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MISTIBrazil
Brazil
Experience Brazil’s outstanding potential, welcoming and richly diverse people, and innovation culture first-hand.
Cost neutral internships for MIT students at Brazilian companies, research institutes and universities.
Notes from the Field
Brazil Program Details
Preparation & Training
MIT-Brazil matches MIT students with internships and research opportunities at leading companies, research labs and universities in Brazil. Internships can last anywhere from 3 to 12 months and the program expenses are covered.
Timeline
Application due
Summer 2018: Deadline to apply Feb 11th 2018. Apply by December 4th for early placement.
Send an email to mit-brazil@mit.edu if you have questions.
Please go to https://applymisti.mit.edu/, select MIT-Brazil program, create a profile, upload the documents, and select a time to meet the director of the program.
Placement process
Students are matched with an internship host between Dec. 5-Mar. 1, and students are 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.
Dates and duration
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.
Eligibility
Open to MIT undergraduates, graduating seniors, and graduate students in all disciplines
Requirements
GPA
4.0 or better
Language
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
Prerequisites
Undergraduates: No prerequisites
Graduate students: No prerequisites
Funding
All program expenses are covered, including airfare and a stipend to cover food and accommodation.
Preparation
Students are required to attend MIT-Brazil training and preparation sessions in March/May and a checkout meeting with the managing director before departure.
A generous gift from the Jorge Paulo Lemann Foundation has created a pilot program to support Lemann Education Fellowships at MIT.
Lemann Education Fellowship
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).
Eligibility
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.
Requirements
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.
Procedures
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.
Deadline
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.
MIT-Brazil's Global Teaching Labs offer a unique opportunity for MIT students to learn by teaching and share MIT's "mens et manus" approach with Brazilian students through STEAM and entrepreneurship workshops.
Application
Deadline to apply: Feb 11th 2018
Timeline
Summer 2018
Eligibility
Open to MIT sophomores, juniors, seniors and grad students in all disciplines.
Language
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.
Requirements
GPA ≈4.0 or better required
Teaching experience and strong interest in education
Stipend
We've got you covered for all necessities: airfare, housing, and stipend for basic living expenses.
Preparation
Once selected to participate, students must attend prep sessions and a checkout meeting.
Contact Us
Contact the Program Manager with questions about the program
