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

The P.E.O. Program for Continuing Education (PCE) provides need-based grants to women in the United States or Canada whose education has been interrupted and who find it necessary to return to school to support themselves and/or their families. All applicants are sponsored by a local P.E.O. chapter. PCE provides one-time grants with a maximum award of $4,000. Grants may be awarded for academic or technical courses, including online programs offered by educational institutions in the United States or Canada. The grant can cover education related expenses such as tuition, books, supplies, testing and graduation fees, transportation (estimated cost of gas, parking and local bus fare), childcare (only while in class or studying), uniforms required by the educational program, and equipment/tools necessary for the course of study. The program is specifically designed for women who have had at least 24 consecutive months as a non-student sometime in their adult life, have begun their educational program if the course of study is more than one term, are within 18 consecutive months of completing their educational program, and are enrolled in an education program which, once concluded, will lead to employment or job advancement.