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Call for applications for graduate studies or research for the 2011-2012 selection process

Academic cycle 2011-2012: For OAS scholarship to start between January 2011 and March 2012, depending on the academic cycle of the university.   

To be considered for an OAS academic scholarship, you must:

1. Be citizens or permanent residents of an OAS Member State. 
2. Possess the necessary educational background and/or professional experience to be accepted into the academic program identified for placement.
3. Have completed the highest degree required to undertake further graduate studies at the time of the deadline set by the National Liaison Office of their sponsoring country.
4. Be in good physical and mental health to complete the program successfully.
5. Be endorsed by the ONE in their Member State. OAS Scholarships are awarded to study in an OAS Member State other than the sponsoring country.
6. Apply directly to the OAS Department of Human Development, Education and Culture in Washington, DC, if you are a United States citizen or legal permanent resident. All United States citizens or legal permanent residents must include proof of such legal status.
7. Possess the language competence to undertake studies in the country of study. Any applicant for an OAS-placed award will be required, as part of the placement process, to provide proof of proficiency in the language of instruction via a Language Certificate. For studies in the United States, Canada and/or the English-speaking Caribbean, official TOEFL scores will be necessary. These test results must be included in your application package.
8. Provide satisfactory scores for any admission and standardized tests (GRE or GMAT), if required by the institutions, if you are an OAS-placed candidate intending to study in the United States or Canada. You will be responsible for the cost of these tests. Because of the importance of standardized tests scores for the technical evaluation of applications, these tests results must be included in the application package. Please check admission requirements for the program of studies that you are interested in.
9. Be aware that if, after a reasonable period, the OAS or its third-party administrator is unsuccessful in negotiating your placement at one of three universities or programs of study, then the OAS offer will be cancelled with no right to appeal. 
10. Agree to return to reside in the sponsoring country for a period of no less than twenty-four months after completing the program of study covered by the scholarship (if you are awarded an OAS scholarship), if you are an on-site student.  If you are applying for online studies, you must agree to remain in the sponsoring country for the same period of time.