OAS Scholarships for Professional Development - Satellite
Organization of American States
Deadline: April 11.
To provide assistance to students to complete their short or medium-term, intensive, non-academic courses and training programs offered by its partner offering institutions around the world. Qualifications: Applicants must be a citizen or permanent resident of an OAS Member State (Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba[1], Dominica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, México, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Perú, República Dominicana, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and The Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America, Uruguay, and Venezuela); with the exception of Canada since NEOTELIS is a Canadian institution; participant profile: at least two (2) years of telecommunication/ICT experience working for an operator or a regulator; should have at least bachelors degree in administration, commerce, economics, engineering, law or science; scores must be submitted from either the test of English as a Foreign language (TOEFL) or the academic International English language testing System (IELTS); exceptions may be made for applicants who hold a degree from a university located in a country in which English is the official language and also the language of instruction at the university; the minimum scores for admission consideration are: academic IELTS: an overall band score of 6.0 with no individual score below 5.0; toefl: 550 on paper-based or 80 on Internet-based test. Selection criteria: Scholarships shall be granted based on the merits and overall credentials of the candidate, including his or her academic and professional background, and an extensive and equitable geographic distribution for the benefit of all member states that takes into account the greater needs of the smaller and relatively less developed economies. How to apply: Applicants must include the OAS scholarship application form; copy of transcript of the latest degree obtained; updated resume; one letter of recommendation of current or most recent employer; scan all required documents in one single file in PDF format, shouldn't be larger than 8MB; after the applicants submit their application, they will receive an email with the application they filled out in PDF format; print and sign the application add the required documents and submit the package to the National Liaison Agency (ONE) in their country. Focus: Telecommunications systems.