Cargill offers scholarships for Brazilians to study abroad

A cargill Applications are open for the program Global Scholars, which offers scholarships to students who have good academic performance and leadership potential.

The initiative was created in 2013, and aims to train young leaders around the world in order to contribute to the advancement of business, agriculture and food security. Currently, the program serves more than 40 universities in several countries, such as Brazil, the United States, India, China, Russia and Indonesia, with a total of 131 students participating.

Selected students will participate in networking and mentoring events with company executives to develop their leadership skills. In the first year, program members participate in a seminar with activities aimed at professional training and improvement of critical thinking.

From the second year onwards, the Global Leadership Seminar is held at one of the global headquarters of the

cargill. In this event, for a week, the best performing students from each country will participate in activities focused on practical learning, with the supervision of executives from the organization.

In Brazil, this year's edition will select 10 students from the Agronomy, Technology / Engineering courses Food Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Production Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Nutrition.

Those interested in participating in the program must be studying between the second and sixth semester, have a global average above 7.5 and be proficient in the English language. Applications can be made online until May 20th.

Check out the Brazilian universities participating in the initiative below:

• University of São Paulo (USP: São Paulo, São Carlos, Ribeirão Preto, Piracicaba-ESALQ, Pirassununga)
• State University of Campinas (UNICAMP)
• Santa Cruz State University (UESC)
• Federal University of Goiás (UFG)
• Federal University of Paraná (UFPR)
• Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
• Federal University of Sao Carlos (UFSCar)
• Federal University of Uberlandia (UFU)
• Federal University of Viçosa (UFV)

During participation in the program, which can last for up to two years, each student receives financial support in the amount of $2,500 for expenses related to academic life.

A cargill is a multinational focused on food production and processing. It is currently present in more than 65 countries on five continents, employing more than 160,000 people.

To register for the 2019 edition of the Global Scholars, Click here.