Sponsor: Fulbright
Program; U.S., Latin American, and Caribbean universities, foundations,
and corporations
Countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados,
Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico,
Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St.
Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela
Program focus: Faculty development
Timeframe: 1975–present
Description: The Fulbright Faculty Development
Program brings up to 150 educators each year from Latin America and the
Caribbean to the United States for advanced studies in a wide variety of disciplines.
The program began in 1975 in Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, the Dominican
Republic, and Ecuador and additional countries were added over time. Cost-share
partners supplement the basic grant by providing tuition assistance and other
forms of complementary funding. To date, over 3,000 faculty members from higher
education institutions throughout the region have obtained advanced degrees
or conducted research in the United States through the Fulbright
Faculty Development Program. Please see the individual country listings for
information on specific cost-share initiatives. More
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Sponsor: LASPAU Board of Trustees
Countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela
Program focus: Research grants
Timeframe: 1989–present
Description: The fund provides research support to current LASPAU-administered grantees whose work encourages the exchange of ideas, staff, or resources between institutions in Europe, the United States, or Canada and those in Latin America and the Caribbean. The award enables students to advance their research while strengthening international ties between institutions, two endeavors that embody LASPAU’s vision. The fund, named after former LASPAU executive director Lewis A. Tyler, is sponsored by current and former members of the LASPAU Board of Trustees and by others who support LASPAU’s efforts. More information
Sponsor: Organization
of American States (OAS)
Countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas,
Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti,
Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St. Kitts and
Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago,
United States, Uruguay, Venezuela
Program focus: Economic diversification and integration,
trade liberalization, and market access; education; social development and
the creation of productive employment; scientific development and exchange
and transfer of technology; strengthening of democratic institutions
Timeframe: 2002–present
Description: This program supports graduate
studies for outstanding individuals throughout the Americas who are
placed by LASPAU in degree programs at universities in OAS member
countries. To ensure that available funds support the maximum number of grants,
LASPAU negotiates with admitting universities to secure tuition assistance
in the form of scholarships and assistantships. The goal of the program is
to fortify the disciplines and institutions most important to building a strong
future in the region. To this end, grantees pursue studies in fields critical
to addressing issues such as the struggle against poverty and inequality;
consolidating democracy; and achieving integral, just, and sustainable social
and economic development. To date, over 280 individuals have participated
in the program. More
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Sponsor: Organization of American States (OAS)
Countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas,
Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti,
Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St. Kitts and
Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago,
United States, Uruguay, Venezuela
Program focus: Culture; economic diversification and integration, trade liberalization,
and market access; education; social development and the creation of productive
employment; scientific development and exchange and transfer of technology;
strengthening of democratic institutions; sustainable development and the
environment; sustainable development of tourism
Timeframe: 2002–present
Description: This effort supports graduate degree
programs for outstanding individuals throughout the Americas who have obtained
their own university admission. It is designed to fortify the disciplines
and institutions most important to building a strong future in the region.
To this end, grantees pursue studies in fields critical to addressing issues
such as the struggle against poverty and inequality; consolidating democracy;
and achieving integral, just, and sustainable social and economic development.
To date, approximately 440 individuals have participated in the program. More information in English | Español
Sponsors: Charles Stewart
Mott Foundation, Ford
Foundation, Fulbright
Program, Smithsonian Institution, Wildlife Conservation International
Countries: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela
Program focus : Environment
Timeframe: 1991–2001
Description: The Amazon Basin Scholarship Program enabled
79 professionals from the Amazon region to examine multidisciplinary approaches
to environmental issues. Grants were offered for master’s level study
and one-year or non-degree certificate programs in the natural sciences, social
sciences, and public policy. Grantees were also encouraged to pursue short-term
internships at U.S. agencies or environmental organizations. The program sponsors
listed above provided funding at different times and, in some cases, for grantees
from a specific country. In 2001, the Amazon Basin Scholarship
Program and the Caribbean
and Central American Ecology Program were combined and expanded into the Fulbright–OAS
Ecology Initiative through a partnership between the Fulbright Program
and the Organization of American States.
Sponsor: Fundayacucho
Country: Venezuela
Program focus: Graduate scholarships
Timeframe: 1993–1999
Description: This program provided scholarships and/or loans for
graduate study abroad in any field. Seventy-one grantees pursued
short-term studies, long term research or internships, master’s
degrees, and doctoral degrees at institutions in the
United States and Canada. Fields of study included law, marketing,
business administration, economics, international relations, engineering,
computer science, biology, medicine, political science, mathematics,
communications, ecology, immunology, public policy, anthropology,
Latin American studies, and chemistry.
Sponsor: Corpoven
Country: Venezuela
Program focus: Energy management
Timeframe: 1989–1992
Description: The program
awarded 53 scholarships for graduate-level training
of Corpoven executives in order to develop future
leadership for the Venezuelan oil industry.
