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.
Self-Placed in an OAS Consortium or Non Consortium University
Applicants seek their own admission at any university within the OAS Member States.
The student must
be enrolled in the program of study and be eligible to graduate within 2 academic years from the date of the award, or
be accepted into the university for the last two years of the undergraduate degree (admission letter must state that the applicant will complete the program of studies within 2 academic years).*
* For option 2, applicants that need to transfer credits from previous post-secondary studies in order to comply with the OAS requirement to graduate within 2 academic years, must complete this process with the host institution on their own. If a candidate is selected to receive an OAS scholarship, he/she will need to provide the OAS, with an official letter from the host institution, the total number of credits successfully transferred before the scholarship award documents can be issued.
CHARACTERISTICS OF OAS SCHOLARSHIPS
OAS Academic Scholarships are awarded for full-time studies at any university in an OAS Member State, with the exception of the applicant’s sponsoring country.
Study Modality: Onsite, Online or a combination of both.
OAS Academic Scholarships are awarded for a period of no more than two (2) academic years.
OAS Scholarship Recipients must return and remain in the sponsoring country for a period of no less than twenty four (24) months * after completing the program of study.
* The requirement to remain in the sponsoring country upon the completion of study, also applies to those who completed their studies online.
The OAS does not award scholarships for studies in Medical Sciences and the learning of new languages.
OAS Staff members, OAS Consultants, Staff members of the Permanent Missions to the OAS, and their relatives are not eligible* to apply for an OAS Scholarship
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* They will be eligible only after six months from the termination of their employment relationship or contract before they can apply for a scholarship.
ELIGIBILITY
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
Be a citizen or permanent resident of an English speaking Caribbean Member States and SurinameOAS Member State.
Have completed the first two (2) years of the Undergraduate degree, or have an Associate’s degree.
Have a GPA above the minimum standard required by the university.
Be in good physical and mental health to complete the program successfully.
The ONEs in the Member States may have additional eligibility requirements. Please contact the ONE in your country for more information.
Copy of the Associate’s diploma, if applicable. For those candidates already enrolled in the bachelor’s program, copy of the high school diploma.
Copy of the Associate’s degree transcripts, if applicable. For those candidates already enrolled in the Bachelor’s degree program, latest transcripts from the current program of study.
Three (3) recommendation letters: Preferably 2 different letters from current or former professors using the OAS Recommendation Statement Form, and one (1 ) from a current or previous employer using the Employer Recommendation Form *. Recommendation letters from relatives will not be accepted.
* If unemployed or never employed, include a third 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).
Curriculum Vitae. (a maximum of four (4) pages)
* Please do not include diplomas of conferences, seminars, workshops, etc. Do not send photographs nor copies of your thesis project.
Admission letter (s) to university (ies)*.
Only for pre-selected candidates
* Deadlines to submit admission letters:
- Pre-selected ** Candidates who will begin their studies between January and April 2016: October 31, 2015
- Pre-selected ** Candidates who will begin their studies after April 2016:
May 31, 2016
** Please ask the ONE in your country if you were pre-selected
Identification from Sponsoring Country
Should you have questions related to the requirements and the application process?
Please write us at Scholarships@oas.org
BENEFITS OPEN/CLOSE +-
The 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 $30,000 per academic year. Not all OAS scholarships offer the same benefits. Benefits are allocated on a case by case basis.
Roundtrip airfare (from the sponsoring country to the country of study)
Tuition and mandatory fees
Yearly books allowance (US $300 for onsite studies / US $1,000 for online studies)
Health insurance. (for onsite students only)
Monthly complementary subsistence allowance (for onsite students only)
The complementary subsistence allowance is a fixed amount. Therefore, in case you are selected for a scholarship, you will have to demonstrate proof of additional funds, before the OAS issues your scholarship contract, for your monthly subsistence allowance.
Note: OAS scholarships do not include benefits for the student’s dependents.
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Sponsoring Countries
Established deadlines to apply by the ONEs
Deadline for PRE-SELECTED CANDIDATES to submit admission letters to the OAS
Announcement of the selected awardees
Antigua and Barbuda
Check with your ONE
Pre-selected Candidates who will begin their studies between January and April 2016:
October 31st, 2015
Pre-selected Candidates who will begin their studies after April 2016:
May 31st, 2016
November 2015
Barbados
Check with your ONE
Belize
Check with your ONE
Dominica
Check with your ONE
Grenada
Check with your ONE
Guyana
Check with your ONE
Jamaica
Check with your ONE
Saint Kitts and Nevis
February 14, 2015
Saint Lucia
February 13, 2015
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
January 30, 2015
Suriname
Check with your ONE
The Bahamas
Check with your ONE
Trinidad and Tobago
Check with your ONE
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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 as the OAS will not receive physical documents nor documents received after the deadline by email.
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.
The ONE will pre-select candidates, therefore, make sure to send them all required physical documents required by the OAS and the ONE.
In case you have not received an email confirmation, please write us at ScholTechAssist@oas.org
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The selection results of awardees will be published on our website www.oas.org/scholarship later this month or the first week(s) in December 2015.
To find out if you were pre-selected, please contact the ONE in your country directly.
If you are selected to receive an OAS Scholarship, you must submit a Medical History Form to the OAS Headquarters. All costs associated with complying with the medical examination requirement are the responsibility of the awardees.
Selected candidates must have an unconditional acceptance letter and ready to begin studies between January and December 2016.
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To learn about the evaluation criteria, click here
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