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Science without Borders - Application

The study programme application, for those that have been accepted within the Science without borders scholarship program, starts on 1 March 2013.

  • CAPES/CNPq will pre-select qualified applicants during 17 January through 4 February, and then you will receive instructions to complete the application form to Sweden.

  • Qualified Science without Borders scholars can then submit an application for course packages at Umeå University during 1 to 8 March 2013 at www.universityadmissions.se, the national admissions website in Sweden.

  • Notification of selection results will be published on 2 May 2013

Step by Step Application Instructions

Basic eligibility requirements

The student must have completed at least 60% of the studies planned for your degree program at the time for the planned beginning of the scholarship period.

English proficiency

The student must present TOEFL test (Test of English as Foreign Language) in the modalities iBT (Internet Based Test), minimum score of 90 points (no band under 20) or PBT (Paper Based Test), minimum score of points, 575 or IELTS minimum score of 6.5 points (no band less than 5,5), performed sometime after August 1, 2010.

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Application Timeline

14 January 2013- Final day to register for the Science Without Borders Programme in Brazil. 

17 January to 4 February 2013 - Selection of applicants by CAPES/CNPq.

1 March 2013 Application period opens for course packages at Umeå University.

8 March 2013 - Deadline to apply for course packages at Umeå University.

20 March 2013 - Deadline for University Admissions to receive documents to complete the electronic admission application (cover sheet, transcripts, copy of English test results, copy of Passport ID page or ID card).

2 May 2013 - Notification of selection results published as a pdf document on Universityadmissions.se

2 September 2013 - Start of the academic term at Umeå University