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 service and who plan to pursue full- or part-time postsecondary education in the U.S. or Canada beginning in the fall following their high school graduation. This document outlines official procedures and general information.

Resource Info

Topic

P.E.O. Projects, STAR Scholarship

Resource Type

Policies, Procedures

Audience

Member, Local Chapter Project Chair, Project Applicant

Revised

January 2022

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