Sponsor: Fundayacucho
Country: Venezuela
Program focus: Economics
Timeframe: 1993–1999
Description: The Programa Investigación de
Economía provided 38 scholarships for master’s
and doctoral study in economics and related fields
at universities throughout the United States.
Sponsor: Instituto
Colombiano para el Desarrollo de la Ciencia y Tecnología “Francisco
José de Caldas” (COLCIENCIAS)
Countries: Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela
Program focus: Science, technology
Timeframe: 2005–2006
Description: More
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Sponsor: FONINVES
Country: Venezuela
Program focus: Science, technology
Timeframe: 1978–1981
Description: The Venezuelan government
foundation FONINVES promoted the advancement of science and
technology through the development of scientific
personnel and research capabilities. FONINVES asked
LASPAU to assist with a new program to upgrade and
expand the faculty at the Universidad Experimental
de Táchira and the Institutos Universitarios
de Tecnología in Coro, Cuidad Guayana, Cumaná,
and Caracas. Fourteen professors from the five institutions
received graduate training in applied technology
at U.S. universities.
Sponsors: Public
Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy, Caracas; multinational
corporations
Country: Venezuela
Program focus:
Corporate partnerships for education
Timeframe: 1995–1998
Description: The U.S. Embassy in
Venezuela established this program to commemorate the fiftieth
anniversary of the Fulbright Program. Eleven multinational corporations—including
Chrysler Motors de Venezuela, Merck-Sharp and Dohme,
GTE/CANTV, Colgate-Palmolive, Ford Motor de Venezuela,
Xerox de Venezuela, Motorola de los Andes y del Caribe,
Gillette de Venezuela, General Motors Venezolana, Coca-Cola
de Venezuela, and Cargill de Venezuela—each donated
funds to cover living expenses for one grantee. The
students pursued degrees in fields chosen by the companies
as priorities for Venezuela.
Sponsors: Public
Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy, Caracas; Venezuelan corporations
Country: Venezuela
Program focus: Energy
Timeframe: 1997–2000
Description: A joint initiative between the Venezuelan
energy sector and the Fulbright Program, this program
was established to help meet the demand for qualified
personnel in Venezuela’s petroleum industry.
Corporate sponsors included Arco, Bechtel, Chevron,
Corpoven, Exxon, Foster Wheeler International, Intevep,
Lagoven, Maraven, Mobil, PDVSA, and Texaco. The 12
grantees pursued master’s
programs at U.S. universities in fields related to
energy development.
Sponsors: Public
Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy, Caracas; Fundayacucho
Country: Venezuela
Program focus: Faculty
development
Timeframe: 1990–1994
Description: This cost-sharing agreement between
the Fulbright Program and Fundayacucho provided 22
grants to university professors for master’s
and doctoral work in the United States as a component
of the Fulbright Faculty Development Program. Fields
of study included mathematics, economics, anthropology,
linguistics, music, business management, and public
policy analysis.
Sponsor: Fundación SIVENSA
Country: Venezuela
Program focus: Private
sector training
Timeframe: 1988–2000
Description: The SIVENSA program
conducted competitions to identify and encourage promising professionals
and sent five scholars annually to master’s
level programs in the United States. A total of 53
grantees pursued studies in business and in the sciences,
including finance, business, management,
civil engineering, computer science, economics, electrical
engineering, immunology, and mechanical engineering.
Fundación SIVENSA is a nonprofit foundation
created by Empresas SIVENSA, a steel-related manufacturing
corporation that at the time was one of Venezuela’s
largest industrial companies. The program represented
an innovative effort by a private-sector corporation
to support national scientific and technological
development.
Sponsor: Fundayacucho
Country: Venezuela
Program focus: Undergraduate
and graduate grants
Timeframe: 1989–1999
Description: Fundayacucho provided the majority of
its educational funding through this program, which
awarded 1,161 scholarships and/or loans for study
in any discipline. Grantees pursued undergraduate,
master’s, and doctoral degrees in the United
States and Canada in a wide range of fields. Grants
were also awarded for long- and short-term research,
internships, and certificate programs. Fundayacucho
offered financing both to students in need of intensive
language training and academic placement and to those
who had mastered the English language and obtained
their own academic admissions.
Sponsor: Fundación
SIVENSA
Country: Venezuela
Program focus: Private
sector training
Timeframe: 1991–1996
Description: This collaborative
effort between Fundayacucho and Fundación SIVENSA
awarded grants to eight professionals for master’s
study in fields that included computer and information
sciences, business management, mechanical engineering,
urban studies, and education.
Sponsors: Fundayacucho; World Bank; Inter-American Development Bank
Country: Venezuela
Program
focus: Agriculture
and livestock policy administration
Timeframe: 1992–1998
Description: Employees
of the Venezuelan Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock
were sponsored for language training and graduate studies
in the United States through this development effort.
