Program Portfolio
2012
LASPAU currently manages scholarship programs such as the Fulbright Foreign Student Program on behalf of the
U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the Science without Borders Program on
behalf of the Government of Brazil, the Becas Caldas program of COLCIENCIAS (Colombia) and the Academic
Scholarship Programs of the Organization of American States.
Over the past 47 years, LASPAU has designed and administered programs for a broad array of government
agencies, universities, private foundations, and international organizations throughout the Americas such as
the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Inter-American Development Bank, and the
World Bank. Our organization also has extensive experience managing scholarship programs for government
agencies in the region including Fundayacucho (Venezuela), SENESCYT (Ecuador), and FANTEL (El Salvador). In
addition, LASPAU has designed and managed programs for foundations such as The Goldman Sachs Foundation
and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
Science without Borders
Fulbright Foreign Student Program
The Science without Borders program, an initiative of the Brazilian
government, is designed to promote the consolidation, expansion,
and internationalization of Brazilian science and technology,
innovation and competitiveness through international educational
exchange. The initiative is jointly administered by the Ministry
of Science, Technology and Innovation and the Ministry of
Education through it respective
development institutions: CNPq
and CAPES. The portion of the
program administered by LASPAU
provides scholarships for grantees
to pursue doctoral degrees in the
United States.
The Fulbright Foreign Student Program,
including the Faculty Development
program, provides grants to individuals
from Latin America and the Caribbean
for graduate study in the United States. Grants are awarded for
Master’s and Ph.D. programs in a variety of fields of study.
OAS Academic Scholarship Program
The Organization of American States
Academic Scholarship Programs
provide grants to individuals in OAS
member countries to pursue undergraduate or graduate studies.
Grants are awarded for either on-site or online study in a university
or institutionof higher education in an OAS member country.
Becas INICIA Program
Fundación INICIA, a non-profit organization
within the private sector in the Dominican
Republic, will provide scholarships to
Dominican educators, administrators, and professionals to study
master’s degrees in education related fields in the United States.
FANTEL
The FANTEL program provides grants for individuals from
El Salvador to pursue undergraduate or graduate level
studies in universities around the world. Sponsored by
the Ministry of Education of El Salvador, this program is
jointly administered by the Fundación para la Educación Integral
Salvadoreña (FEDISAL), and LASPAU.
Crédito Beca Francisco José de Caldas
The Crédito Beca Francisco José de Caldas
program provides opportunities for Colombians
to pursue doctoral degrees at universities around
the world. The Departamento Administrativo de
Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación (COLCIENCIAS)
in Colombia launched the Generación del
Bicentenario initiative in 2009, designed to strengthen research
across Colombian institutions that are part of the National System of
Science, Technology, and Innovation.
FINCyT
The FINCyT Science and Technology Program provides scholarships
for Peruvian professors and researchers to pursue doctoral
programs in areas related to basic sciences and
engineering. The program aims to improve
competitiveness in Peru by strengthening the
capacity for research and technological innovation.