SCHOLARSHIPS IN USA FOR GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE ACADEMIC STUDIES OR GRADUATE RESEARCH 2012

OAS Scholarships for Graduate and Undergraduate Academic Studies or Graduate Research-2012-2013, USA
OAS Academic Scholarships are awarded to persons to undertake undergraduate or graduate studies Bachelor�s, Master�s, or Doctorate degree) and/or graduate research that lead to a degree at a university or higher learning institution in an OAS Member State, with the exception of his/her own sponsoring country. Studies must be carried out on a full-time basis, and may be pursued by on-site or by distance education or a combination of both.

The scholarship is awarded for a period of no more than 2 academic years, and the renewal for the second academic year is subject to the availability of funds and granted only to continue the same program of study for which the scholarship was initially awarded.
The total financial award from the OAS may not exceed US$30,000.00 per academic year which includes tuition, other scholarship benefits, and administrative costs.
The OAS/DHDEC does not award scholarships for studies in the Medical Sciences and the learning of new languages.

Types of Academic Scholarships
Graduate scholarships: there are two types of graduate scholarships:

Self-Placed: Candidates apply directly for admission to the universities or educational institutions of their choice. The average number of self-placed scholarships the OAS will award for each Member State is one per country. Thus, applicants who elect the self-placed scholarship option will have a smaller probability of being awarded an OAS scholarship.

OAS-Placed: The OAS/DHDEC seeks placement for those candidates selected for scholarships to universities or higher learning institutions within the OAS Consortium of Universities taking into consideration the candidates� preferred countries of study to the fullest extent possible.
Undergraduate Scholarships are offered only to candidates from the English-speaking Caribbean Member States, as a Self-Placed scholarship, for the last two years of study leading to an undergraduate degree (Bachelor�s degree). To apply for this classification of scholarship, the student must: 1) be enrolled in the program of study and eligible to graduate within 2 academic years from the date of the award, or 2) be accepted into the university where he/she plans to study 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

Further Scholarship Information and Application

http://www.educoas.org/portal/en/oasbecas/OASScholarships2012_2013ENG.pdf