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Organization of American States (OAS) Fellowships Programs

Award
Award Types | Award Value | Duration | Background

Student
Eligibility

Courses Available
On-Site Courses | Online Courses | Partly Online and On-Site Courses

Application Process
How to apply | Deadline | Results


Award

Award Types

Professional Development Scholarships will provide opportunities for professional development through short-term courses in specialized areas of training. They are organized through programs of cooperation with member states, observer states, other non-member states, regional or international organizations, public or private agencies, philanthropic or commercial institutions, institutes of higher learning and other sections of the OAS General Secretariat. Training may be carried out by on-site or by distance education or a combination of both.

Award Value
Professional Development Awards may provide funds for tuition and fees, international travel, and health insurance. These benefits will vary depending on the type of award. The individual course announcements specify what benefits are being offered by the institution and/or sponsoring agency.
Duration
Awards are granted for the duration of the courses. The dates are indicated in the course announcements.
Background
Promote and strengthen individual and collective expertise in developing countries in order for them to become self-sufficient and apply their own country's experiences in development in a way that all parties benefit from them. Strengthen the countries' ability to collectively identify and analyze the main problems which arise in the process of development in order to formulate necessary strategies to address those problems. Increase the amount, improve the quality and achieve an optimum use of technical cooperation resources. Strengthen the existing technical expertise in the developing countries, increase the efficiency of that expertise and create new areas of expertise and opportunities.

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Student

Eligibility
Applicants must:
  • Be citizens or permanent residents of Canada.
  • Meet the requirements indicated in the course announcement.
  • Be proficient in the language of instruction of the course.
In addition:
  • An award cannot be granted for study in the country of origin of the candidate. It will be awarded for study in another country in which the applicant also holds the status of citizen or permanent resident subject to the approval of the ONE (National Liaison Office) of the country of origin.
  • An award may be granted for study by distance education where the participant remains in the country of origin for all or most of the time, if the program is offered by an institution not based in the country of origin.

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Courses Available

On-Site Courses
  • Spectrum Management in the Civil Sector* (ENGLISH) *This link leads to a site/document belonging to an entity not subject to the Official Languages Act. Information on this site/document is available in the language of the site.
    Deadline: March 4, 2010

  • Radio Frequency Spectrum Management* (ENGLISH) *This link leads to a site/document belonging to an entity not subject to the Official Languages Act. Information on this site/document is available in the language of the site.
    Deadline: February 16, 2010

Online Courses
  • Elaboración de Contratos de Gestión por Resultados* (SPANISH) *This link leads to a site/document belonging to an entity not subject to the Official Languages Act. Information on this site/document is available in the language of the site.
    Deadline: October 4, 2010

  • Etica Pública, Transparencia y Anticorrupción* (SPANISH) *This link leads to a site/document belonging to an entity not subject to the Official Languages Act. Information on this site/document is available in the language of the site.
    Deadline: July 13, 2010

  • Gestión de la Política Social* (SPANISH) *This link leads to a site/document belonging to an entity not subject to the Official Languages Act. Information on this site/document is available in the language of the site.
    Deadline: March 1, 2010

  • Diplomado en Gestión del Turismo Sostenible* (SPANISH) *This link leads to a site/document belonging to an entity not subject to the Official Languages Act. Information on this site/document is available in the language of the site.
    Deadline: March 1, 2010

  • Diplomado en Cambio Climático y Protocolo de Kioto* (SPANISH) *This link leads to a site/document belonging to an entity not subject to the Official Languages Act. Information on this site/document is available in the language of the site.
    Deadline: March 1, 2010

  • Gestión de la Política Social* (SPANISH) *This link leads to a site/document belonging to an entity not subject to the Official Languages Act. Information on this site/document is available in the language of the site.
    Deadline: March 1, 2010

  • Diplomado Internacional en Ecoturismo* (SPANISH) *This link leads to a site/document belonging to an entity not subject to the Official Languages Act. Information on this site/document is available in the language of the site.
    Deadline: February 26, 2010

  • Gestión de la Participación Ciudadana* (SPANISH) *This link leads to a site/document belonging to an entity not subject to the Official Languages Act. Information on this site/document is available in the language of the site.
    Deadline: February 22, 2010

  • Diplomado de Especialista en Gestión Ambiental Urbana* (SPANISH) *This link leads to a site/document belonging to an entity not subject to the Official Languages Act. Information on this site/document is available in the language of the site.
    Deadline: February 10, 2010

  • Diploma de Técnico Ambiental* (SPANISH) *This link leads to a site/document belonging to an entity not subject to the Official Languages Act. Information on this site/document is available in the language of the site.
    Deadline: February 10, 2010

Partly Online and On-Site Courses
  • Diplomado en Gestión Integrada de Recursos Hídricos* (SPANISH) *This link leads to a site/document belonging to an entity not subject to the Official Languages Act. Information on this site/document is available in the language of the site.
    Deadline: February 26, 2010

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Application Process

How to apply

Candidates must first fill out the Preliminary Online Application for Professional Development Awards which you will find at the end of the course announcement.

Upon submitting the online application, the candidate must print out a copy and attach it to the documents to be presented to the ONE (National Liaison Office).

For Canada, the ONE (National Liaison Office) is:
Canadian Bureau for International Education
220 Laurier West, Suite 1550, Ottawa ON K1P 5Z9 CANADA
Phone: (613) 237-4820 - Fax: (613) 237-1073
Email: scholarships-bourses@cbie.ca

The candidate will also receive an e-mail acknowledging receipt of the online application and providing a confirmation number.
Deadline
The deadline for presentation of applications to the ONE (Canadian Bureau for International Education) in Canada is indicated above next to each individual course. An application for an OAS professional development fellowship must have the official endorsement of the ONE (Canadian Bureau for International Education).
Results
Candidates are advised directly from the OAS of the application results. Permanent Missions to the OAS, ONEs and Offices of the General Secretariat in the respective countries are also informed of awards.
Date Modified: 2009-12-21

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