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03/28/2012
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Country Embassy in Brazil has invested U.S. $ 200,000 in program
The U.S. embassy in Brazil reported, on Tuesday (27), the opening of the exchange program that will offer 125 scholarships for students with low incomes.
According to the embassy, the program cost about R$ 340,000 (U.S. $ 200,000). The scholarships are for intensive courses in American culture and will be included in the program Science Without Borders, the federal government.
They will be directed to students with academic excellence in the cities of Belém, Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Campinas, Curitiba, Guarapuava, Londrina, Manaus, Marilia, Recife, Ribeirão Preto, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Sao Jose dos Campos, Sao Paulo and Sorocaba .
The course offered to students was developed by American experts and the US-Brazil binational centers. The program English ³ is divided into three modules: preparation of 60 class hours for the test of English proficiency TOEFL course of 60 classroom hours of writing techniques and presentation in English and a course of 30 classroom hours on academic life and U.S. cultural.
The United States was the first country to receive students without Frontiers Science Program. The scholarship is offered through the Coalition of Educational and Cultural Entities US-Brazil.
To compete, it is necessary that the person either Brazilian or naturalized and is enrolled in a college of technology in the areas and topics identified by the program. In addition, the candidate must have good academic development, having completed 40% of the curriculum laid down by the rank and have intermediate level of English proficiency.
The student must also be classified with at least 600 points in Enem (National Exam of Secondary Education) and demonstrate the need for financial aid.
Design Science Without Borders was created in December 2011 and is administered by CNPq (National Council for Scientific and Technological Development), Capes (Coordination of Improvement of Higher Level Personnel) and the Ministries of Science and Technology and Education.
Source: R7 News
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