The Robert Yehling Young Authors Scholarship has been established to honor the memory of Robert (Bob) Yehling: an Independent Publishers Book Award and Sigma Delta Chi Society award-winning author, journalist, poet, ghostwriter, editor, educator, event promoter, and marketing/public relations expert.

This scholarship will be used to help fund the college education of students graduating from Carlsbad High School in Carlsbad, California who will be pursuing an education in English and/or Journalism.