The NABE Foundation, the charitable arm of the National Association for Business Economics (NABE), and Americans for the Arts jointly announced that Yili Zhou has won the 6th annual NABE Foundation Americans for the Arts Scholarship Award. Zhou was presented with the scholarship on Monday, February 24during a luncheon at the NABE Economic Policy Conference in Arlington, VA. 

Zhou will receive a scholarship in the amount of $5,000 to support the study and application of economics in her graduate studies and professional career. She is currently pursuing a Master's in Economics at Columbia University and has a B.A. In economics from China. Zhou has studied acting, jazz and ballet and is a filmmaker.