BSMPStudents
CongratulationsonbeingselectedtostudyviaaBrazilScienceMobilityProgram(BSMP)scholarship!
TheBSMPscholarshipismanagedbytheInstituteforInternationalEducation(IIE)www.iie.org
TheSponsoredStudentsOfficewillassistyouinworkingwithyourIIEadvisorandtheIIEtuition
department.
AllsponsoredinternationalstudentsarerequiredtosigntheBillingandInformationReleaseformin
orderforustoworkwithyoursponsoronyourbehalf.
Importanttermsofyourscholarship:
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Housingistobeinastandarddouble-occupancyroomintheJardineLivingCommunity
apartmentsandresidencehallrooms.
Sundayeveningmealsarenotserved.Yoursponsorwillprovide$7perSundaydinnerwhich
willbedepositedinyourKSUCatCashaccount.
Livingstipendisdirectdepositedtoyourbankaccountin3monthincrements.Themoneyis
designedtopayforpersonalexpensesandbooks(whichwillcostmorethan$300persemester)
CourseschedulemustbeapprovedbyyourIIEadvisor.UploadscheduletoIIEstudentaccount
whenyouenroll.https://mycusthelp.info/IIE/_cs/Login.aspx
Classselectionmustinclude75%academiccoursesthataredirectlyorindirectlyrelatedtoyour
major,andnotmorethan25%academiccoursesofotherpersonalinterest.
Onlineandhybrid(partonline,partin-person)coursesarenotallowedbyyourscholarship.
HealthinsuranceisprovidedbyUnitedHealthcareaspartofyourscholarship.Visionand
dentalisnotincluded,butadiscountprogramisavailable.Healthcareisveryexpensiveinthe
USA.Youwillpayaportionofthebillforeachvisit,procedure,ormedication.
Verificationsyoumayneed:
o Transcriptofacademicgrades–orderonlineathttp://www.k-state.edu/registrar/t_v/
andrequestanelectronictranscriptsenttoyou.UploadatyourIIEstudentaccount.
o Proofofenrollment–TheSponsoredStudentsOfficewillprepareadocumentforyouto
submitonyourIIEwebsite.
o Letterofverification-TheSponsoredStudentOfficewillhelpyouwithallotherletters
ofverification.
o Syllabus–BringyourclasssyllabitotheSponsoredStudentOfficeforastampof
authenticity.
o Workauthorization–TheSPSSofficewillsignRequestforEmploymentforeligible
students.
AcademicTrainingmaybecompletedanywhereinthecontinentalUnitedStates.Itcanbean
internship,observership,orresearchopportunity,andshouldbeabout30hoursperweekfor8
weeks.Youcanbepaid,butwagesarenotnecessarysinceyouarefullysponsored.
Note:Beginsearchingforanexcellentresearchorinternshipopportunitywithinthefirstacademic
semesteryouarehere.Alsobeawarethattherearemanyexcellentopportunitiesthroughunpaid
internships.
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CampusemploymentisallowedduringyoursecondacademicsemesteratK-State.Maximum
hoursis20perweek.PleasecontacttheSponsoredStudentOfficeforinstructionsonaccepting
anofferofcampusstudentemployment.^pdf^