FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Diane Ortiz – VicePresident@ylrl.net
Announcing the 2025 Young Ladies Radio League Scholarships
February 13, 2025 — The Young Ladies Radio League (YLRL) has announced the Memorial Scholarship program for 2025. The scholarship program is aimed at women Amateur Radio Operators studying radio, communications, electronics or Amateur Radio related arts and sciences.
The Young Ladies Radio League (YLRL) is an international non-profit organization of women Amateur Radio enthusiasts. It was founded in 1939 and is the longest running YL club in the world. The YLRL is sponsoring three memorial scholarships for 2025:
The Ethel Smith K4LMB Memorial Scholarship—$2,500 award
The Mary Lou Brown NM7N Memorial Scholarship—$2,500 award
The Martha “Marte” Wessel K0EPE Memorial Scholarship—$1,500 award
The YLRL believes that education in the fields or radio, communications, electronics and Amateur
Related arts and sciences will play an important role in shaping the world’s future. Through these Memorial Scholar-ship, YLRL hopes to encourage female students to learn more about Amateur Radio.
“YLRL is committed to investing in women in Amateur Radio, and we believe that every act of volunteerism through Amateur Radio — even a small one — helps turn the world into a better place,” said Vicki Zumwalt, President of YLRL. “We hope that our scholarships will not only encourage students to learn more about science, technology, engineering but also inspire them to take pride in being an Amateur Radio operator and to encourage others to do so as well.”
To qualify, students must be female, have an Amateur Radio License, meet the requirements listed on the YLRL.net website and apply using the online application. Applications are due by April 30, 2025.
Winners will be announced in July 2025.
App lication link: https://YLRL.net/Scholarships
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ARRL Great Lakes Division
Director: Scott D Yonally, N8SY
n8sy@arrl.org
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