The Organization of American States (OAS), through the Department of Human Development and Education (DHDE) and the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), through the OAS Partnerships Programme for Education and Training (PAEC), are offering scholarships to qualified candidates of the Americas to participate in master’s degree programme below:
Master of Arts in Development Studies with a major in the following areas:
1. Agrarian, Food and Environmental Studies
2. Economics of Development
3. Governance and Development Policy
4. Human Rights, Gender and Conflict Studies: Social Justice Perspectives
5. Social Policy for Development
The programme will start 5th September, 2016 and is expected to be completed by 15th December, 2017. The modality of the course is onsite in the Netherlands and it will be imparted in English.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
To be considered for this scholarship opportunity, an applicant must:
1. provide an unconditional admission Letter to ISS;
2. be citizens and/or permanent legal residents of an OAS member state;
3. submit a complete scholarship application with all supporting documents;
4. have not received other scholarship from the OAS for the same level of studies and/or programme of study as advertised in this announcement and;
5. not be an OAS staff or individual who maintains employment contracts with the OAS or a staff of a Permanent Mission to the OAS or immediate relatives of a staff of a Permanent Mission to the OAS.
BENEFIT
The OAS and ISS shall cover 60% of the tuition fees.
CANDIDATES’ RESPONSIBILITIES
Candidates are urged to carefully consider all the responsibilities outlined on the website.
For detailed information on this programme of study, cost involved and application form, please visit:
http://www.oas.org/en/scholarships/PAEC/2015/Announcement_OAS_ISS_2016_Final.pdf
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF SIGNED PROGRAMME ADMISSION APPLICATION FORM TOGETHER WITH SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS TO THE OAS IS 15TH MAY, 2016. DEADLINE FOR SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION IS 15TH JUNE, 2016.
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