Mukulika Bose, doctoral student in Biological Sciences, received the 2018 P.E.O. International Scholarship from the P.E.O Sisterhood, an organization focused on helping women around the world participate in graduate study in the U.S. and Canada.
Mukulika is a member of Dr. Pinku Mukherjee’s lab in the Department of Biological Sciences.
Mukulika participated in the Graduate School’s Fellowship Application Incentive Program, which provides a cash incentive and assistance for students to seek out and apply for financial support.
The International Peace Scholarship Fund (IPS) was established in 1949 to provide financial support for women from other countries to participate in graduate study in the United States and Canada. The P.E.O.’s (Philanthropic Educational Organization) belief is that education is fundamental to world peace and understanding. The IPS scholarships range as high as $12,500 annually.
The P.E.O. Sisterhood is an international women's organization of about 230,000 members, with a primary focus on providing educational opportunities for female students worldwide.
For more information on the Fellowship Application Incentive, please visit the Graduate School’s How Graduate Student Funding Works page.
For more information on UNC Charlotte’s graduate program in Biology, please visit the
Department of Biological Sciences.