P.E.O. International Scholarships

P.E.O. International offers numerous scholarships, grants, and loans for women’s education.

Educational Loan Fund (ELF)

The P.E.O. Educational Loan Fund (ELF) is a loan fund established in 1907 to lend money to qualified women students to assist them in securing a higher education. The maximum loan amounts are $12,000 for an accredited non-degree program or an associate degree; $15,000 for bachelor’s degree programs; $20,000 for master’s degree programs; and $25,000 for doctoral degree programs. ELF Loan

Program for Continuing Education (PCE)

The P.E.O. Program for Continuing Education (PCE) was established in 1973 to provide need-based grants to women in the U.S. and Canada whose education has been interrupted and who find it necessary to return to school to complete a degree or certification that will improve their marketable skills for employment to support themselves and/or their families. The maximum grant amount is $4,000. PCE Grant

P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship

The P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship Fund (IPS) is a fund established in 1949 to provide scholarships for women from other countries for graduate study in the U.S. or Canada. The maximum award amount is $12,500. Peace Scholarship

P.E.O. Scholar Awards

The P.E.O. Scholar Awards (PSA) was established in 1991 to provide substantial merit-based awards for women of the U.S. and Canada who are pursuing a doctoral-level degree at an accredited college or university. The maximum award amount is $25,000. Scholar Award

P.E.O. Star Scholarship

The P.E.O. STAR Scholarship (STAR) was established in 2009 to provide scholarships for exceptional women in their final year of high school to attend an accredited postsecondary educational institution in the U.S. or Canada in the next academic year. The award amount is $2,500. Star Scholarship

Grant, loan, and award recipients - as well as Cottey College Students - need not be members of P.E.O.  All scholarship recipients, with the exception of international students who receive the International Peace Scholarship, must be sponsored by a P.E.O.  chapter.  This allows the chapter members to be a meaningful part of "their" students' life.