Brazil is a great place to visit and an even better place to study.  Two Worlds United offers programs for high school exchange students.  Many students choose Two Worlds United Summer Exchange programs because of the flexibility of dates and choice of destination city.  Students who prefer a longer stay and are interested in non-specific locations within Brazil choose the Two Worlds United Semester or Academic Year Programs.   Brazil´s diversity and great growth potential also characterize its educational system. Comprising kindergarten, elementary school, secondary school, vocational secondary school and higher education, the Brazilian educational system can offer quality education at all levels. In higher education alone, 5 million students are enrolled in the more than 23,000 programs available.

Over 2,000 private and public schools offer higher education programs with domestic and international recognition for quality. The University of São Paulo (USP), for instance, ranked 196 in the list of the best universities of the world published by the Times Higher Education in 2008. The University of Campinas (Unicamp) ranked 203 and the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro ranked 305 in the 2007 list. The State University of São Paulo (UNESP) and the Federal University of Minas Gerais also rank among the top 500 universities in the world. They are all public universities.

Each Summer Two Worlds United welcomes high school students to beautiful Ireland.  As a Two Worlds United student in Ireland you’ll visit the most famous sites as well as some of the lesser known but extraordinary sites.

Tuition includes:

• Homestay accommodation including meals with your host family
• School Tuition included in all programs which have an Academic component including Year, Semester, Trimester and Summer Language & Culture Programs
• Events and Excursions including entrance fees and transportation
• Chaperones and Local On-site staff support and supervision
• Airport transfers on arrival and departure
• 24-hour worldwide emergency assistance throughout the program
• Pre-departure and in-country orientations
• Student Handbook

Program does not include:

• Airfare- students are met at the airport by a program representative
• Passport and visa application fees as applicable
• Personal expenses (e.g., toiletries, clothing, internet, calling card, activities)
• School expenses (e.g., uniform/lunches, if required, supplies, bus pass)
• Any other item not specified

Applications for the progrom are online at the Two Worlds United Website at http://www.twoworldsunited.com/preapplication.html this form should be completed and returned to the Two Worlds United Office along with your $95 Registration Fee.This is not the same as filling out the pre-application online; please do not resubmit the online pre-application.  In order to receive your full application, you must mail in a hard copy of your pre-application with the Registration Fee.

You will then receive your Two Worlds United Full Application Form.  After we get your full application form the next step will be forTwo Worlds United to send your full application overseas.  The Coordinators will then begin to make your placement arrangements based upon the information that you include in your full application form.

Please mail your application to:

Two Worlds United

503 E. Jackson Street

Suite 250

Tampa, FL  33602

Two Worlds United offers partial scholarships are from $250 up to $1200. Qualified students may apply based on criteria which may include: academic grade point average, financial need, number and level of courses attempted in high school, rank in class, and information included on the International Awareness Scholarship application. Each scholarship is based upon meeting the individual scholarship requirements and the application competition.

After applying with the preliminary application, you will receive your Two Worlds United Full Application Form and a Scholarship Application Form.  Please keep in mind that applications are handled as first come – first serve basis, so the sooner you apply the better chances to get a better destination city, and placement.

If you’d like to find out more about fundraising there is a Fundraising Information Kit online athttp://www.twoworldsunited.com/fundraising.pdf