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CONACYT-OAS-AMEXCID Scholarship Program Announce the 204 winners for 2015

  July 9, 2015

The Organization of American States (OAS) announced today the recipients of the 2015 CONACYT-OAS-AMEXCID Scholarships, thanks to which 204 students of the member states will be able to pursue postgraduate studies in the areas of science and engineering throughout universities in Mexico.

The selected students, who come from 20 different countries, will receive the following benefits:

• A monthly financial contribution towards living expenses
• Medical insurance
• A one-time grant for installation costs (awarded to 49 recipients)
• The possibility of obtaining discounts in universities that are part of the OAS Consortium of Universities.

On this occasion, thanks to the agreement signed between the OAS and the Pan American Health Organization (WHO/PAHO), 21 scholarships are specifically awarded for studies in the area of medicine and health sciences.

The list with the 204 selected recipients is available here.

Since 2011, the CONACYT-OAS-AMEXCID Scholarship Program has benefited to more than 600 students. This initiative is promoted by the OAS, the Mexican National Science and Technology Council (CONACYT), and the Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation (AMEXCID), with the support of WHO/PAHO. For more information about this and other scholarship opportunities, please visit www.oas.org/en/scholarships.

Reference: E-204/15