International Peace Fellowships for International Women Graduate Students

The Philanthropical Educational Organization (P.E.O.) awards International Peace Scholarships to women graduate students who are citizens of countries other than the United States or Canada. Students can be in any field of study. The scholarship offers up to $10,000 for 12 months of full-time study and is renewable for one year.

Deadline: 12/15/2012

Eligibility:
-- An applicant must be qualified for admission to a program of full-time graduate study or else must be working toward a graduate degree in an accredited college or university in the US or Canada.

-- Applicants must be citizens of any country except the US or Canada.

-- Scholarships are intended for women in the early stages of their graduate work. Students who have achieved doctoral candidacy are not eligible.

-- Doctoral students in medicine or dentistry are eligible during their final two years of coursework, internship, or residency.

Award Amount:
The scholarship is need-based; therefore, the award amount will depend on the applicant's level of need. The maximum amount available per award is $10,000.

To Apply:
Students must first complete an online eligibility form. This is due by December 15, 2012. Once PEO declares the student eligible, the student will be invited to submit an application. The student then has 60 days to submit a complete application.

Contact:
P.E.O. Executive Office
3700 Grand Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa 50312-2899
Tel: 515-255-3153

University of Illinois students considering applying may contact Dr. Carolyn Sands, the P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship Committee Chair for Chapter HI, at c-sands1@illinois.edu.

For More Information: https://www.grad.illinois.edu/fellowship/listing/3919 and http://www.peointernational.org/peo-projectsphilanthropies