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                    2025 OAS-AGMU SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY

ABOUT THE PARTNER INSTITUTIONS
The OAS General Secretariat (GS/OAS) is the central and permanent organ of the Organization of
American States (OAS).
➢ Through its Department of Human Development, Education and Employment (DHDEE), GS/OAS
supports OAS member States in creating policies and executing programs that promote human
capacity development at all educational levels.
➢ By enabling formative opportunities to citizens, DHDEE strengthens democratic values and
security under the framework of regional integration.
➢ DHDEE does this: (i) by supporting the efforts of OAS member states to improve the quality of
and equity in education; and (ii) by assisting the citizens of the Americas in realizing their full
potential by giving them access to knowledge and skills through training that improves the
standard of living for individuals, families and communities in the region.

The Ana G Mendez University (AGMU)
➢ Ana G. Méndez University (AGMU) is a private, nonprofit institution of higher education.
➢ It is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) and licensed by
the Florida Commission for Independent Education.
➢ The institution has three campuses in Florida and offers programs in an online modality to students
nationwide.
➢ AGMU offers flexible programs designed to help professionals prepare for their field of study

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SCHOLARSHIP OVERVIEW
PROGRAM:

Academic Programs as listed in Annex I below.

MODALITY:
LANGUAGE:
DURATION:

Online
English
From 1 to 5 years
Complete admission to the university and Scholarship application
through the landing page
https://www.agmu.edu/en/oas

DEADLINES:

Deadline to apply for the scholarship
October 13, 2025

Classes Begin
August, October, January, March, May

CALENDAR:

•
BENEFITS:

50% tuition waiver for Scholarship Recipients from Ana G. Méndez
University - Online

Scholarship benefits are subject to the academic performance of the scholarship recipient and based on the availability of funds. In
order to receive these benefits, the scholarship recipient should not be reported with an unsatisfactory academic performance due
to absences or failing courses.

APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION INFORMATION
✓ Before applying for admission, applicants are encouraged to read the program description and
ensure that the study area fulfills their expectations and interests. Please visit:
https://www.agmu.edu/en/oas to understand admission requirements to the program of study.
✓ Applicants should begin the admission process to the degree program covered by this scholarship
program. For more information on the application for admission process, please visit the
following link: https://www.agmu.edu/en/oas

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SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION PROCESS
To apply for an OAS – AGMU scholarship, applicants must complete the application form available at
https://www.agmu.edu/en/oas by or before the deadlines indicated.
➢ Complete AGMU admission process and submit required documentation.
➢ AGMU will evaluate the candidates that comply with requirements to be admitted.
➢ Only applicants who have been admitted to AGMU will be considered for the scholarship.

EXPENSES NOT COVERED BY THIS SCHOLARSHIP
Expenses not covered by this scholarship, and which are the sole responsibility of the scholarship
recipients, are:
Online Programs
FINANCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY
OF SCHOLARSHIP
RECIPIENTS

✓
✓
✓
✓

Remaining 50% tuition and general fees
Graduation fee
Submission of documentation of degree awarded
Any additional charges not expressly covered by the OAS-AGMU PAEC
Scholarship.

✓ Applicants can also apply for the Rowe Fund, which is an educational loan program of the OAS that helps
citizens from Latin America and the Caribbean to finance their studies in accredited universities across the
United States by awarding interest-free loans of up to US$15,000 dollars.
o We are excited to share with you The Financial Aid Guide for Studies in the U.S. This booklet
features a useful listing of financial aid opportunities sorted by country of residence. Check out the
listing of scholarships, grants, fellowships and loans, collected by the Rowe Fund program of the
Organization of American States. For over seventy years, the Rowe Fund has granted interest-free
student loans for university studies in the U.S. to supplement other sources of financing.

ELIGIBILITY
To be considered for this scholarship opportunity, an applicant must:
➢ Be a new applicant.
o This scholarship opportunity is open to new applicants who are from an active OAS member state
and are not an OAS-AGMU scholarship recipient.

➢ Be a citizen and/or permanent legal resident of any active OAS member state, except the United
States.
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Applicants from Argentina must fill out a required form through the following link;
http://www.oas.org/en/scholarships/PAEC/2018/NOTA-SOLICITUD-DGCIN-2017.doc and send
it to the National Liaison Office (ONE) in Argentina.

