Brazil to Send 100,000 Science Students Abroad: BRASILIA, Brazil — Brazil will grant 100,000 scholarships for university students to study abroad as the rapidly developing nation tries to boost competitiveness and fill a growing shortage in the supply of top engineers and other key professionals, officials said Tuesday.
The scholarships are part of the government's Science Without Frontiers program that focuses on students in science, health, mathematics, physics, engineering and technology, said Science and Technology Minister Aloizio Mercadante.
The government will finance 75,000 of the scholarships and the private sector will put up the funds for the remaining 25,000, he said.
“We will place our best students in the world's best universities,” Mercadante said.
