Spanish-Speaking Applicants

If you wish to study in a Spanish-Speaking Country (including  Puerto Rico):

  • There are no requirements or additional documents if you want to study in any Spanish-Speaking country.
  • Selected candidates, who wish to study in Puerto Rico, if selected for an OAS Scholarship must apply for a J1 Visa.   

Interested applicants, who wish to study in any other OAS Member State, or in a different language than their native language, please see requirements and additional documentation you may need, according to the prefered country of study.

If you wish to study in the United States or English-Speaking Canada:

In addition to the general eligibility and documents requirements mentioned before, you should comply with the following requirements:

Additional eligibility requirements:

  • Be proficient in English.
  • Selected candidates, who wish to study in the United States, if slected for an OAS Scholarship must apply for a J1 Visa.  

Additional required documents:

  • TOEFL – The minimum required score is 600/677 for the paper exam, 250/300 for the computer based exam, and 100/120 for the Internet exam. (The TOEFL is the only test accepted by the OAS. No exceptions)
  • GRE or GMAT – Depending on the program of study. We strongly suggest you to visit the OAS Consortium of Universities to identify the programs which require the GRE or GMAT, and the minimum required scores.

All costs related to taking the TOEFL, GRE or GMAT tests, are the responsibility of the applicant.

Institutional OAS codes for automatic delivery of results are: (GRE 2354) and (TOEFL 9358)

Interested applicants, who wish to study in any other OAS Member State, or in a different language than their native language, please see requirements and additional documentation you may need, according to the prefered country of study.

If you wish to study in the English-Speaking  Caribbean:

In addition to the general eligibility and documents requirements mentioned before, you should comply with the following requirements:

Additional eligibility requirements:

  • Be proficient in English.

Additional required documents:

  • TOEFL – The minimum required score is 550/677 for the paper exam, 213/300 for the computer based exam, and 90/120 for the Internet exam. (The TOEFL is the only test accepted by the OAS. No exceptions)

    All costs related to taking the TOEFL are responsibility of the applicant.

    Institutional OAS code for automatic delivery of results is: (TOEFL 9358)

    Interested applicants, who wish to study in any other OAS Member State, or in a different language than their native language, please see requirements and additional documentation you may need, according to the prefered country of study.

If you wish to study in French-Speaking Canada or Brazil:

In addition to the general eligibility and documents requirements mentioned before, you should comply with the following requirements:

Additional eligibility requirements:

  • Be proficient in French (French-Speaking Canada) or Portuguese (Brazil).

Additional required documents:

  • Certificate of Language Proficiency Form: This form must be filled out and signed by a language instruction institution or competent authority who can certify of your knowledge in French or Portuguese.  

    Interested applicants, who wish to study in any other OAS Member State, or in a different language than their native language, please see requirements and additional documentation you may need, according to the prefered country of study.