Thirteen grantees undertook studies in agricultural
sciences, business administration, public administration,
and law.
Sponsors: Fundayacucho;
World
Bank
Country: Venezuela
Program focus: Public
and private sector training
Timeframe: 1995–2001
Description: The FIDEREM program was designed to
provide educational loans for participants with institutional
sponsorship, with the goal of supporting the development
of human resources in public and private enterprises.
Grantees were obligated to perform professional services
in Venezuela for a period equal to or greater than
twice the length of their grant period. Two grantees
participated in the program. One pursued a doctorate
in engineering and the other enrolled in a master’s
program in biology.
Sponsors: Fundayacucho;
World
Bank
Country: Venezuela
Program focus: Forgivable
loans for graduate study abroad
Timeframe: 1993–2003
Description: This World
Bank-funded program reformed traditional modes of
educational finance by providing personal loans for
graduate studies abroad. Recipients were qualified
through a national screening examination and undergraduate
performance was evaluated. In order for loans to
be forgiven, grantees were required to return to Venezuela
for at least two years upon completing their studies abroad. A
total of 1,274 grantees pursued master’s
and doctoral degrees in the United States and Canada in fields
that included business, engineering, communication,
dentistry, law, and both the social and natural sciences.
Sponsor: Fundayacucho
Country: Venezuela
Program
focus: Undergraduate scholarships
Timeframe: 1991–1999
Description:
The Galileo program identified and mentored outstanding
Venezuelan secondary school students, giving them
the opportunity to pursue undergraduate degrees at
universities in their own country and abroad. Administered
in the United States and Canada by LASPAU, the program
provided scholarship support for five years, including
a year of college
preparation (including language training) and four
years of degree studies. A primary goal of the Galileo
Program was to foster leadership skills. The 238
scholars who pursued undergraduate degrees through
the program returned to Venezuela to apply their
expertise in the country's ministries, government
agencies, and growth-area businesses. More
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Sponsor: Ford Foundation
Countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas,
Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti,
Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St. Kitts
and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and
Tobago, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela
Program focus: Higher education reform
Timeframe: 1996–1997
Description: A far-reaching grant from the Ford
Foundation to LASPAU continued the work of the Latin
American Fellows Program on Higher Education. The additional
funding supported in-country roundtables on higher education reform; case
studies to inform practitioners about reform efforts and form the curriculum
for a professional development program; a Harvard symposium
on higher education reform; and wide dissemination of the published outcomes of the roundtables,
case studies, and symposium.
Sponsor: IBM Latin America
Countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas,
Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti,
Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St. Kitts
and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and
Tobago, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela
Program focus: Electronic communications
Timeframe: 1990–1992
Description: IBM provided a $50,000 grant to
enable LASPAU to establish its Network Project in 1990. The project was designed
to encourage computer communications for academic purposes throughout the
Americas with the intention of stimulating greater communications among former
grantees, their colleagues, and faculty in the United States. As a result
of this early program, a number of electronic mailing lists were established,
some of which are still in active use. More
information
Sponsor: Fundayacucho
Country: Venezuela
Program focus: Faculty
development
Timeframe: 1990–1997
Description: Venezuelan educational institutions
received loans for faculty members to pursue studies or research abroad in any
field, thus enabling the institutions to address their specific needs. Scholarships
and/or loans were awarded to 187 grantees, the majority of whom engaged in long-term
research, sabbatical years, or doctoral programs in the United States and Canada.
Sponsor: North and South American institutions; U.S. Agency
for International Development (USAID)
Countries: Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua,
Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela
Program focus: Faculty development
Timeframe: 1965–1975
Description: A collaboration between USAID, U.S. universities, and Latin American
universities, this program was LASPAU’s first effort devoted exclusively
to faculty development. 1,600 young people from across Latin America obtained
U.S. graduate degrees in preparation for careers in academia and returned
home to contribute to the teaching and research missions of their home institutions. More
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Sponsor: Ford Foundation
Countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, United States, Venezuela
Program focus: Higher education reform
Timeframe: 1995
Description: A grant to LASPAU from the Ford Foundation enabled the Harvard
Graduate School of Education (HGSE) to host a fellows program to strengthen
scholarship in higher education in Latin America. Six academics from Argentina,
Brazil, Chile, Mexico, the United States, and Venezuela were given one-semester
appointments in the Administration, Planning, and Social Policy area of HGSE.
Senior scholars and practitioners were invited to Harvard to enrich the fellows’ understanding
of higher education reform efforts in Latin America and other regions of the
world.
Sponsor: Maraven
Country: Venezuela
Program focus: Energy management
Timeframe: 1989-1992
Description: The program awarded 32 scholarships
for graduate-level training of Maraven personnel in management, computer science,
and other sciences in order to develop future leadership for the Venezuelan
oil industry.
