ZZonta Scholarships

Elbert and Velma Starns Scholarship

The Elbert and Velma Starns Scholarship is awarded to single parents attending LBCC who have taken at least a one-year break in their education. Two $3000 scholarships are available. Preference given to older-than-average students with family obligations. See application for specific criteria. (LBCC students may apply through the LBCC Scholarship Program)

LBCC Career Tech Education Scholarship

One $3000 scholarship is being offered. Applicants must be committed to a career in a technology field. First consideration will be to a woman entering a field or profession where women are underrepresented. Must be currently enrolled female student at Linn-Benton Community College with one of the following majors: Career Technical Education; Civil Engineering Technology; Computer Aided Design & Drafting; Construction and Forestry Equipment Technology; Criminal Justice; Heavy Equipment/Diesel Technology; Machine Tool Technology; Mechatronics/Industrial Automation Technology; Network Systems Administration; Non-Destructive Test and Evaluation; Social Media Specialist; Visual Communication; Water, Environment and Technology; Web/Database Technology; or Welding and Fabrication Technology. (LBCC students may apply through the LBCC Scholarship Program.)

M. K. Rusnak Scholarship and Zonta STEM Scholarship

The M. K. Rusnak Scholarship and up to 10 Zonta STEM Scholarships are available. These $3000 scholarships are for female students at OSU who have junior or senior standing entering 2026 Fall Term and are focused on a career in science, technology, engineering or math. LBCC students who are transferring to OSU in the fall with junior or senior standing and meet other qualification criteria are eligible to apply.

Kathleen F and Edward H Heath Memorial Scholarship

A $1500 scholarships is being offered in memory of Kathleen F. and Edward H. Heath, both were educators and supporters of Zonta and its mission. This scholarship is awarded to a woman who is enrolled in LBCC, LBCC/OSU Dual Enrollment Program, or OSU who has taken at least a one year break in their education but who has resumed studies. Preference given to female older-than-average students with family obligations. See application for specific criteria. (LBCC students may apply through the LBCC Scholarship Program.)

Women in Business Scholarship

The Women in Business Scholarships are awarded to women undertaking business studies who have demonstrated outstanding potential in the field. Any woman undertaking a business program, including online students, 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 of Corvallis, is eligible to apply. Applicants must currently be residing in Oregon and enrolled for a minimum of 12 credits at OSU or LBCC.

Female Veteran - Grateful Nation

A $3000 Grateful Nation Scholarship will be awarded to a female OSU undergraduate or graduate student (or a Degree Partnership undergraduate) who has served in one of the armed branches of the U.S. military since September 10, 2001. Applicants must be planning to attend classes on the OSU Corvallis campus. See application for specific criteria.

General Zonta Scholarship

Several scholarships of $1500 to $3000 are awarded to undergraduate students at LBCC or OSU who have had at least a one year break in their education but have resumed their studies. Preference given to older-than-average students with family obligations and financial need. See application for specific criteria. (LBCC students may apply through the LBCC Scholarship Program.)

COMMUNITY GRANTS

Each year, the Zonta Service Foundation of Corvallis funds a select number of grants in any amount not to exceed $3000. Zonta Club members select a small number of local non-profit organizations that we feel most closely align with our mission, and award grants to those organizations for direct services and programs.

Zonta 2025 Grants Awards

Center Against Rape and Domestic Violence (CARDV)
Room at the Inn
Vina Moses
Family Tree Relief Nursery
Sarah's Place
Strengthening Rural Families