Building global careers through immersive experiences in Brazil and professional Portuguese proficiency
The Portuguese Flagship Program prepares students for impactful careers – especially in U.S. federal service — through advanced Portuguese language training and transformative study abroad in Brazil. By integrating rigorous academics with extended immersion and professional internships at key partner organizations in Brazil, the Program connects language proficiency directly to national needs and career pathways. Students gain real-world experience across sectors such as government, public service, business, and nonprofit work, developing the linguistic expertise and cultural competence essential for addressing global challenges. Through sustained engagement with Brazilian communities and institutions, graduates are equipped to serve effectively in federal and international roles requiring advanced Portuguese and deep regional knowledge.
Through generous and dedicated scholarships, the Program actively works to ensure that cost is never the barrier between a student and professional proficiency. Funding support covers overseas summer intensives and the Capstone year in Brazil — the program’s defining culminating experience. By investing directly in student participation at every stage of the pathway, PFP ensures that its most rigorous and rewarding opportunities are open to all who are ready to commit to them.
The impact of the Portuguese Flagship Program is ultimately measured in people — in the students who arrived as language learners and leave as globally confident professionals, ready to work, lead, and connect across cultures. Graduates carry with them not just Professional-level proficiency, but the experience of having lived, studied, and contributed professionally in Brazil — a foundation that opens doors in diplomacy, international business, education, public health, and beyond. More than a credential, PFP is a turning point. Students leave the program knowing what they are capable of, fluent in a language that the world needs more speakers of, and prepared to build careers that matter.
