APPLICATION FORM US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION This is my application for a FIPSE scholarship to study in FIPSE US-Brazil Program Fund for the Improvement of Brazil during one semester with credits transferred to my Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) academic program at TTU or UNM. US-Brazil Program Name: ______________________________________ Contact Information Study Major: _________________________________ Texas Tech University Dr. Alon Kvashny Academic Advisor: ____________________________ U.S. Program Director Dept. Landscape Architecture Mailing Address: _____________________________ Texas Tech University, MS2121 Lubbock, TX 79409-2121 City ____________________ State: ______________ Phone: 806-742-2218 ext. 252 Fax: 806-742-1954 DISCOVER BRAZIL! Zip: __________ Phone: (___) __________________ Email: [email protected] An international Program for E-mail: _____________________________________ University of New Mexico Texas Tech and University of New Mexico Dr. Scott Collins Undergraduate and Graduate Students in Class: Freshman O Sophomore O Department of Biology Interdisciplinary Studies, Engineering, Geosciences, Junior O Senior O MSC03 2020 1 Biology, Agricultural Sciences and related fields. Albuquerque, NM 87131 Graduate MS O Graduate PhD O Phone: (505) 277-6303 Email: [email protected] Scholarship covers round-trip air travel, basic liv- Portuguese/Spanish classes taken: ____________ ing expenses in Brazil and one month intensive __________________________________________ Portuguese course in Rio or Sao Paulo. Credit hours transferred to your transcript. Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Registration is open to go to Brazil for the 2015 Dr. Lucio Flavio S. Villar Study and live like a local student. spring semester ONLY. Brazilian Program Director Basic planning for the program: Dept. of Engineering 1. Review your plans with your advisor and Phone: (+55-31) 3409 1820 schedule a meeting with Dr. Kvashny at TTU Fax: (+55-31) 3409-1793 or Dr. Collins at UNM by Feb. 2014 or before. Email: [email protected] 2. The spring semester is referred in Brazil as the first semester of the academic year. When you go to Brazil in January it will be Summer in the Universidade Federal de Campina Grande Campina Grande southern hemisphere. Dr. Iana A. Alves Rufino 3. Take Portuguese I at TTU or UNM in the Dept. Civil Engineering Brasilia Fall 2014. Scholars will take an intensive Por- Phone: (+55-83) 2101-1063 tuguese language and culture course in January, Email: [email protected] BeloBelo Horizonte Horizone before the start of college classes in Brazil. Language proficiency is important because Sao Paulo classes are taught Portuguese. Universidade de São Paulo Dr. Fernando A. M. Marinho Rio de Janeiro Return this form to Dr. Alon Kvashny, TTU, Dept. Polytechnic School, Civil Engineering Landscape Architecture, MS2121, Lubbock, TX Phone: +55(11) 3091-5703 79209 or to Fax: +55(11) 3818-5181 Dr. Scott Collins, UNM, Dept. of Biology, MSC03 Email: [email protected] 2020 1, Albuquerque, NM 87131 Program Overview Program Details BRAZILIAN HOST UNIVERSITIES The U.S.-Brazil Higher Education Consortia Program is ad- Students pay TTU or UNM tuition and fees for full registration. The Program pays round trip air travel costs between the US to Brazil ministered by the U.S. Department of Education (FIPSE Pro- and partial living expenses during the semester up to $4,000. The Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) gram). Brazilian students in the program are supported by the scholarship includes an intensive Portuguese course in Brazil ( up to Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) is one of Brazilian Ministry of Education (CAPES). Texas Tech $1,000). The total scholarship is valued at $5,000. University (lead institution) and University of New Mexico Brazil’s five largest universities. UFMG offers 44 undergraduate courses in all areas of knowledge to 20,000 students. Most cours- are the U.S. institutions and the Brazilian partner institutions Language Requirement es are offered in Belo Horizonte at 19 academic units, of which 11 are The Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) in are located on the Pampulha campus. The Agronomy School is A good working knowledge of Portuguese is needed to attend clas- Belo Horizonte, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande outside the State capital, at the Center for Agriculture, in Montes ses in Brazil. Students can take Port I and II at TTU or UNM (5 (UFCG) in Campina Grande, and the Universidade de São Claros, in northern Minas Gerais. credit hours