P.E.O. STAR Scholarship

Deadline: September 7, 2018

The P.E.O. Star Scholarship is a one-time scholarship of $2500.00 awarded to a high school senior woman who demonstrates outstanding leadership, academic achievement, extracurricular activities and community service. 

Eligibility requirements for a candidate are as follows:

1) Is in the final academic year (senior year) of her secondary education and is 20 years of age or under at the end of the calendar year;

2) Exhibits excellence in leadership, academics, extracurricular activities, community service and potential for future success;

3) Has a minimum cumulative unweighted GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale

4) Is a citizen or legal permanent resident of the United States or Canada

5) Plans to attend an accredited post-secondary educational institution in the United States or Canada, full-time or part-time, in the fall of the academic year following high school graduation

 Applicants should send an up-to-date resume, cover letter, and a copy of their high school transcript through their junior year to: Katie Spohn, 706 County Road C, Friend, NE 68359 or via email at katie@bruninglawgroup.com. Applications must be received by September 7, in order to be considered.    

After September 7, we will review the applications and interview the top two or three candidates.  The top candidate will then be recommended to the chapter for approval and we will submit our recommendation to PEO International by no later than November 1.  The candidate will receive a packet of information via email from the STAR Supervisor and will have 30 days to complete the requested information, which includes a student profile, student activity charts, original one-page essay, two reference letters, and unofficial high school transcript. 

 In addition, applicants for the STAR scholarship will receive priority for consideration of our local chapter scholarship of $250.00.

 Visit our public website at www.peointernational.org to learn more about P.E.O.'s projects and mission. If anyone has any questions, please call me at(402) 499-3879 or email at katie@bruninglawgroup.com.