Auckland student wins international Scholarship

Press release
Date: 10 December 2012

Title: Auckland student wins the prestigious Zonta International - Jane M Klausman Young Women in Business Scholarship.

Nupur Upadhyay from Auckland University nominated by the Zonta Club of Auckland has been awarded the prestigious Zonta International Jane M Klausman Woman in Business Scholarship for 2012.The award is open to women pursuing an undergraduate degree in business leading to a business management career. The $US7000 scholarship is awarded to students of outstanding achievement and future potential in their 3rd or 4th year of undergraduate study or graduate study. Only 12 scholarships are awarded annually to candidates from all over the world so Napur is one of an elite group of high achieving young women, a wonderful ambassador for New Zealand.

Nupur who is 22 years old was born in England, moved to New Zealand when she was four and a half, lives in Auckland and attended St Cuthbert's College. She is a fourth year Law (Honours) and Commerce student majoring in Economics and Finance with excellent grades and academic references.

She was awarded a University of Auckland Scholarship and is a recipient of a PricewaterhouseCoopers Scholarship. She is also the president of the Debating Society reaching the quarter finals at the 2012 World Universities' Debating Championships and Senior Editor of the Law Review. Nupur also volunteers with the Equal Justice Project and is part of the Business Women’s Mentoring Programme acting as a mentor for younger students.

“I hope to continue at university with post graduate studies” Nupur said “and when that is finished find a position in the commercial sphere. Also I would like a job that challenges me and keeps me interested” she said.

The Jane M Klausman Women in Business Scholarship was established in 1998 as a result of a generous bequest left by Jane Klausman, a Zonta member from New York, USA and successful businesswoman in her own right, who recognized the significant barriers to achievement that exist for women in the business world and wished to support young women anywhere in the world seeking a business career. The scholarship is prestigious and remains the only scholarship provided by Zonta International on a global basis for undergraduate students. Since 1998, Zonta has awarded 175 scholarships to women in 39 countries. To be eligible to enter for the international scholarship, the applicant must first have been nominated by a local Zonta Club and have won the District (New Zealand) Jane M. Klausman round.

Applications for the 2013 Zonta International Jane M Klausman Women in Business Scholarships open in January 2013. More information and applications forms are available from by contacting the nearest Zonta Club which can be located via www.zonta.org.nz. or from university scholarship officers.

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