each). Students that are proficient in Spanish should Paulo (USP) in São Paulo. take at least one semester of Portuguese. Consortium Objectives Application Deadlines The Consortium will support the exhange of 36 students Students should apply to participate in the program two semesters among the partner universities from 2011 to 2014 with an before the intended travel date to allow for taking regular Portu- extension to 2015. TTU and UNM will send 4 or 5 students in guese language courses at the home university. January 2015 to study during the 2015 spring semester at one The deadline to apply for a FIPSE scholarships is: of the Brazilian partner universities. U.S. students will take March 15, 2014 if planning to be in Brazil for the 2015 Spring Universidade de São Paulo (USP) regular courses at one of the three partner Brazilian semester. universities, become proficient in Portuguese, get acquainted Universidade de São Paulo (USP) is the largest and one of the best universities in Brazil and Latin America. USP has more than with Brazilian culture and gain international experience. INTENSIVE PORTUGUESE COURSE 80,000 students and 5,000 faculty in six campuses in the State of PUC São Paulo. The university offers a range of undergraduate courses Eligibility for Enrollment and more than 200 graduate programs. Engineering courses at USP are taught at the Polytechnic School (Escola Politecnica) and The program targets sophomore and junior undergraduate agricultural sciences courses at the ESALQ campus in Piracicaba, students in landscape architecture, biology, civil engineer- near Sao Paulo. ing and geography. Seniors and graduate students with USP is located in the City of São Paulo, a metropolitan area cen- outstanding academic performance will be eligible upon ter with more than 11 million people that is advisor’s recommendation. Language students are not eli- Students are required to attend a four-week intensive Portuguese the economic and industrial center of Bra- gible for this program. training program prior to the start of classes at the host university. zil. Students are required to have a minimum 2.5 GPA for The program, offered in private universities in Rio (PUC) or in Mi- applicants. nas Gerais includes cultural and student life information plus visits Program participants must be U.S. citizens or Permanent to local points of interest. The intensive language and culture Residents. course will be offered in Brazil in January 2015. Academic Credits Students will receive full credit (12-15 credit hours per se- Brazil mester) for successfully completed course work. Students Brazil is the largest country in Latin America and the fifth largest in must obtain advisor’s approval for the courses that will be the world, both in geographical area and in population with an area of more than 3.2 million sq. miles and more than 200 million inhab- Universidade Federal de Campina Grande (UFCG) taken in Brazil to ensure transfer of credits that will meet itants. The country has much to offer in diversity, culture, exoticism their degree requirements at TTU or UNM. and outstanding natural beauty. UFCG is one of the leading technological and research institu- Brazil has large and well-developed agricultural, mining, manufac- tions in northeastern Brazil. It was mentioned in a 2001 edition of the Newsweek magazine as a technopole - among 9 other around Living in Brazil turing and service sectors. Brazil is today South America’s leading economic power and one of the world’s fastest growing major econ- the world - that represents a new vision for technology. It was Most Brazilian universities do not provide on-campus hous- again quoted in 2003 as the Brazilian Silicon Valley. It is a public ing. Host universities will help students to find housing at omies. Major export products include aircraft, electrical equipment, automobiles, soybeans, coffee, orange juice, textiles, ethanol, iron university whose main campus is located in the city of Campina private homes registered with the university or to rent apart- ore and steel. Brazil is the world’s tenth largest energy consumer Grande, State of Paraiba. ments near campus. Renting apartments may require sharing with much of its energy coming from renewable sources such as the unit with another student. hydroelectric power plants and ethanol. Students accepted in the program are awarded scholarships, Brazilian culture has historical ties with Portugal, but it is influ- but will need supplemental funds for living and additional enced by African, indigenous and other European (Italian and Ger- expenses. man) and non-European ( mostly Japanese) cultures. .