1. Notes/Extra Information
The Brazilian Scientific Mobility Program (BSMP) *formerly known as
the Science without Borders Program
• Provides scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students from Brazil
to study at colleges/universities in United States for year, and then they
return to home country to complete degree.
• Scholarships awarded in Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics (STEM)
• It seems to be that more undergraduates enroll in program than graduates
• The ultimate goal is to grant 100,000 scholarships to Brazilian Students to
study fields incorporated in STEM.
• Thanks to this program devised by the U.S. and Brazilian liaison, a
significant increase in these majors. In fact, there hasn’t been this large of an
increase since the 1960’s and 70’s when Brazilian government funded PhD
study abroad program in agricultural research, oil exploration and aviation.
Source: Chaw, Patricia, and Charles Gale. "Expanding U.S Study Abroad to
Brazil." IIE. 1 May 2012. Web. <www.iie.org>.
The following information isn’t a secluded population of Brazilian
College Students in USA, rather the total number of non-U.S. students
obtaining visas in USA. Thought this would give a bigger picture of how
many international students in this country.
Total # of Students
2010 2011 2012
1,595,078 1,788,962 1,653,576
Academic Student (F-1 Visas)
2010 2011 2012
1,514,783 1,702,730 1,514,783
Source:
http://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/ois_ni_fr_2012.pdf
*In April of 2012, the Institute of International Education (IIE) led a
tour of 18 U.S. higher education institutions in Brazilian cities,
including Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia and Piracicaba.

2. Source: Chaw, Patricia, and Charles Gale. "Expanding U.S Study Abroad to
Brazil." IIE. 1 May 2012. Web. www.iie.org
*The Full Bright Educational Advising offices offer orientations and intensive
information about studying America. Analyzing the academic centers in Brazilian
Cities/Regions provides insight where international students from Brazil are
originating from.
Source: Doug Palmer U.S. Colleges See Opportunity as Brazil sends Students
Abroad http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/08/28/usa-brazil-education-idinl
*In Brazil, nearly 73% of Brazilian Students attend private colleges, compared to
45% in other Latin American countries.
Source: Angela Duffy Public VS. Private Schools: An International Perspective July
16, 2011