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.
OAS Issues Call for Applications for its Academic Scholarships Program
January 13, 2012
The Organization of American States (OAS) is now receiving applications for its Regular Academic Scholarships Program available to students from the Member States of the Organization. The objective of this program is to support the Member States in the development of human resources in areas of regional and national priority through the use of knowledge and experiences of the countries of the Americas.
The scholarships will be awarded for full-time studies in any of the Member States of the OAS except the country of origin (sponsor) of the applicant. Studies may be conducted in person, long-distance or a combination of both for a period of no more than two academic years. All citizens or permanent residents of member countries may apply for “postgraduate” scholarships (scholarships for master or doctorate degrees, or postgraduate research towards a university degree) information is available here. Citizens and legal residents of English-speaking Caribbean countries and Suriname may apply for scholarships for undergraduate studies in the last two years of study, information is available here
Created 53 years ago, the program has awarded more than 21 thousand scholarships for master and doctorate degrees and research. “One of the major strengths of this program is that it allows the scholarship recipient to pursue an advanced university education or research in almost any country in the region for up to two years,” explains Maria Levens, Director of the Department of Human Development, Education and Culture. “After completing their studies abroad, students are required to return to their home country to apply what they’ve learned towards the development of their communities.”
Scholarship benefits are assessed on a case-by-case basis and may cover part or all of tuition, living costs, study materials, airfare and health insurance, up to a maximum of $30,000 per year and renewable for one additional year. Applicants for this awarding cycle will be eligible for funding to begin in January 2013 and no later than March 2014.
Application deadlines vary from country to country and are established by a specially designated National Liaison Office (ONE) in each Member State. These offices must submit a pre-selected list of eligible candidates to the OAS by April 15, 2012. Interested applicants should use the link provided below to identify and contact their corresponding ONE and to find official information on the program: http://www.oas.org/en/scholarships/regular_program.asp.
For more information, please visit the OAS Website at www.oas.org.