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Study Abroad | Pantanal, Brazil


Description:
Students will register for 6 credit hours (two courses), towards any major and earn service learning hours working in local communities. Students will learn about life in Brazil, its history, cultural heritage, and implications of environmental degradation. During the trip students will do hiking, piranha fishing, horseback riding, boat tours, safari and caiman spotting, as well as a visit to Blue Lake Cave (a prehistoric site).   

Applications & deposit:
Due January 5
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Program duration:
Summer Session A – May 11 to June 19, 2009 (travel time May 16-June 14)

Pantanal Brazil • 2008




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Courses:
ISS 4955 Study Abroad (obligatory)
TBA
Please see Course Descriptions for more information.

About Pantanal: The Pantanal is the world’s largest wetland area, and is a flat landscape, with gently sloping and meandering rivers. The region, whose name derives from the Portuguese word “pântano” (meaning “swamp” or “marsh” ), is located within the Brazilian states of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul.


Scholarship/Financial Aid: 
For travel and tuition funds, you may contact:
•Office of Research and Sponsored Programs - http://www.fgcu.edu/orsp/
•Honors’ Program at FGCU - http://www.fgcu.edu/honors/

Program fee:
$3,000 per person

Deposit:
$500 per person (due January 5, 2009 non-refundable)

Fee includes:
•Airfare
•Room and board (hotel’s web site )
•Local tours and transportation


How to apply:
 Applications available from Department of Marine and Ecological Sciences Office at Whitaker Hall 245 or download below.

Applications are due January 5, 2009.

Program Application
Click here to download the application
Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader


Please bring completed application to
Whitaker 249 or fax it to 239 590 7445


For more information contact:

Noemi Creagan: (239) 590-7426 | fcreagan@fgcu.edu
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