Summer Intensive Portuguese Institute (SIPI)

Host Institution: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Website: https://sipi.wisc.edu/

Dates: 16-Jun-2025 - 08-Aug-2025
Location: Online, ----------------

Minimum Education Level: High School Graduate and above

Special Qualifications: Eligible to: Undergraduates, Graduates, and Adult Learners

Focus: Elementary Brazilian Portuguese language

Description:

The Summer Intensive Portuguese Institute (SIPI) is a special eight-week online program optimized for those who wish to study beginning Brazilian Portuguese. While optimized for learners who have studied a Romance language, all undergraduate students, graduate students, and adult learners are eligible to apply. Students learn speaking, reading, listening, and writing skills though classroom instruction and a full range of co-curricular activities.

Tuition: $5,000
Tuition Explanation: The maximum cost of tuition for SIPI is $5,000, which is based on standard UW-Madison summer tuition rates.

This cost may be less for current UW-Madison students and WI and MN residents. SIPI is committed to making our instruction as affordable as possible while keeping the highest quality of instruction.

Financial Aid Applications accepted until 02-Mar-2025

The various types of funding that SIPI students can apply for to help ease the financial burden of tuition can be found at this link: https://sipi.wisc.edu/costs-and-funding/.

Feel free to apply for more than one funding opportunity if you fit the eligibility criteria.

We encourage both undergraduate and graduate students to consult with their home department and university’s office of financial aid for any funding they might offer.

Linguistic Field(s): Language Acquisition

Subject Language(s): Portuguese (por)

Language Family(ies): Portuguese based
Registration: 20-Nov-2024 to 15-Mar-2025

Contact Person: SIPI Coordinator Kerry Uniyal
Phone: 6082633724
Email: [email protected]

Apply by Email: [email protected]
Apply on the web: https://sipi.wisc.edu/application-checklist/

Registration Instructions:
Visit https://sipi.wisc.edu/application-checklist/ and fill out the Google form linked there. Then, submit additional materials listed such as a personal statement, transcripts, and pay the $25 application fee. There are additional materials that need to be submitted if you are applying for funding opportunities.