Every year, a woman peacebuilder who has significantly aided in conflict resolution, violence reduction, and peacebuilding is honored with the Women Building Peace Award. therefore students now gain awards as PEO International Peace Scholarships for Women.
The local chapter is where membership is first granted. Women can join after being invited and introduced by current chapter members in their area. You can learn more about a member's chapter and what P.E.O. means to them by speaking with one in your neighborhood.
From 1901 and 2022, 140 Nobel Laureates—110 individuals and 30 organizations—were given the Nobel Peace Prize 103 times.
Le Duc Tho consented to an armistice when Hanoi was attacked during the Christmas holiday on Kissinger's orders. Yet when he and Kissinger were presented with the Peace Prize in the autumn of 1973, he declined to accept it on the grounds that his rival had broken the armistice.
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PEO
Masters/PhD Degree
Deadline: 15 Dec 2022 (annual)
Study in: Canada, USA
Course starts 2023
Brief Overview
The International Peace Scholarship Fund is a program that offers scholarships to deserving women from other nations so they can pursue graduate degrees in the US and Canada. It was founded in 1949.
Host Institutions:
Accredited institutions of higher education in the United States or Canada
Education levels and fields:
There are approved universities that provide Masters or PhD programs in any subject.
Scholarships are not awarded for online courses, research, internships, or practical training that is not paired with coursework.
Scholarships offered:
Not stated
Target audience:
Women
Scholarship amount and length
The scholarships are offered as GRANTS-IN-AID and are not meant to pay for all living or educational costs. Based on need, the maximum award for one (1) year of study is $12,500. Depending on each person's need, smaller sums may be given.
A scholarship winner enrolled in graduate school is qualified to apply for one (1) scholarship renewal. She is only eligible for scholarship support for a total of two (2) years.
Eligibility
• The P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship Fund offers financial aid to women from outside the United States and Canada who are pursuing advanced degrees from an accredited college or university in the United States or Canada, with the hope that recipients will use their education upon returning home to make a positive impact and promote world peace.
• A candidate must have a full year of coursework left to complete, be enrolled, and dwell in the same residence for the duration of the academic year in order to be eligible for her first scholarship.
• First-time applicants cannot be doctoral students who have finished their coursework and are simply focusing on their dissertations.
• Scholarship applications from foreign students enrolled at Cottey College are welcome.
• Citizens of the United States or Canada, as well as Canadian permanent residents, are ineligible. For tax reasons only, a student may be a resident.
Application Guidelines
The application period is now open.
Before applicants are handed application materials, eligibility must be determined.
The official website provides eligibility information at all times, however the completed form will only be processed electronically in the IPS office between September 15 and December 15, 2022 for studies from 2023 to 2024.
For comprehensive instructions on how to apply for this scholarship, it is crucial to visit the official website (link provided below).
- Application closes: 15th December, 2022.
- March 1, 2023: Last day to submit completed application materials from applicants already enrolled in the graduate program and school for which their scholarship is intended.
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