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The following applicants are ineligible:
 Current OAS scholarship holders and citizens and or permanent residents of the United States.
 GS/OAS staff and their immediate relatives or GS/OAS consultants
 OAS Permanent officials and their immediate relatives.

SCHOLARSHIP SELECTION CRITERIA:
✓ The merits and overall credentials of the candidate, including his/her academic and professional
background;
✓ Geographical distribution of the applicants, taking into account the greater needs of the smaller and
relatively less developed economies;
✓ Applicants whose essays portray the highest potential for impact upon return to their countries of
origin; and
✓ Gender diversity.

SCHOLARSHIP SELECTION PROCESS:
Selection AGMU and the OAS will select the scholarship awardees, based on the institution’s
Committee admission criteria. The names of the scholarship awardees will be published in November
at www.oas.org/scholarships.

Notification of AGMU will contact selected candidates by email with the scholarship offer and
selected instructions for the scholarship acceptance. Applicants who are not selected will not be
candidates contacted.

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DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SCHOLARSHIP
RECIPIENT:
✓ The scholarship will be formally awarded only after the selected awardees have signed an OAS/
AGMU Acceptance Form, in which the awardees formally accept the scholarship and agree to its
terms and conditions.
✓ Refrain from activities that are inconsistent with the student’s guidelines, abiding by the regulations
referred to in this Acceptance Form.
✓ Comply with all the academic guidelines and admission requirements requested by AGMU and submit
to the updates of these guidelines and requirements made by the academic authorities at AGMU.
✓ Comply with the provisions indicated in the "Financial responsibilities of awardees.”
✓ To retain the scholarship, Scholarship recipients should not have low academic performance (GPA
must be at least equivalent to 3.0/4.0), due to absence from the program and/or course failure.
✓ The scholarship can be declined by the scholarship recipient before the start date of the program
without financial penalties. However, if s/he declines the scholarship after that date without proof of
force majeure, the OAS and AGMU may require the Scholarship recipient to reimburse all funding
granted to her/him with the scholarship at the time in which the declination is processed.
✓ Commitment to return to work in their sponsoring country or legal residence in one of the OAS
member states, or at an international organization, for at least the length of the duration of the
scholarship. Failure to comply with this commitment, the GS/OAS and/or the AGMU could seek
reimbursement for the total value of the scholarship awarded.

SCHOLARSHIP SELECTION PROCESS:
Questions about this scholarship opportunity should be sent to scholarships@oas.org or to
https://www.agmu.edu/en/oas with the subject “OAS - AGMU Scholarship Program”

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
www.oas.org/scholarships

/oasscholarships

@OASscholarships

Note: The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (GS/OAS) reserves the right to
cancel this scholarship announcement at any time during the process. The GS/OAS and its staff will not
be responsible for any action that derives from the information in this announcement.

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ANNEX 1

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

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Name Of Program

Start dates

Associate in Forensic
Investigation

August 2025
October 2025
January 2026
March 2026
May 2026

Bachelor in Business
Administration with
Specialization in
Management

August 2025
October 2025
January 2026
March 2026
May 2026

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Bachelor of Arts in
Graphic Design

4

Bachelor of Science in
Psychology

5

Diploma in
Cybersecurity

6

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Master in Business
Administration with
Specialization in
Accounting
Master in Business
Administration with
Specialization in Human
Resources

August 2025
October 2025
January 2026
March 2026
May 2026
August 2025
October 2025
January 2026
March 2026
May 2026
August 2025
October 2025
January 2026
March 2026
May 2026
August 2025
October 2025
January 2026
March 2026
May 2026
August 2025
October 2025
January 2026
March 2026
May 2026

Modality

Language
of
Instruction

Estimated
tuition
cost

Cost to be
covered by
Scholarship
recipient.

Online

English

$28,105.00

$14,052.50

AGMU

Online

English

$54,830.00

$27,415.00

AGMU

Online

English

$54,830.00

$27,415.00

AGMU

Online

English

$54,025.00

$27,125.00

AGMU

Online

English

$11,600.00

$5,800.00

AGMU

Online

English

$21,230.00

$10,615.00

AGMU

Online

English

$23,350.00

$11,675.00

AGMU

Campus

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