P.E.O. Program for Continuing Education (PCE)

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The P.E.O. Program for Continuing Education (PCE) is intended to provide one-time need based grants to women who are citizens or legal permanent residents of the United States or Canada for use in completing a degree or certification necessary for improving or gaining skills leading to employment.  

  • The maximum grant is $3,000.

  • Lesser amounts may be awarded based on funds available in the current year’s grant budget and applicants’ individual needs.

  • Grants will not be awarded for prerequisite courses or to those needing or choosing immediate continuation of their education beyond the current program for which the grant is requested.

  • A PCE grant is not to be used for living expenses or to repay educational loans or personal debt.

  • A PCE grant is a grant-in-aid for education related expenses such as:
    - tuition
    - books, supplies
    - testing and graduation fees
    - transportation (only for estimated cost of gas, parking, and local bus fare,
      not for auto loan payments or maintenance)
    - childcare (only while in class or studying)
    - uniforms required by the educational program
    - equipment/tools necessary for the course of study

  • Grants may be awarded for academic or technical courses including online programs offered by educational institutions in the United States or Canada.

A woman is eligible for recommendation by a local chapter if she:

• Is a citizen or legal permanent resident of the U.S. or Canada

• Is enrolled in a certification or degree program from an accredited institution; has not already earned a master’s degree or above

• Is living and studying in the U.S. or Canada for the entire course of study

• Has had at least 24 consecutive months as a nonstudent sometime in her adult life

• Is within 18 consecutive months of completing her educational program

• Is enrolled in an education program which, at the conclusion of, will lead to employment or job advancement

A woman is not eligible for grant consideration if she:

  • Is requesting the grant for use in prerequisite courses needed to secure admission into another program of study

  • is choosing immediate continuation of her education beyond the current program for which the grant is requested

  • Has already earned a master's degree or above