Scholar Awards
2022-2023
Total International Applicants 825
Total International Awards Recipients 110
Value of Awards Awarded: $2,200,000
Number of Chapters Contributing 34/40
Amount of Chapter Contributions $15,604.46
Nominating Chapters (8) D(3), F, G, J, AF, AJ(2), AK, AL(2)
Number of Applicants 12
Number of Awards Recipients 2 (Chapters AK and AL)
Laureate Chapters (19)
2021-2022
Total International Applicants 830
Total International Awards Recipients 100
Value of Awards Awarded: $1,500,000
Number of Chapters Contributing 38/40
Amount of Chapter Contributions $16,736.59
Nominating Chapters (9) A, J, M, P, Y, AC, AK(2), AL, AM
Number of Applicants 10
Number of Awards Recipients 2 (Chapters L and P)
Laureate Chapters (18)
Chapter P is excited to introduce you to Lily Anne Deng.
Lily Anne Deng, a M.D. candidate at the University of Alabama Medical School at Birmingham, is one of 100 doctoral students nationwide selected to receive a $15,000 Scholar Award from the P.E.O. Sisterhood. She was sponsored by Chapter P of Birmingham.
Her parents, Cathy and Z.T. Deng, live in Huntsville, Alabama. She attended the University of Alabama at Birmingham for a B.S. degree in Biomedical Engineering and graduated Summa Cum Laude with minors in Biology and Chemistry. She was invited into the BME Honors Program, receiving the Beckman Scholar Award and UAB Undergraduate School of Engineering Research Award, receiving the Engineering Dupuis Leadership Scholarship.
The 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.
Sarah Kezar is currently enrolled at Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine. She received her BS in Biomedical Engineering with a Concentration in Leadership from the University of Virginia in 2010 and her MS in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2014. She is uniquely qualified to pursue her interest in the concept of One Health which purports the intertwined nature of human, animal and environmental health.
Prior honors and scholarships include:
Outstanding First Professional Year Award (Auburn University Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, 2016)
The William E. and Bertha Carroll Endowed Scholarship (Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine, 2016)
The Margaret McTyeire Krebs Scholarship (University of Virginia, 2010)
The Sherrie Winokur Bladen Memorial Scholarship (University of Virginia, 2009).
Submitted by Sandra Dean
April, 2017
Sarah Kezar
2017-2018 Scholar Award Recipient
Nominated by Chapter P, Alabama
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As you begin to identify women to nominate for the next cycle of P.E.O. Scholar Awards beginning August 20, 2018, please make sure that they meet the following criteria:
- The nominee is on track to complete her doctoral level degree between April 2020 and August 2021.
- If your nominee is in a Medical Scholars program working on a joint M.D. and Ph.D. (or similar dual-degree program, such as a Ph.D./D.V.M.), she must be scheduled to complete the entire program (both degrees) between April 2020 and August 2021.
Only students enrolled in an accredited U.S. or Canadian postsecondary institution are eligible for a P.E.O. Scholar Award. Study abroad is still permitted, provided the student is enrolled in a U.S. or Canadian institution.
Be sure to review the PSA Policies, Procedures, and General Information for more details.