Scholarship opportunity for NMSU-A

Wayne Neal II, Alamogordo Daily News 6:33 p.m. MDT August 24, 2016

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ALAMOGORDO – The local chapter of Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.) will award a woman student at New Mexico State University-Alamogordo a $500 scholarship grant for the 2016 fall semester.

The organization's motto is: Women helping women reach the stars.

P.E.O. is an organization that helps women celebrate the advancement of women: educate through scholarships, grants, awards, loans and stewardship and motivate women to achieve their highest aspirations, according to their website. P.E.O. exists to be a source of encouragement and support for women to realize their potential in whatever worthwhile endeavor they choose.

Jill Harlow, who is a member of the local P.E.O chapter in Alamogordo, is in charge of giving out the $500 grant to a female student at New Mexico State University-Alamogordo this year. Harlow said the chapter rotates personnel so every member is familiar with it.

She said the scholarship grant will be used for women who are coming back to school after taking some time off and trying to achieve a degree in any field, had financial or personal circumstances.

"It's for those who had to quit school for some reason. They didn't have enough money or other circumstances," Harlow said. "It's a chance to get their degree. It's usually for women who had a break or moved away to continue their education or have had babies."

The scholarship winner will be announced sometime in October, she said.

"We have a committee that looks at all the applications, myself included," Harlow said. "Then we submit the transcripts that meet the criteria and we will pick the winner then."

Grant requirements: Must be a degree, seeking female student who has completed at least 12 college credit hours and who has had at least one semester break at some point in her college attendance.  Must be enrolled in no fewer than six semester hours. Online classes are accepted. Must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher for the most recent 12 hours of college credit. Must be able to give a brief description of financial need. Must be a citizen of the United States. There is no age limit for the scholarship grant.

Scholarship deadline application is Sept. 6.

For further information or to pick up an application, contact the Financial Aid Department at NMSU-A.

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