SIPI 2024
The Summer Intensive Portuguese Institute (SIPI) is a special eight-week course designed for people wishing to study beginning Brazilian Portuguese intensively. Students should have at least 2-3 years’ experience in Spanish or another Romance language.
SIPI is one of six WISLI institutes. It is sponsored by the Language Program Office; the Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies Program (LACIS), a Title VI National Resource Center; Institute for Regional and International Studies National Resource Center (IRIS NRC); and the Department of Spanish & Portuguese at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The priority application date will be announced at a later date! Stay tuned!
If you missed the priority deadline, please reach out to us through our email (sipi@lpo.wisc.edu) to see if there is space on the wait list before applying.
Note: If you are a minor, you must be a Junior or Senior in high school to apply! See our Minor Policy for more details and requirements.
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January 17, 2023WISLI Tuition Scholarship Application Are OPEN !!!
WISLI is pleased to offer the WISLI Tuition Scholarship, which covers 50% of tuition for language study at SIPI for Summer 2023. The purpose of the WISLI Tuition Scholarship is to broaden support for learning …
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Apply to your very own 8-week intensive summer language course experience! The SIPI 2023 Summer Applications are now open for the institute. Go check it out either at the SIPI site! Be sure to apply …
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As students begin to coordinate their summer plans, we just wanted to share a quick reminder that the Foreign Language and Area Studies awards close February 14th, 2023. This is the application for funding for …
November 17, 2022Welcome On Board Our SIPI Coordinator !!!
Let’s join us in welcoming our SIPI coordinator ! Chris Carlson – SLI Coordinator for SIPI and NORD Chris will join us as our new WISLI coordinator for Summer Intensive Portuguese Institute (SIPI) and Scandinavian …
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