Zonta Club of Caboolture - Awards and Applications
Awards and Applications
Zonta Club of Caboolture empowers and encourages women and girls to build better lives by providing awards including incentive rewards ranging from $50 to $2,500. Our two main awards are the Banksia Award and the Sandra Cooke STEM award. Other awards include the Jane M. Klausman Award (Business Studies) and Young Women in Public Affairs.
Empowering Women and Girls
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Zonta Club of Caboolture is a member of Zonta International, a leading global organisation of empowering women. Zonta works throughout the world through service and advocacy. We envisage a world in which women's rights are recognised as human rights and every woman is able to achieve her full potential.
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In such a world, women have access to all resources and are represented in decision making positions on an equal basis with men. In such a world, no woman lives in fear of violence.
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Zonta advocates for the prevention of violence against women locally, with legislative awareness advocacy, and also internationally through the United Nations.
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Sandra Cooke STEM Award
Applications are now open for 2025
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The Zonta Club of Caboolture invites suitable applicants to apply for the Sandra Cooke STEM Award. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. This award offers an incentive reward of $2,500 to a female from the Moreton Bay region undertaking a STEM program through an approved tertiary institution.
The Sandra Cooke STEM Award aligns with the Zonta International Women in STEM Award which encourages women to pursue education, career opportunities and leadership roles in STEM fields.
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In 2024, the winner of the Sandra Cooke STEM Award was Jessica Davidson. The scholarship was presented to Jessica by Sandra Cooke at the 2024 International Women's Day lunch.
Applications can be submitted throughout the year and will be announced each year either at the International Women's Day luncheon or another appropriate Zonta Caboolture event.
Successful scholarship applicants are automatically eligible for the Zonta District 22 STEM scholarship. This is an additional grant available to support females in pursuing an education and career in STEM.
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Banksia Awards
School nominations for the Banksia Awards are now open for 2025
The Banksia Award is a $50 prize awarded to girls finishing Year 11 at school in recognition of their personal achievements, commitment and resilience. It acknowledges the girl has displayed a strong sense of self-responsibility, tenacity, diligence and has acted with personal integrity and commitment. The Banksia Award is given to girls who despite the odds and challenges of life, they have achieved their highest potential.
The Banksia Award was founded in 2007 in the Caboolture Shire Area. The award was named after the shire's emblem, the Banksia flower.
Schools participating in the Banksia Award in the Caboolture Shire Area include: Arethusa College, Australian Christian College, Bribie Island SHS, Burpengary State College, Caboolture SHS, Lee Street Special School, Deception Bay Flexi, Deception Bay SHS, Grace Lutheran College, Horizons College, Kairos Community College, Morayfield SHS, Narangba Valley SHS, St Columban's College, St Eugene College, Tullawong SHS.
Learn more about the Zonta Club of Caboolture
Learn more about Zonta International Awards for women and girls at
Zonta District 22 (Queensland and Northern NSW).
Zonta District 22 (Queensland and Northern NSW).
