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.
Applicants seek their own admission at a university or educational
institutions of their choice, within the OAS Member States.
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.
Copy of the diploma for the highest degree obtained. (Bachelor of Master)
Copies of transcripts of grades for all academic degrees completed and to be completed. (If the applicant is currently enrolled in a program of study, he/she will need to submit the current transcript).
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)
Identification from Sponsoring Country
Should you have questions related to the requirements and the application process?
Please write us a [email protected]
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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
April 2, 2015
November-15
Argentina
14 de marzo de 2015
Barbados
Check with your ONE
Belize
Check with your ONE
Bolivia
2 de abril de 2015
Brazil
Check with your ONE
Canada
March 4, 2015
Chile
24 de febrero de 2015
Colombia
11 de marzo de 2015
Costa Rica
10 de abril de 2015
Dominica
Check with your ONE
Republica Dominicana
3 de abril de 2015
Ecuador
30 de marzo de 2015
El Salvador
12 de marzo de 2015
Grenada
Check with your ONE
Guatemala
20 de marzo de 2015
Guyana
Check with your ONE
Haiti
du 20 janvier jusqu'au 31 Mars 2015
Honduras
23 de marzo de 2015
Jamaica
Check with your ONE
Mexico
25 de febrero de 2015
Nicaragua
13 de marzo de 2015
Panama
12 de marzo de 2015
Paraguay
10 de abril de 2015
Peru
20 de marzo de 2015
Saint Kitts and Nevis
February 14, 2015
Saint Lucia
February 13, 2015
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
January 30, 3015
Suriname
Check with your ONE
The Bahamas
April 1, 2015
Trinidad and Tobago
Check with your ONE
United States of America
13 de abril de 2015
Uruguay
20 de marzo de 2015
Venezuela
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 [email protected]
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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