establishing a tutoring network for the school or university;

·         Creating a Z Club Program table at a school orientation night for incoming students to raise awareness of the Z Club Program and Zonta International.

 

2.   Community Service

Community service consists of projects or programs that benefit the local community where the Z Club or Golden Z Club is located.

Examples of community service:

·         Enlisting the expertise and network of their sponsoring Zonta Club to host a reception for women candidates for public office in their community;

·         Volunteering for a community literacy program to read to children or to assist adults to learn to read;

·         Hosting a fund raising event or donating resources (time, money, material goods) to contribute to a local charity, crisis center, or special project of the sponsoring Zonta Club.

 

3.   International Service

International service is service that benefits an international organization, international cause or an international community other than the one that the Z Club or Golden Z Club is located in.  International service may be a project that raises funds or resources for an international organization, such as UNICEF or UNIFEM, or contributing to one of the Zonta International’s designated international service projects.

Examples of International Service:

·         Raising awareness for the United Nations by hosting a United Nations Day celebration on October 24;

·         Raising awareness of international advocacy for women’s rights

·         Hosting a unique fund raising project and donating the proceeds to a self-help project for women that Zonta International and UNIFEM co-sponsor during a biennium.

 

How Do I Apply?

§  Complete an official application in English (may be printed or downloaded from the Zonta International Web site, www.zonta.org). Neatly print or type your entries on the application.  Illegible applications will be disqualified.

§  Any non-English documents must be translated in English.

§  Include a description of three service projects in each service category: School, Community and International. Each service type is assigned a certain point value and judges base their scores on criteria in each type.  Failure to fill out three service projects in each category will result in having a significant number of points deducted from the total score

 

Deadline

All application materials must be received by 30 April. Applications that are incomplete or late due to postal delays, transmittal by third parties, or other circumstances will not be considered. Submit a completed application to: Zonta International Headquarters, Attn: Ana Ubides, 1211 West 22nd Street, Suite 900, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523 or via email to aubides@zonta.org.

 

What is the Application Process?

After receiving the approval (signature) of the sponsoring Zonta Club President, Z and Golden Z Clubs submit applications to Zonta International Headquarters. The Zonta International Z and Golden Z Club Subcommittee recommends six recipients to the Zonta International Board of Directors. 

 

How may I use the Award Funds?

The award must be used for the clubs’ service projects.  Each award recipient will report to International as to how the award money was spent by 15 February 2010.  Reporting forms will be sent to the award recipients.

 

Timetable

Application for Z and Golden Z Club

Emma L. Conlon Award

 

Name of Z or Golden Z Club:
Certificate Number
Date of Charter (mo/yr)
Number of Members in Z or Golden Z Club

 

Mailing Address of Z or Golden Z Club:
City:		State:		Postal Code:		Country:
E-mail Address:						Telephone:

 

Name of University/College/School:
Advisor’s  Last  Name (Family) :		First Name:
Daytime Telephone:		Email Address:

 

Sponsoring Zonta Club:
District:		Area:		Club Number:

 

Year of any previous Emma L. Conlon Award:
Is this the first entry submitted by the Z Club or Golden Z Club?	YES	NO

 

 

Signature of Zonta Club President

Date:

           

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S    School Service

     Please describe no more than three service projects that benefited the school or university that sponsors your Z o   Golden Z Club.  Include the following (150 word limit per project decription): 

§  General description of the project

§  Brief statement on how the project supported or reflected the goals of Zonta International

§  Brief statement of how the project impacted your school or school’s community.