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Summer: Please apply by Feb 20th. After that, we will accept applications for open positions. Send an email to mit-brazil@mit.edu to check with the director.
To apply go to https://applymisti.mit.edu/, select MIT-Brazil program, create a profile, upload the documents, and select a time to meet the director.
Students are matched with an internship host between Dec. 5-Mar. 15, and encouraged to take an active role in this process by: researching potential hosts (both current and new), reaching out to relevant alumni or other contacts, and interviewing with proposed placement teams/labs. Final placement is usually determined no later than Mar. 15. Mandatory training sessions are then held Mar. 15-May 6.
Most internships take place in the summer for 9-12 weeks, starting between the last week of May and the 2nd week of June and ending in the 3rd or 4th week of August. Longer internships of 3-12 months with flexible start/end dates are also available.
Open to MIT undergraduates, graduating seniors, and graduate students in all disciplines
4.0 or better
Undergraduates: 2-4 semesters Portuguese language courses (depending on host) OR equivalent proficiency
Graduate students: Language requirement waived depending on available internships
Check out Portuguese language courses at MIT
Undergraduates: No prerequisites
Graduate students: No prerequisites
All program expenses are covered, including airfare and a stipend to cover food and accommodation.
Students are required to attend MIT-Brazil training and preparation sessions in March/May and a checkout meeting with the managing director before departure.
Every year three 9-month fellowships are awarded to outstanding MIT graduate students to further their studies at MIT in education, educational technology and innovation, educational policy and reform, and related areas. The value of the fellowship is up to $60,000 (most of the fellowship is to cover tuition costs).
Masters students may apply for a fellowship for their first year (in the spring of the year they plan to first matriculate). In addition, advanced masters and doctoral students may apply for a Lemann research fellowship to support thesis research related to education in Brazil. Graduate students from all schools and disciplines are eligible subject to the following priorities.
Preference will be given to applicants from Brazil, and then to applicants from any country working on issues relevant to advancing education in Brazil.
Preference will be given to masters students, then doctoral students.
Incoming students must first apply and be admitted to their program of choice at MIT. Once admitted at MIT, then students submit directly a further application for a Lemann Fellowship. Applications for incoming masters students, advanced masters and doctoral students will be open in January.
Applications are due by April 1st 2018 by email to RLCK@mit.edu.
For more information, please contact Rosabelli Coelho-Keyssar Program Manager, MIT Brazil at RLCK@mit.edu.
Deadline to apply: Feb 11th 2018
Summer 2018
Open to MIT sophomores, juniors, seniors and grad students in all disciplines.
Portuguese is NOT required for most placements, but beginner Portuguese ability is valued. (Check out Portuguese language courses at MIT.)
Advanced Portuguese language ability is highly valued for select placements.
GPA ≈4.0 or better required
Teaching experience and strong interest in education
We've got you covered for all necessities: airfare, housing, and stipend for basic living expenses.
Once selected to participate, students must attend prep sessions and a checkout meeting.
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