The Department of Human Development, Education and Employment of the Executive Secretariat for Integral Development (SEDI-DHDEE), in collaboration with the Government of Grenada, calls for applications for graduate and undergraduate academic scholarship programmes for 2025.
Applicants are advised that scholarships for undergraduate studies are given ONLY for the last 2 years of a programme. Scholarships are tenable at academic institutions of any OAS member state participating country. Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply to institutions participating in the OAS Consortium of Universities.
- Selected candidates must be already enrolled in the programme of study or have an unconditional admission letter to the university to begin studies between 1 January and 31 December 2026
- To find out if you were pre-selected, please contact the ONE (the OAS Office) in your country directly
- The OAS will publish the selection results of awardees on its website oas.org/en/scholarships in September 2026
Candidates MUST apply directly to the university for admission to his/her desired programmes of study.
Eligibility Requirements: Applicants must
- Be a citizen living in Grenada
- Be in good physical and mental health to complete the programme
- Possess the language competence to undertake the studies in the country of study
- Be enrolled as full-time students in the programme of study for which the scholarship is being applied
- Agree to return and reside in the sponsoring country for a minimum period of no less than 24 months after completing the programme of study covered by the OAS scholarship
- Applicants for online studies must agree to remain in the sponsoring country for the same time and
- (For transfer students) Have an admission letter to the programme of study to begin in August and December 2025
Value of the award:
- Tuition and mandatory fees (maximum of US$10,000 per academic year per scholarship recipient for no more than 2 academic years)
- Health insurance
- Monthly complementary subsistence allowance
- Roundtrip air ticket
- Books/study materials
To apply for Undergraduate Scholarships:
Applicants are to carry out studies in a university of their choice, for the last 2 academic years of study, leading to a bachelor’s degree.
To apply for an undergraduate scholarship, an applicant must:
- Provide certified copies of the associate degree diploma, if applicable. For those candidates already enrolled in the bachelor’s degree programme, provide a certified copy of the high school diploma
- Provide certified copies of the associate degree transcripts if applicable. For those candidates already enrolled in the bachelor’s degree programme, provide the most recent progress report from the current programme of study
- 2 recommendation letters, preferably from current or former professors using the OAS Recommendation Statement Form or previous employer using the Employer Recommendation Form. Recommendation letters from relatives will not be accepted
- If unemployed or never employed, include a letter from a professor or someone suitable to provide a reference of your qualities as a student or professional (using the Recommendation Statement Form)
- Copy of the official identification card (ID), government-issued ID by the sponsoring country or passport
- Curriculum vitae (must not exceed 2 pages)
For transfer students: provide an admission letter to the programme of study to begin in August and December 2025.
To apply for Graduate Scholarships:
Graduate Scholarships are offered to candidates to complete studies at a university of their choice for master’s or doctoral degrees.
- Scholarships are awarded for full-time studies at any university in an OAS Member State, including those participating in the OAS Consortium of Universities
- Scholarships are not awarded to study at universities in the applicant’s sponsoring country
- Study Modality: Onsite, Online, or a combination of both. Applications for scholarships for online studies shall be prioritised at the time of scholarship selection
- Scholarships are awarded for a minimum period of one academic year and a maximum period of 2 academic years
- OAS scholarship recipients must return and remain in the sponsoring country for a period of no less than 24 months after completing the programme of study. OAS scholarship recipients pursuing online studies must agree to remain in the sponsoring country for the same period of time
- OAS scholarships awarded for graduate studies and or research should be framed within the objectives and priorities established in the Comprehensive Strategic Plan of the Organisation.
- The studies in medical sciences and the learning of new languages are excluded from the academic programme
- OAS Staff members, OAS Consultants, staff members of the permanent missions to the OAS, and their relatives are eligible to apply for an academic scholarship after 6 months from the termination of their employment relationship or contract
Scholarship Application documents and forms:
- The graduate online application form
- The undergraduate online application form
Applicants are required to submit ONE (1) copy of the following documents to the Office of the Human Resource Development Division (Scholarship Desk), Ministry of Education:
- Completed Online Application Form. (to be obtained from the OAS website)
- Certified copies of ALL academic certificates and diplomas for the highest degree obtained
- Certified copy of transcript of grades for the highest academic degree completed and/or to be completed. If the applicant is currently enrolled in a programme of study, he/she will also need to submit the current, unofficial transcript
- Proof of registration or unconditional admission letter to the programme of study
- 2 recommendation letters from current or former, professors, supervisor, business leader, etc., stamped and/or signed. If unemployed or never employed, the candidate may obtain recommendations from whoever they think can give academic, professional, or personal references; Recommendation letters must be written and signed by the recommenders (No relatives of the applicant). Letters can be sent via email
- Curriculum Vitae (must not exceed 2 pages)
- Certified copy of the official identification card (ID), government-issued ID and passport biodata page
- For undergraduate applicants only: Certified copy of the academic transcript for the bachelor’s degree programme in which he/she is currently enrolled. Applicants who intend to transfer credits from previous studies to undertake only the last 2 academic years of a bachelor’s degree programme must submit copies of the diploma and transcripts for the associate degree previously obtained
Interested applicants are kindly requested to visit http://www.oas.org/en/scholarships/ to access additional information on this OAS scholarship.
The deadline by which completed applications should be submitted to the Human Resource Development Division at the Ministry of Education is on or before 2 March 2026. Questions about eligibility/document requirements and the application process may be sent to [email protected].
Frequently Asked Questions are accessible here.
For further information, please contact the Human Resource Development Division/Scholarship Desk/Ministry of Education at telephone numbers (473) 417-9762 or 440-2737, or email [email protected].
Ministry of Education
