Procedures
The P.E.O. Foundation serves as a vehicle for individuals and P.E.O. chapters to support the mission of P.E.O. through one-time gifts or through permanent funds to provide a long-term impact…
This guide and its accompanying Excel worksheet are for use by P.E.O. Program for Continuing Education grant candidates. They are designed to help you gather financial information for your sponsoring…
Application Calendar Dates for the 2026-2027 Term of Study September 15, 2025 IPS begins to accept Eligibility Forms December 15, 2025 Last day to submit Eligibility Forms February 1, 2026…
When Virginia Alice Cottey gifted Cottey College to the P.E.O. Sisterhood in 1927, she noted that the aims and goals of Cottey were similar to those of the Sisterhood. Cottey’s…
The P.E.O. STAR Scholarship is a highly competitive one-time $2,500 scholarship recognizing women in their final year of high school who demonstrate outstanding leadership, academic achievement, extracurricular activities and community…
The P.E.O. Program for Continuing Education is a need-based grant program providing one-time financial assistance to women whose education has been interrupted and who find it necessary to return to…
P.E.O. Scholar Awards are one-time, competitive, merit-based awards for women of the U.S. and Canada who are pursuing a doctoral-level degree at an accredited college or university. In addition to…
The P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship Fund (IPS) has been in operation since 1949. Believing that education is fundamental to global peace and understanding, members of the P.E.O. Sisterhood contribute funds…
Learn more about the P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship Fund (IPS) student selection process.