P.E.O. International is a philanthropic organization with a mission of helping women help women. While completing a master’s degree at Stanford, I reached out to Barbara Tonn, my coworker at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center and a member of the Huntsville P.E.O. Chapter. Barbara helped me obtain a low interest rate loan from P.E.O. to help fund my graduate studies. Once I learned more about P.E.O., I focused on their highest honor, the P.E.O. Scholar Award, presented to women selected through a highly competitive application process during the final two years of their doctoral programs. Finally earning the award felt like delayed gratification that I had truly earned! I was equally delighted to support my friend, Julia Di, as she applied for and received the same award the following year, too! I happily share my PEO Scholar Award Academic Program and Proposal Statement and my PEO Scholar Award Background Information Sheet and strongly encourage other women pursuing the Ph.D. in robotics-related fields to apply!