Scholarships

Hi UFT!!! We’re back! Last week I didn’t post because Michol and I were in Brasília!! We had a conference for all of the Fulbright ETAs in Brazil. Michol and I are just two of thirty people in our program.  We are helping Letras professors teach English at federal universities all over the country. Some universities have one ETA.  Others like UFT-Araguaína have two.  One university (Belém) even has three ETAs!

I’m telling you this because the Fulbright program works both ways. When you graduate, you can apply to be a Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA). You will do what Michol, Oak, and I do at UFT.  The only difference is that you will assist at a university in the U.S.!! Exciting, right?!? Our program is nine months long. We work part-time (meio período) and have a side project.  The program also covers the cost of living, passagens, and basic health care.

Sound interesting? Well, this opportunity and many more are available to you! There are resources for students with great English and less than great English. There are programs for students who have graduated and those who have not graduated yet.  If you want to know more you can visit this website. 

http://www.educationusa.info/faq.php?language=6#.T4niKaumi8B

Taken straight from the UFT website: http://www.noticias.uft.edu.br/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=41400&Itemid=1

Estão abertas inscrições para 250 bolsas de cursos de idiomas a distância destinadas a alunos, professores e técnicos da UFT de todos os câmpus. Para concorrer, o interessado deve ler atentamente o edital publicado pela Diretoria de Assuntos Internacionais (DAI). São oferecidas 150 bolsas para aulas virtuais de língua espanhola e 100 para língua inglesa. Os cursos terão duração de até seis meses e certificação pela Universia Brasil.

  And as always you can e-mail us at etauft@gmail.com. We look forward to hearing from you!