Welcome to P.E.O. Nevada State Chapter

Where women motivate, educate and celebrate women

Welcome to P.E.O. We are a Sisterhood of women who are purposeful and passionate about celebrating, supporting and motivating women. Our mission is to help women around the world advance through education.

 

P.E.O. Statement of Purpose and Intent

P.E.O. does not discriminate against any woman based on age, ethnicity, religion or education. Our sisterhood is based on friendship and mutual respect. P.E.O. is not political nor is it a political action group. Individually, each member may work for causes of her choice outside of P.E.O.; as sisters, we respect one another’s political and /or religious views and activities. We meet to support each other for fellowship and for the common and united purpose of assisting women reach their educational goals.

Educational Opportunities

Educational support is at the heart of everything we do. Through scholarship, grants, awards, loans, and stewardship of Cottey College, our Sisterhood proudly offers unwavering support to deserving women from all walks of life.  Check our educational opportunities for all the scholarships, awards, and loans to support women in all fields of study and at all levels after high school. 

Cottey College
Cottey Scholarships
  • Cottey Students
  • P.E.O. Scholar Award Recipient Savannah Guthrie
  • P.E.O. Program for Continuing Education recipient LaTonya Jackson

Educational Support for Higher Education

P.E.O. is passionate about its mission to promote educational opportunities for women.  Our sisterhood proudly makes a difference in women’s lives with six philanthropic opportunities ​in addition to providing scholarships for Cottey College.

ELF

The P.E.O. Educational Loan Fund (ELF) was established in 1907 to lend money to qualified women students in need of financial assistance to secure a higher education. All applicants for the ELF Loan Fund must be recommended by a local chapter of the P.E.O. Sisterhood.

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PCE

The Program for Continuing Education (PCE) was established in 1973 to provide need-based grants to women in the U.S. and Canada whose education has been interrupted and who find it necessary to return to school to complete a degree or certification that will improve their marketable skills for employment to support themselves and/or their families. The maximum grant amount is $4,000.

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IPS

The P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship (IPS) Fund was established in 1949 to provide scholarships for international women students to pursue graduate study in the United States and Canada.

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SCHOLAR AWARDS

P.E.O. Scholar Awards (PSA) was established in 1991 to provide substantial merit–based awards for women of the United States and Canada who are pursuing a doctoral level degree at an accredited college or university. PSA is a competitive scholarship program available to doctoral level women. 

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STAR SCHOLARSHIP

The P.E.O. STAR Scholarship was established in 2009 to provide scholarships to exceptional high school senior women to attend an accredited post-secondary educational institutions in the United States and Canada in the next academic year.

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FOUNDATION

The P.E.O. Foundation provides a convenient way to make tax deductible gifts from individuals to the P.E.O. educational projects and to funds held by the P.E.O Foundation. The P.E.O. Foundation offers services for administering funds established by individuals, local chapters or state/provincial/district chapters while allowing the donor to direct proceeds of the fund to further the mission of P.E.O. These funds are professionally managed and diversified, offering growth in principal.

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Have questions? Please send email to contact@peonv.org

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