Each year the OAS Secretary General publishes a proposed Program-Budget for the coming calendar year. The OAS General Assembly meets in a Special Session to approve the Program-Budget. Find these documents from 1998-2013 here.
Each year in April, the OAS Board of External Auditors publishes a report covering the previous calendar year’s financial results. Reports covering 1996-2016 may be found here.
Approximately six weeks after the end of each semester, the OAS publishes a Semiannual Management and Performance Report, which since 2013 includes reporting on programmatic results. The full texts may be found here.
Here you will find data on the Human Resources of the OAS, including its organizational structure, each organizational unit’s staffing, vacant posts, and performance contracts.
The OAS executes a variety of projects funded by donors. Evaluation reports are commissioned by donors. Reports of these evaluations may be found here.
The Inspector General provides the Secretary General with reports on the audits, investigations, and inspections conducted. These reports are made available to the Permanent Council. More information may be found here.
The OAS has discussed for several years the real estate issue, the funding required for maintenance and repairs, as well as the deferred maintenance of its historic buildings. The General Secretariat has provided a series of options for funding it. The most recent document, reflecting the current status of the Strategy, is CP/CAAP-3211/13 rev. 4.
Here you will find information related to the GS/OAS Procurement Operations, including a list of procurement notices for formal bids, links to the performance contract and travel control measure reports, the applicable procurement rules and regulations, and the training and qualifications of its staff.
The OAS Treasurer certifies the financial statements of all funds managed or administered by the GS/OAS. Here you will find the latest general purpose financial reports for the main OAS funds, as well as OAS Quarterly Financial Reports (QFRs).
Every year the GS/OAS publishes the annual operating plans for all areas of the Organization, used to aid in the formulation of the annual budget and as a way to provide follow-up on institutional mandates.
Here you will find information related to the OAS Strategic Plan 2016-2020, including its design, preparation and approval.
FINANCIAL AID FOR LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN THE
UNITED STATES
Spring 2025 applications
are now open! Apply by the fifth of the month for funding
consideration.
Welcome to the website of the Rowe Fund program of the Organization of American States (OAS)!
Our program aims to support Latin American and Caribbean students pursuing higher education in the United States by providing interest-free loans and supplementary scholarships.
Through the Rowe Fund, eligible Latin American or Caribbean students holding F/J visas can apply for
interest-free loans of up to USD $15,000. These loans are specifically designed for students in their last two years of undergraduate or graduate studies at universities in the United States. Apply
here!
We are thrilled to announce that we are currently providing
supplementary scholarships of USD $2,000 to deserving students. To be eligible for this scholarship, you must be applying for a Rowe Fund interest-free loan simultaneously and meet the specified criteria. Learn more about this incredible opportunity
here!
Applications for both, the interest-free loan and the
supplementary scholarship, are reviewed throughout the year with a monthly
cutoff date on the fifth of each. For additional information, we encourage prospective applicants to explore our Frequently Asked Questions section (FAQ). If you have already been awarded a Rowe Fund interest-free loan, please visit the Frequently Asked Questions for
Current Beneficiaries section.
The Rowe Fund was established in 1948 through the generous
bequest of Dr. Leo
Stanton Rowe, former Director General of the Pan American Union, (the
predecessor of the OAS). Dr. Rowe dedicated his life to fostering
understanding and integration among the countries of the Americas, with a
particular emphasis on higher education.
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