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.
OAS Academic Scholarship Program
2020 Call for Applications for Graduate Studies and Research
~To begin studies between August and December 2020~
In response to the COVID-19 crisis, the OAS will prioritize scholarship applications for online studies.
The OAS informs of the new offer of the OAS Academic Scholarships Program for Graduate Studies for selected candidates that have begun classes as early as August 2020
Scholarships are not awarded to study at universities in the applicant’s sponsoring country.
Study Modality: Onsite, Online or a combination of both.
Duration: Scholarships are awarded for a minimum period of one (1) academic year and a maximum period of two (2) academic years.
Scholarship recipients must return and remain in the sponsoring country for a period of noless than twenty four (24) months after the program of study.
Scholarship recipients pursuing online studies must agree to remain in the sponsoring country for the same period of time.
Studies in the Medical Sciences and the learning of new languages are excluded from the Academic Program.
OAS Staff members, OAS Consultants, Staff members of the Permanent Missions to the OAS, and their relatives are only eligible to apply for an Academic Scholarship after six months from the termination of their employment relationship or contract.
Scholarships are subject to availability of OAS funding.
If unemployed or never employed, include a letter from a professor or someone who can be considered providing reference of your qualities as a student or professional (using the Recommendation Statement Form).
Copy of the Official Identification Card (ID) – Government issued ID by the Sponsoring Country or Passport.
Curriculum Vitae. (must not exceed 2 pages).
Current transcript as proof of enrollment or admission letter to program of study to begin between August and December 2020.
Should you have questions related to the requirements and the application process, please write us at [email protected]
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OAS Academic Scholarships are complementary in nature, and do not cover 100% of the Scholarship Recipient’s expenses. The scholarships have a monetary cap up to US$10,000 per academic year. Benefits are allocated on a case by case basis:
$10,000 disbursed directly to the university to cover tuition and mandatory fees if cost exceeds $10,000 per academic year.
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Tuition and mandatory fees disbursed directly to the university to cover tuition cost if under $10,000 per academic year AND the difference is disbursed as a lump sum directly to grantee that may cover:
Health insurance (for onsite students only)
Monthly complementary subsistence allowance (for onsite students only)
Roundtrip airfare (from the sponsoring country to the country of study)
Yearly books/study materials allowance
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STEP 1
SCAN ALL required documents (black and white) in one single file in PDF format and should not be larger than 8MB. Upload the PDF file to your online application
(Please make sure that your documents are legible)
The OAS will not consider incomplete applications. Be sure to upload all documents and forms required by the OAS to the online application.
STEP 2
After you submit the application, you will receive an email with the application you filled out in PDF format. PRINT the application, add the required documents, and submit the package to the ONE in your country.
Important note for citizens of Venezuela and the USA only: the OAS acts as the ONE for citizens and permanent residents of Venezuela and the United States of America, therefore, filling out the application and attaching the supporting documents online completes their application process. No need to submit paper documents
The ONEs will pre-select candidates, therefore, make sure to send them all physical documents required by the OAS and the ONE.
In case you have not received an email confirmation after 72 hours, please write us at [email protected]
To learn about the evaluation criteria, click here
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - (only for pre-selected candidates by the ONE)
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Selected candidates must be already enrolled in the program of study or have an unconditional admission letter to the university to begin studies between August and December 2020.
To find out if you were pre-selected, please contact the ONE in your country directly.
The OAS will publish the selection results of awardees on our website www.oas.org/scholarship in July 2020.