The Peabody/Vanderbilt Chapter in Nashville, Tennessee, established an endowed scholarship fund with PDK International in 1994. The award is given to a student in PDK Region F ( Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina) with a priority given to students majoring in elementary or early childhood education.

Recipients are selected by the Peabody/Vanderbilt PDK Chapter from applications submitted through the PDK International prospective educator scholarship program.