OAS - ROWE FUND Program for Scholarships... Rotary Caribbean Partnership at work! The Organization of American States (the OAS) offers international study and research opportunities through the scholarship, internship, Model OAS (MOAS), and the Rowe Fund program. I am pleased to expand on the latter with the purpose of finding common ground of cooperation. The Chair of the Committee, Ambassador Deborah-Mae Lovell, Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the OAS, would be pleased to meet with you. Kindly let me know if this is of your interest in order to coordinate a meeting. The Rowe Fund program, founded in 1948, serves an important social function by making interest-free loans for up to USD 15,000 to citizens of Latin America and the Caribbean, in order to help them finance their studies or research in universities across the United States. This program is available to individuals currently studying or wishing to pursue graduate, postgraduate or the last two years of undergraduate studies. Our vision is to promote intellectual and cultural exchange as well as friendship and understanding between the US and people of the Americas. APPLICANTS MUST BE CITIZENS OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica (Commonwealth of), Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, The Bahamas (Commonwealth of), Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) APPLICATION INFORMATION: Applications are usually submitted directly from students to the OAS-Rowe Fund Secretariat and are accepted and reviewed year-round at any time during the academic year in the U.S. Applications that comply with the eligibility requirements will be reviewed and evaluated by the Committee. The decision of the Committee, which is final, will be communicated to the applicant by the Secretariat of the Fund. Eligible candidates may find the application forms, eligibility requirement and FAQ’s at: www.oas.org/en/rowefund SPECIAL STIPULATIONS: This financial aid may be used to cover a portion of the tuition and other university fees, essential books and supplies, room and board, and/or emergencies not covered by their principal source of funding. The prospective applicant must demonstrate other sources of financing (such as savings, employment, a fellowship, funds supplied by the university or relatives, etc.), to cover the majority of their academic expenses and must present a guarantor. Repayment of the loan is deferred while the student is in school. The Rowe Fund interest-free loan must be repaid within 50 months of completion of the degree for which the loan was granted. These loans are made with the understanding that, upon completing those studies, loan recipients commit to repay the loan in full and return to their home countries within a year to apply their knowledge and training as well as to continue fostering friendship and communication among the peoples of the Americas.
For the Irish‌ Gallagher opened the morning newspaper and was dumbfounded to read in the obituary column that he had died. He quickly phoned his best friend, Finney. 'Did you see the paper?' asked Gallagher. 'They say I died!!' 'Yes, I saw it!' replied Finney. 'Where are ye callin' from?'
Caribbean Partnership Newsletter, March 2014
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