Step by step
This is an overall step-by-step necessary for US students. For Brazilian students, please contact your local coordinator (listed below). Students are encouraged to work closely with their adviser and the FIPSE exchange program coordinator at their home university. Please keep in mind that additional steps might be necessary. It usually takes 3 to 4 months to get ready.
- Before leaving to Brazil
- Fill out home university application (contact your local coordinator listed below) and/or Texas A&M University application and apply for the FIPSE exchange program.
- Verify passport validity. Check recommendations at a Brazilian Consulate or Embassy.
- Submit the application to the sought Brazilian university (send a copy to Texas A&M University) and wait for their approval and application forms. Student has to select the courses at the Brazilian university and check for equivalency at their home university. Recommended courses can be found here.
- Student need to take 2 tests, production test and the Portuguese test (FLATS by BYU). Cathryn Clement’s office will make the arrangements for the Portuguese test.
- Contact a Brazilian Consulate or Embassy to make an appointment to get the appropriate Brazilian VISA. Take the Brazilian university forms, our support letter, and other documents needed by the Brazilian consulate of embassy to get the Brazilian VISA. Cathryn Clement will issue the support letter containing information about the financial support and the FIPSE exchange program.
- Decide on the arrival date in Brazil with the Brazilian university. An immersion Portuguese course might be needed. We have arrangements with private institutes at both places (Recife and Pirassununga) to provide intensive Portuguese classes. We strongly suggest students to take at least 2 weeks of intensive Portuguese classes; the course will be paid by the FIPSE exchange program.
- Cathryn Clement’s office purchases the flight tickets.
- The stipend payments will be organized by Cathryn Clement’s office. The Borlaug Institute/Texas A&M University will issue 50% of the stipend (the other 50% will be given around the middle of the stay)
- Student has to purchase health insurance and medevac/repatriation insurance.
- Student has to make arrangements for local transportation and lodging while in Brazil. The coordinators in Brazil will assist with these arrangements.
- Student travels to Brazil.
- While in Brazil
- Student will be registered to the FIPSE Ruminant Production course at WebCT (TAMU). Student has to maintain an active weekly/biweekly blog/journal about about adaptation, courses, progresses, studies, visits, travels, etc.
- Student finishes the courses and comes back to the US.
- After arrival in the US
- Student has to prepare a presentation and a report (up to 10 pages) about the exchange program and lessons learned during the stay in Brazil.
- Student will take two tests (production test and the Portuguese test).
- Student will keep entering information in the blog/journal at WebCT for at least 2 months after arrival.
US Students
It is a wonderful opportunity to pursue academic work and expand your international experience. Students are encouraged to meet with Dr. Tedeschi and/or Mrs Clement for more details. Some guidelines for reciprocal exchange students are provided by the Study Abroad Programs Office at Texas A&M University. Applications of Texas A&M University students will have to be approved by both the Borlaug Institute and the Study Abroad Office. Below are some requirements that US students must meet before they are approved to participate in the FIPSE/CAPES Exchange Program:
- Student must be a US citizen and have a valid US passport
- GPA 3.0 or greater
- Copy of transcript
- Completion of Levels 1 & 2 of Portuguese in Rosetta Stone (available for free for applicants)
- Three reference letters:
- Two reference letters
- One reference letter from someone who has known you for three years or more and can give us some insights about your maturity and ability to represent the US while studying abroad
- Application forms:
- Fill out the application questionnaire
- For TAMU students: fill out the online Reciprocal Educational Exchange Programs (REEP)
- For non-TAMU students: please contact Dr Golden for CalPoly or Dr. Sainz for UCDavis
- Join the Facebook FIPSE Ruminants group
- An essay (up to 2 pages) on how this exchange program with Brazil will add to your understanding and knowledge in your area of concentration
- Application deadline is MARCH 1st
Students who are eligible for participating in the FIPSE/CAPES program will have to (1.) select a Brazilian university (FZEA/USP or UFRPE) to attend and (2.) contact the representative of the Brazilian university to start working on the forms necessary for the VISA application, lodging, transportation arrangements, and courses enrollment. See the contact of Brazilian representatives below.
Brazilian Students
Brazilian students seeking international experience should contact their representatives at FZEA/USP or UFRPE for more information. Below are some requirements that Brazilian students must meet after they are pre-selected to participate in the FIPSE/CAPES Exchange Program by their home university international office:
- Student must be a Brazil citizen and have a valid Brazilian passport
- Application forms:
- Students planning to go to Texas A&M University have to print and fill out Incoming Reciprocal Exchange Application forms, and send them to Mrs Clement for approval and preparation of the USA immigration documentation (i.e. student VISA)
- Students planning to go to UCDavis or CalPoly universities have to contact Dr. Sainz or Dr. Golden, respectively.
- An English placement test may be required upon your arrival at the US university
- Join the Facebook FIPSE Ruminants group
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 Fund for the Improvement ofPostsecondary Education |
 Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior |
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