Brazil
Region: The Western Hemisphere
There are two types of Fulbright grants to Brazil.35 FULBRIGHT FULL GRANTSLanguage Proficient spoken and written Portuguese is required at the time of application. Consideration will be given to applicants with significant Spanish language skills who have begun study of Portuguese.
Grant period 9 months, March to December. Candidates should plan to attend the arrival orientation and begin their assignments in Brazil in March 2012. Alternate start dates will not be considered except in the most extraordinary circumstances.
Candidate profile Applications from all degree levels and in all fields of study are welcome. However, the following areas are considered a priority for 2011-12: science, technology, agriculture, environment and English teaching. In particular, the U.S. Embassy and the Fulbright Commission will be implementing a comprehensive plan to increase the quality and quantity of English language teaching and learning in Brazil. Fulbright grantees will play a central role in the implementation of this initiative in the university system. Study/research projects with linkages to the language and literature departments of Brazilian universities where they prepare future English teachers will be highly ranked. Areas of focus could be, but are not limited to English teaching methodology, classroom participation, teacher/student evaluation and assessment.
Affiliation All candidates must have an affiliation with an academic institution, except in extraordinary cases. (Additional affiliations with non-profit organizations, archives, governmental agencies, etc., are acceptable and may be desirable depending on the nature of the candidate's proposal. Letters of affiliation must accompany the application. Graduating seniors and recent graduates are required to affiliate with a Brazilian academic institution and to enroll in at least one course, preferably two, per semester. Candidates are encouraged to state their host institution preferences and to obtain a letter from the institution indicating that courses related to the applicant's research interests are available. Master's degree and ph.D. candidates should initiate contact with the host institution of preference prior to submitting the application and include documentation of such contacts and any replies. Final approval by the Commission is subject to confirmation of an affiliation. If necessary, the Commission will assist selected candidates in confirming a possible host institution affiliation or recommending alternate affiliations.
Specific program/country considerations Projects are encouraged in all parts of Brazil, not just the main population centers in the Southeast. Grantees may accept unremunerated teaching/research assistantships that are related to their projects. Qualified grantees should discuss their interest in such work with the Commission on arrival.
Research clearance Research in indigenous areas requires clearance that takes a minimum of six months. Grantees should check with their host institutions about how to apply for clearance.
Website www.fulbright.org.br/
Dependents The grant does not provide benefits for dependents. Grantees must give proof of health insurance coverage for dependents, including provision for emergency medical evacuation.
Website http://www.fulbright.org.br/ 30 FULBRIGHT ENGLISH TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIPS for March 201220 FULBRIGHT ENGLISH TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIPS for March 2011
The current competition for the Fulbright U.S. Student ETA Program to Brazil has a SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY for an additional 20 ETA Awards for grants beginning in MARCH 2011. Applicants who are available to begin a grant in March 2011 and wish to be considered for the Brazil ETA March 2011 awards must select this option from the dropdown menu in Question 3, Special Opportunity, in the Online Application. Candidates recommended for the Brazil ETA March 2011 Award will be notified by mid-December 2010, with final grant offers made in January 2011.
Applicants who do not wish to be considered and those not recommended for the March 2011 Award will be considered in the current competition for the 30 Fulbright ETA Awards for grants beginning in March 2012. The information below refers to both Program years.
In summary, the current competition for the Brazil ETA Program will consider applications for grants starting in March 2011 (20 Awards) and March 2012 (30 Awards.)
Language Proficiency (the equivalent of two year's college level study) in spoken and written components of any Romance language is required. In addition, basic knowledge Portuguese is strongly recommended.
Grant period 9 months. Grant dates will correspond to the academic year in Brazil, February/early-March to November/early December. The grant period starts with an orientation organized by the Fulbright Commission. Attendance at the orientation is mandatory.
Candidate profile Candidates must be available to begin grants in March 2011 or 2012, based on selection. Applications are welcome from recent graduates and graduate students with experience working in an educational environment and, specifically, classroom teaching. Candidates with degrees in English, applied linguistics or foreign languages and certification or significant coursework in teacher education or TESOL are strongly preferred. Some full-time ESL teaching experience and TESOL certification may substitute for a relevant degree. NOTE: Because this is a student program, candidates with more than three years teaching experience or a master's degree in TESOL and more than one year teaching at the time of application may be considered overqualified and not eligible for this program.
Nature of Placement In advance of the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil, the U.S. Embassy and the Fulbright Commission will be implementing a comprehensive plan to increase the quality and quantity of English teaching in Brazil. To this end, the majority of the grantees will be placed with Teacher's Colleges at public universities throughout Brazil, where in order to graduate as English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers, students attend four-year undergraduate programs. Placements may also be made at Binational Centers, which specialize in teaching English as a second language, or other similar institutions. In both cases, ETAs will be assigned as language-learning assistants, but will not be responsible for teaching entire courses. They will develop and lead language learning activities and classes under the supervision of faculty, and promote U.S. culture through cultural and social programs. The Fulbright Commission will match the grantee with the appropriate host institution. Details of assignments will be subject to communication between the Fulbright Commission and the host institution and based on the academic profile of the selected candidate and the host institution's needs. Placement can be in any Brazilian city.
Supplementary project Teaching assistant responsibilities will be up to 20-25 hours per week; therefore, grantees are expected to engage in other activities related to their personal, career, and/or educational interests. Applicants should consider a project that they intend to pursue if awarded the grant and, since they will not know where they will be placed, keep in mind that these activities should be flexible respective to geographic location. For example, grantees may pursue a course of study, conduct research into topics or issues relative to Brazil, engage in specific volunteer activities, or a combination of these. Grantees may not necessarily be placed at an institution or in a location where they can effectively carry out the goals of their supplementary project. In these cases, the Fulbright Commission will discuss project alternatives with the grantee when the placement is made. ETA Special Opportunity We are pleased to announce that the current competition for the Fulbright U.S. Student ETA Program to Brazil has a SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY for an additional 20 ETA Awards for grants beginning in MARCH 2011. In addition, the number of ETA grants for Brazil for March 2012 has increased to 20.Applicants who are available to begin a grant in March 2011 (e.g.., spring 2011 graduating seniors will not be eligible) and wish to be considered for the Brazil ETA March 2011 awards must select this option from the dropdown menu in Question 3, Special Opportunity, in the Online Application. Candidates recommended for the Brazil ETA March 2011 Award will be notified by mid-December 2010, with final grant offers made in January 2011.
Applicants who do not wish to be considered and those not recommended for the March 2011 Award will be considered in the current competition for the 30 Fulbright ETA Awards for grants beginning in March 2012. Click here for more information on the Brazil ETA Program.
Please encourage students and recent graduates of teaching and TESOL programs, in particular, to consider this program. For the former group (non-TESOL), if they have good second language skills, they may be good candidates, especially if they have teaching or tutoring experience with ESL populations.
Also, please refer to the ETA table on the website for information on new ETA grant opportunities.
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