{"id":6204,"date":"2026-02-18T14:45:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T19:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zontadistrict2.org\/kanata\/?page_id=6204"},"modified":"2026-09-23T15:46:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T19:46:17","slug":"ywla","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/zontadistrict2.org\/kanata\/ywla\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Women in Leadership Award (YWLA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:25px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:center;--awb-font-size:16px;\"><p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>DESCRIPTION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The goal of the <strong>Zonta Young Women in Leadership Award<\/strong> is to encourage young women to participate in leadership positions by recognising the candidate\u2019s commitment to the volunteer sector, evidence of volunteer leadership achievements and a dedication to building a better world for women and girls through service and advocacy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The program operates at the Zonta club, district and international levels:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left\">\n<li>The application process must start with a Zonta club.<\/li>\n<li>Submit your application to the Zonta Club of Kanata-Stittsville.<\/li>\n<li>In our inaugural year offering this award, the <strong>Zonta Club of Kanata-Stittsville is proud to offer one award of CA$800<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The Zonta Club of Kanata-Stittsville will forward its YWLA awardee\u2019s application for consideration at the District 2 level of the Zonta YWLA program.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Zonta International offers 37 international awards of US$5,000.<\/strong> Each district may submit one applicant for consideration for an international award. The five largest districts may submit a second applicant for a total of two applicants.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignright wp-image-6411 size-fusion-400\" src=\"https:\/\/zontadistrict2.org\/kanata\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/1789882459802-400x508.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/zontadistrict2.org\/kanata\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/1789882459802-400x508.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"508\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27508%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20400%20508%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27508%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/zontadistrict2.org\/kanata\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/1789882459802-200x254.jpg 200w, https:\/\/zontadistrict2.org\/kanata\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/1789882459802-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/zontadistrict2.org\/kanata\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/1789882459802-400x508.jpg 400w, https:\/\/zontadistrict2.org\/kanata\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/1789882459802-600x763.jpg 600w, https:\/\/zontadistrict2.org\/kanata\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/1789882459802-768x976.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zontadistrict2.org\/kanata\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/1789882459802-800x1017.jpg 800w, https:\/\/zontadistrict2.org\/kanata\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/1789882459802-806x1024.jpg 806w, https:\/\/zontadistrict2.org\/kanata\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/09\/1789882459802.jpg 922w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>ELIGIBILITY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Women, aged 16-19 on 1st April each year, living in a Zonta district or who are citizens of a Zonta country are eligible to apply. Applicants must demonstrate evidence of:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left\">\n<li>Active commitment to volunteerism<\/li>\n<li>Experience in local government, student government or workplace leadership (paid or unpaid)<\/li>\n<li>Volunteer leadership achievements<\/li>\n<li>Knowledge of Zonta International and its programs<\/li>\n<li>Support for Zonta International\u2019s mission of building a better world for women and girls<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>HOW TO APPLY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Details on eligibility and how to apply are available in the following documents:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zonta.org\/images\/docs\/myzonta\/tools\/awardscholarshipfellowshiptools\/YWLA\/YWLA_ApplicationDescription.pdf\">Young Women in Leadership Award Description<\/a> (PDF)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zonta.org\/images\/docs\/myzonta\/tools\/awardscholarshipfellowshiptools\/YWLA\/YWLA_Application.pdf\">Young Women in Leadership Award Form Fillable Application<\/a> (PDF)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zonta.org\/Web\/Web\/Programs\/Education\/Zonta_Young_Women_in_Leadership_Award.aspx?hkey=95bdfa33-5efe-457e-b3bb-9e9e59500161\">Young Women in Leadership Award Information on Zonta International site<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Applications must be emailed as a PDF to:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left\">\n<li><strong>Kelly Laidlaw, Awards Committee Chair<\/strong>: <a href=\"mailto:kellylaidlaw@hotmail.com\">kellylaidlaw@hotmail.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Cc<\/strong>: <a href=\"mailto:zontaclubkanata@gmail.com\">zontaclubkanata@gmail.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Only typed applications will be accepted and considered.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>DEADLINE TO APPLY: SUNDAY 7 MARCH 2027<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>REVIEW PROCESS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The Club Award Evaluating Committee will review applications and select one (1) recipient based on evidence of alignment with the eligibility requirements. The recipient\u2019s application will be sent for consideration to the Zonta District 2 Governor by 1 April 2027.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">For transparency, the Club recipient\u2019s name, biography and photo will be published on our club website and used in social media posts.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6204","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zontadistrict2.org\/kanata\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zontadistrict2.org\/kanata\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zontadistrict2.org\/kanata\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zontadistrict2.org\/kanata\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zontadistrict2.org\/kanata\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6204"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/zontadistrict2.org\/kanata\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6204\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6412,"href":"https:\/\/zontadistrict2.org\/kanata\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6204\/revisions\/6412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zontadistrict2.org\/kanata\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}