Nomination Procedure for Incoming Students
Partner Universities please, nominate your students by filling out the Google form which will be sent to you via email. If you have not received the steps for nomination, please, email us to: crint.poli@usp.br.
Warnings:
The courses in our Engineering Programs are taught in Portuguese.
Applications sent via email will not be accepted.
Nomination / Application Deadlines
First Semester: February/March to June
Nomination: October 10th
Application Forms: October 31st
Second Semester:August to December (Spring Semester)
Nomination: April 10th
Application Forms: April 30th
*It is important to address that, for the Cooperative courses of Chemical Engineering and Computer Engineering, the timetable is divided into quarterly (4 months modules) and the classes start in January, May, and September. In these cases, the deadlines for nomination/application remain the same.
Application Instructions: Required Documents
Application:
Once the student has been nominated by their home institution, they will receive an automatic email from Mundus System, requiring them to apply online.
ATTENTION: it is mandatory to click on “Send (Enviar)” in order to complete the application.
Additional information:
The Nomination Letter (Carta de Nomeação) must be signed by your Home Institution before being uploaded.
Any doubts or issues can be sent to the email address: crint.poli@usp.br
All the documents must be in PDF format, except the Photo, which must be in JPEG.
It is important to observe that Poli (Escola Politécnica) does not offer work experiences and training in companies to non-degree incoming students. We offer only research internships for them.
Double Degree students can do internships in companies.
An introduction to Portuguese language
It is highly recommended that exchange students take Portuguese classes before coming to Brazil.
Living in a new country with a different culture, habits, and learning experiences is a broad challenge. This course is fundamental for students in the USP Exchange Program, since it will teach them important foundations on how to live in São Paulo, with Brazilians, enjoy the experience in Brazil, and much more!
Know more about: https://conteudo.pecege.com/viva-usp-en
There’s also a Portuguese course for foreigners (language course): https://clinguas.fflch.usp.br/cursos-portugues-primeiro-semestre
Required Documents
Standard Documents (required for all candidates):
Nomination Letter: must be signed by your home instituition
Escola Politécnica of USP Application Form (fully filled):
Application Form
Application_Form_Word-Version /Application Form_pdf version
CURRICULUM VITAE, of the candidate, in Portuguese or English (1-2 pages), consisting of a photo, full name (name, middle name(s), and surname), email address; date and place of birth, home address, contact phone number. Do not forget to include areas of expertise, distinctions, possible participation in Students Olympiads, contests and prizes, scholarships (with the duration of the project), professional and academic experiences, as well as any participation in social and civic projects.
STAMPED AND OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT OF RECORDS, issued by the student’s home university. This document needs to highlight the academic paths that the candidate is attending (from the start of their undergraduate course) and must include the names of the courses, as well as the number of credits and results of the candidate.
Photocopy of passport or identity card.
The student photo (in JPEG format).
Mandatory Additional Documents for Non-Degree Exchange Students:
Learning Agreement: the student must select all the courses they may be interested in. It is important, when choosing the courses, to pay attention to the semester in which they are offered.
Learning-Agreement_Word-Version_2025 / Learning Agreement_PDF Version
Mandatory Additional Documents for Double Degree Students:
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/MOTIVATION LETTER (in Portuguese or English – 1 or 2 pages). The candidate must write their motivation letter to justify their choice to conduct part of their studies in Brazil, specifically at Escola Politécnica of USP. They must also address specific contents from previous studies, as well as, demonstrate the benefits of the exchange will bring for their future career.