Sponsor: The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Countries: Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador,
El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Venezuela
Program focus: Electronic communications
Timeframe: 1991–1998
Description: The Mellon Foundation provided grants to LASPAU to support the
development of electronic communications systems at universities and research
institutions in Latin America and to fund in-country training programs in
telecommunications technology and research techniques for Latin American scholars.
In all, 4,000 individuals and over 80 institutions in 14 countries benefited
from these efforts. More
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Sponsor: Palmaven
Country: Venezuela
Program focus: Agricultural management
Timeframe: 1991–1994
Description: Palmaven is a Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA)
subsidiary that is charged with promoting sustainable social
development in Venezuela. Two grantees received funding for
master’s degrees in agricultural business and management.
Sponsor: Petróleos
de Venezuela (PDVSA)
Country: Venezuela
Program focus: Energy management
Timeframe: 1991–1994
Description: The oil industry,
a cornerstone of the Venezuelan economy, developed strong programs
of support for employee training and education. In addition
to selecting, placing, and monitoring PDVSA employees engaged
in studies at U.S. institutions, LASPAU helped develop long-term
education and training opportunities in the company. Three individuals
studied business administration through the PDVSA–LASPAU
agreement.
Sponsor: Fundayacucho
Country: Venezuela
Program focus: Public sector training
Timeframe: 1991–1996
Description: To support the goal
of modernizing and streamlining the management of ministries
and local governments, the Venezuelan government established
the Programa de Modernización
de la Administración Pública (MAP). In addition to grantees
of the MAP subprograms described below, six students completed
general bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate studies
in the United States. Fields of study included computer
and information sciences, fire control and safety technology,
engineering, and economics.
Sponsor: Fundayacucho
Country: Venezuela
Program focus: Fire protection
Timeframe: 1993–1997
Description: As a component of
the MAP program, three grantees from the Instituto Universitario
Bomberil obtained bachelor’s degrees in fire protection from Oklahoma
State University.
Sponsor: Fundayacucho
Country: Venezuela
Program focus: Water resources
Timeframe: 1994–1997
Description: As a component of the MAP program, six grantees
from the Instituto Nacional de Canalizaciones, the agency that
preserves and develops waterways in Venezuela, completed master’s
degrees in the United States in fields including business administration,
ocean engineering, geophysics and seismology, and mechanical
engineering.
Sponsor: Fundayacucho;
Venezuelan government’s
Ministerio de la Defensa
Country: Venezuela
Program focus: Defense administration
Timeframe: 1991–1998
Description: As a component of
the MAP program, 53 staff members of the Ministerio
de la Defensa received scholarships
for study abroad in an effort to modernize defense administration
practices. Fields included foreign languages, business administration,
personnel management, economics, safety technology, computer
and information sciences, resource protection and regulation,
aeronautical technology, criminology, and political science.
Sponsor: Fundayacucho
Country: Venezuela
Program focus: Public protection
Timeframe: 1994–1998
Description: As a component of the MAP program, three grantees
employed by the Venezuelan government’s Direccion de los
Servicios de Inteligencia y Prevencion (DISIP) pursued undergraduate
studies in the United States. Fields included criminology, medical
science, and business administration.
Sponsor: Fundayacucho
Country: Venezuela
Program focus: Undergraduate studies
Timeframe: 1994–1997
Description: As a component of the MAP program, eight students
from La Salle, a prestigious Venezuelan high school, completed
undergraduate studies at the University of North Texas and the
Massachusetts Maritime Academy in fields including environmental
resource management, mechanical engineering, water transportation,
and renewable natural resources.
Sponsor: Fundayacucho
Country: Venezuela
Program focus: Environment
Timeframe: 1993–1996
Description: As a component of the MAP program, four grantees
employed by the Venezuelan government’s Ministerio del
Ambiente y de los Recursos Naturales Renovables (MARNR) were
selected for master’s degree studies in fields including
agriculture, atmospheric sciences, and meteorology.
Sponsor: Fundayacucho
Country: Venezuela
Program focus: Undergraduate scholarships
Timeframe: 1991–1997
Description: The Premio al Talento
undergraduate scholarship program encouraged excellence and
leadership among Venezuela’s
secondary-school populations. The rigorous national selection
process concluded with a one-month residential course, out of
which the top high school seniors were selected for four-year
scholarships. Twenty-eight grantees were selected, the majority
of whom earned bachelor’s degrees in chemical, petroleum,
mechanical, or general engineering at the Colorado School of
Mines.
Sponsor: Fundayacucho
Country: Venezuela
Program
focus: Faculty development
Timeframe: 1992–1996
Description: Through this program,
one grantee earned a doctoral degree in astrophysics from
Ohio State University.
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