P.E.O. Scholar Awards
Merit-based awards of up to $25,000 for women pursuing doctoral-level degrees at accredited institutions, usable for dissertation-stage research and living costs. Open across disciplines.
- Indicative award
- up to $25k (total award)Page states the maximum award amount is $25,000. No minimum or typical amount published on this page.
- Timing
- Annual cycleNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.Annual cycle. The overview page does not publish deadline dates; these appear on the separate Eligibility and Application Process page, which did not resolve at time of check.
- Who can apply
- Doctoral candidate
- Eligibility
- Women from the United States and Canada pursuing a doctoral-level degree at an accredited institution. Applicants must be sponsored by a local P.E.O. chapter — see the funder's eligibility and application page for the full gate.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- women doctoral scholars · doctoral study support
- Apply at
- https://www.peointernational.org/about-peo-scholar-awards-psa/
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. The funder link has not yet been machine-checked.
Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.
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