P.E.O international peace scholarship is a scholarship fund awarded to international female students pursuing their graduate studies in the United States or Canada. It was launched in 1949 with the belief that education is the key to global peace and understanding.
Beneficiaries of this scholarship fund are selected on a non-discriminatory basis regardless of age, race, nationality, religious belief, or disability.
Award for the P.E.O International Peace Scholarship
An awardee can receive up to a maximum amount of $12,500 in funding. However, smaller sums may be awarded based on individual needs. The recipients of the P.E.O. Star Scholarship will be announced each year by April 30.
- Funds received can only be used for tuition and living expenses while being a full time student in the United States or Canada.
- Students studying at Canadian universities will be paid in Canadian dollars.
- Award beneficiaries must arrive within a particular timeframe in the United States or Canada; if not, the funds will be withdrawn.
- Scholarship cannot be postponed to another academic year.
- P.E.O international peace scholarship funds can be used for local transportation but cannot be used for expenses for international travel, seminars, or professional conferences.
- Scholarship beneficiaries must inform the board of trustees before going on an extended absence from school to prevent the cancellation of their scholarship.
Eligibility requirements
Applicants must meet all of the following criteria:
- Applicants must be full-time international female students studying a graduate course in the United States or Canada.
- Submit a copy of her admission letter.
- An applicant must complete and sign a contract that says they will return to their home country or a location outside the U.S. and Canada at the end of their graduate degree within 60 days.
- Applicants must be able to cover their travel expenses.
- Scholarship funding should not be used for travel expenses.
- Applicants who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States or Canada are eligible for this scholarship.
- For an applicant to be eligible for her first scholarship, she must have completed a year of coursework. They must also stay enrolled and be in residence the whole residence year.
- Online courses, internships, and research are not qualified for the scholarship without being combined with coursework.
- Doctoral applicants who have finished their coursework and are completing dissertations are ineligible to apply as first-time applicants.
- Doctoral applicants in their final two years of coursework, internships, or residencies in medicine or dentistry are eligible to apply.
- Applicants who gain admission to Cottney College are automatically eligible for a scholarship.
- A doctoral applicant can request for a renewal scholarship as long as she is still enrolled as a full time student.
P.E.O Star Scholarship
The P.E.O. STAR Scholarship is a one-time award of $2,500 for high school female students in their final year. The STAR Program provides scholarships to women who have been active in their communities, schools, and families. The STAR Awards recognize outstanding leadership potential, academic achievement, and community service.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the P.E.O star scholarship, a woman must meet the following criteria:
- Applicants must demonstrate excellence in leadership, academics, extracurricular activities, community service, and future success potential.
- Must have at least a minimum of 3.0 CGPA on a 4.0 scale.
- Applicants must be a final year high school students and also be at least 20 years of age by the time of application.
- Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States or Canada.
- Must intend to attend a postsecondary institution either full time or part time immediately after graduation in the U.S. or Canada.
- Must receive a recommendation and vote from a local P.E.O chapter.
Individuals whose applications meet these eligibility criteria will be evaluated on a nondiscriminatory basis. This is without regard to race, age, national origin, religious affiliation, disability, or P.E.O. connection.
Annually, the P.E.O. STAR Scholarship beneficiaries will be announced by April 30. Notification is given to all candidates and recommended chapters. Recipient award certificates will be distributed to chapters that nominate them for presentation at a high school awards ceremony or another public venue.
How to apply for the P.E.O star scholarship
Submission of application items and recommendation letters must be done online.
- Final application submission must be done within 30 days of getting the application link from the star supervisor.
- Applicants must submit a student profile and activity charts.
- Submit an essay that does not exceed 700 words.
- Submit a high school transcript spanning through 11th grade or junior year.
- Canadian applicants must include their province’s conversion grading scale in their document list.
P.E.O. Program for Continuing Education (PCE)
The P.E.O. Program for Continuing Education (PCE) is a philanthropic program of P.E.O. International that provides educational opportunities for women. Its purpose is to sponsor women that need to improve or acquire skills that will lead to employment.
Through the generosity and commitment of P.E.O.’s members, the PCE provides scholarships and educational grants to students from around the world. The PCE is also committed to improving access to higher education through partnerships with educational institutions and by offering quality continuing education at no cost to educators and students.
Affiliation with P.E.O. is not required for consideration of grant awards. However, access to the online application is granted only if members of a P.E.O. chapter decide to sponsor a candidate. Membership lists, including contact information, are never released to non-P.E.O.s in order to preserve the privacy of their members.
Grant properties
- The award amount is limited to $3,000.
- Lesser amounts may be provided based on the money available in the current year’s grant budget and the specific requirements of the applicants.
- Grants will not be provided for preparatory courses.
- It will not be given to individuals who need to continue their education beyond the present program for which the grant is requested.
- A PCE award cannot be used to pay for living expenses, student debts, or personal debt.
- Academic or technical courses, including online programs given by educational institutions in the United States or Canada, may be eligible for grants.
A PCE grant is a grant for educational expenditures such as:
- Education.
- Books and stationary materials.
- Examination and graduation costs.
- transportation .
- daycare for kids while studying.
- the educational program’s mandatory attire.
- required equipment and tools for the course of study.
Eligibility
A woman is qualified for a local chapter’s endorsement if she meets the following requirements:
- Must be a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States or Canada.
- Must be enrolled in a recognized institution’s certification or degree program.
- does not already hold a master’s degree or higher.
- Must be studying and living in the United States or Canada for the duration of the program.
- Must have spent at least 24 months of her adult life as a non-student.
- Is only 18 months away from finishing her school degree.
- Is engaged in an educational program that will lead to work or career advancement in the end.
If a woman meets the following criteria, she is ineligible for grant consideration:
- Seeking for the grant to be used for prerequisite courses required for entry to another program of study.
- Decide to continue her study beyond the present program for which the funding is being requested.
- Has received a master’s degree or higher.
Eira Francis Davies Scholarship
The Eira Francis Davies Scholarship is a full-tuition-fee scholarship given to one exceptional female student each academic year. The applicant must be a national of and live in an eligible developing country and be enrolled in a postgraduate taught Master’s degree at Swansea University’s Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science.
Eligibility
- Have a minimum of a 2:1 Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent degree.
- Officially accepted an offer to pursue one of the following full-time, graduate taught Master’s degrees at Swansea University
- be a woman.
- be a new student at Swansea University at the time of application.
- Demonstrate high academic aptitude, a financial plan for study, and motivation for their chosen program at Swansea University in their application.
- be a citizen and legal resident of an EFD Eligible Country classified as ‘low income’ or ‘lower-middle income by the World Bank Country and Lending Groups.
- Swansea University does not provide any other financial assistance. For instance, tuition fee reduction, scholarship, or bursary.
- not be a student attending Swansea University’s The College.
Eligible programs
An applicant must be studying one of these courses at Swansea University to be eligible.
- MSc in Biomedical Science (Clinical Biochemistry)
- MSc in Biomedical Science (Clinical Microbiology)
- MSc in Child Public Health
- MSc in Clinical Psychology and Mental Health
- MSc in Cognitive Neuroscience
- MSc in Genomic Medicine
- Healthcare Management, MSc
- MSc in Health Data Science
- MSc in Health Informatics
- MSc in Long-Term and Chronic Conditions Management
- MSc in Medical Radiation Physics
- MSc in Nanomedicine
- MSc in Public Health and Health Promotion
- MSc in Research Methods in Psychology
Conclusion
These scholarships make it easy for women from developing countries to get funding because there is no competition from other genders and women from developed countries. Go through the article to learn more about these scholarships and their eligibility.
