PRA Fellowship
The PRA Fellowship is a Fellowship sponsored by Organization of American States (OAS).
Award Information:
Amount of Fellowship: Full Tuition, plus travel expenses, study materials, health insurance, and subsistence allowance
Application Deadline: 1-Mar
Requirements: Applicant must be a citizen or permanent resident of an OAS-member country. Applicant must have a university degree or have demonstrated the ability to pursue advanced studies in the field chosen (medical science/language training ineligible). Applicant must know the language of the study country. Fellowships are available for graduate study and for independent research. Fellowships are granted for periods not less than three months and no more than two years. Research should take place in OAS countries (but not in recipient's own country). U.S. and Canadian citizens may send applications directly to OAS headquarters in Washington D.C.
Eligibility: Master's-level study, Doctoral-level study
Sponsorship provided by:
Organization of American States (OAS)
"Leo S. Rowe Pan American Fund, 1889 <#7f>F" Street, NW"
Washington, DC 20006-4499
USA
Email Address: oca@ocanatl.org
Phone Number: 202 458 6208
Fax Number: 202 458 3878
http://www.ocanatl.org
You can find out more by contacting:
75 Albert Street, Suite 908
Ottawa, K1P 5E7
Canada
Email Address: dlee@ocanatl.org
Phone Number: 613 789 7828
Fax Number: 613 789 7830
A good place to start is to spend time looking into the latest information on the fellowship. The best shot of achieving your goal is a result of first understanding the qualifications and then determining if you qualify. Prior to starting, seek to understand the driving force for the Organization of American States (OAS) and their reason for offering the PRA Fellowship. If you meet the requirements, figure out if there is any likelihood of actually getting the fellowship. If you think that there is a good chance of going on to be one of the winners of the PRA Fellowship, then it is worth it to fill out an application.
An important part in the process of trying for the fellowship is filling out the application correctly. Applications can sometimes be time consuming and boring, but take the time to make sure that your work was done precisely and without omission. Pay careful attention so that you won't get passed over because of carelessness.
After filing, you should note when the PRA Fellowship chooses a winner and actually dispenses the resources in order to stay informed about if it is possible to count on the fellowship to assist with your financial needs and how it will help you out, as there may be restrictions on what expenses are covered by the PRA Fellowship. Increasingly, it is tough to be able to cover all of your financial needs, and making use of the PRA Fellowship to assist with your expenses can make things much easier. Even if you don't obtain the PRA Fellowship, try not to be upset, you can find different fellowships and your persistence may be rewarded.