In July of 2014, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff announced the extension of the Brazil Science without Borders Program, offering 100,000 more scholarships from 2015-2018. The aim for the total number of scholarships awarded between 2010-2018 is 201,000.

 

“This is a program designed to ensure Brazil is able to be innovative, and to generate interest in the sciences and the application of technology in all areas including industry and agriculture and especially to facilitate research in basic sciences,” noted President Rousseff.

 

Now entering its fifth year, the Science without Borders program, also known as the Brazil Scientific Mobility Program, has successfully enabled tens of thousands of bright, innovative young Brazilians to engage in international research and learning at universities throughout the world in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

 

With programs ranging from undergraduate semesters abroad to full PhDs and visiting research opportunities, this Brazilian initiative is creating a new generation of global-minded scientific leaders. Sponsored by CAPES and CNPq and administered in Canada by CBIE and CALDO, the Science without Borders program is also supported by hundreds of international corporate sponsors, giving students the opportunity to gain hands-on internship and research experience.

 

Through the Science without Borders program, students study abroad for two semesters, commencing in either the fall or the spring.