One of the eligibility requirements to receive an interest-free student loan is to be a citizen of a Latin American or Caribbean member country of the Organization of American States. The citizens of the following countries are eligible to receive a Rowe Fund loan:
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Dominica (Commonwealth of)
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras 1
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Suriname
The Bahamas (Commonwealth of)
Trinidad and Tobago
Uruguay
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
(1) On June 1, 2011, at its forty-first special session, the General Assembly adopted resolution AG/RES. 1 (XLI-E/11) through which it resolved to lift the suspension of the right of the State of Honduras to participate in the Organization of American States.