The sixth consecutive edition of the Partnerships Program for Education and Training (PAEC) between the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Coimbra Group of Brazilian Universities (GCUB), with the support of the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Division of Educational Topics and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO / WHO) offers more than 400 scholarship opportunities to outstanding citizens of OAS Member States to pursue master's or doctorate programs in Brazilian universities.

The programs cover various fields of study, cutting edge research and development programs, relevant to the realities and needs of Latin America and the Caribbean. Since its first edition in 2011, the OAS-GCUB Scholarship Program has offered a total of 1,792 scholarships for master's and doctorate degrees in over 50 participating universities. According to the 2016 QS University Ranking for Latin America, from the top 20 universities in the region, eight are Brazilian universities.

How to apply for this Scholarship?

• Potential candidates must review the Announcement and the list of participating Brazilian universities and available programs.
• We encourage potential candidates to begin their application process by collecting the requireddocuments.
• Applicants are requested to select a maximum of three (3) master's and/or doctorate programs. Each one of these programs has to be from different universities, located in the various geographical regions of Brazil.
• To apply to this scholarship, the applicant must fill out completely the scholarship application form for the OAS-GUCB 2016 scholarship program, and attach all the documents required for the application.

Read more about the OAS-GCUB 2016 Scholarship Program.