Three international women graduate students have been awarded the International Peace Scholarship by the Philanthropic Educational Organization, each receiving $10,000 to improve lives in their native countries.

Swetha Adama hopes to teach computer skills to students in rural India. Rajitha Peesari, also from India, wants to promote the integration of computer science education for women with disabilities. Weam Jasim plans to introduce reader-friendly math textbooks using pictures and graphics to schools in Iraq.