The University of Padua offers 44-50 scholarships to highly talented prospective students wishing to pursue a Bachelor’s or a Master’s degree taught with English as a medium of instruction in Padua. The scholarship programme is highly selective as only those candidates with good achievements and school / academic records would receive funding. The Padua International Excellence Scholarship has a maximum duration of:
2 continuous years for Master’s degree candidates;
3 continuous years for Bachelor’s and Single-Cycle degree candidates.
After the duration indicated above, beneficiary students will be required to cover their expenses as well as tuition fees until graduation.
Eligibility
Only extremely talented international students from all over the world are eligible to enrol in one of the University of Padua Bachelor’s or Master’s degrees completely held in English. The applicant can be considered for the selection procedure, under penalty of exclusion, if the applicant meets the requirements below:
Do not possess Italian citizenship (except for dual citizenship including Italian);
Hold a non-Italian foreign secondary school diploma (for Bachelor’s or Single-cycle degrees applicants) or a non-Italian Bachelor’s degree (for Master’s degrees applicants) allowing admission to the Italian University system;
Do not reside in Italy;
Apply to one or more of the above-mentioned degree programmes completely taught in English at the University of Padua. Please remember that you can apply for up to three degree programmes.
How to apply:
If the applicants meet these requirements, they will be automatically considered for the selection procedure. There is no separate application or additional specific documents to be submitted besides those required to apply for the selected degree programme.
The Academic Committee of each degree programme shortlists eligible applicants and awards the most deserving candidates the scholarships, based on academic excellence in their field of study, quality and records from their prior learning.
Scholarships are mainly reserved for candidates applying for the first application period; on an exceptional basis, the Academic Committees may decide to award the scholarship to eligible candidates of the second application period.
Funding Details:
A fee waiver, as well as an €8,000 scholarship (gross amount) per academic year, is provided. The only amount to be paid by beneficiary students for each year consists of an admission fee, corresponding to the regional tax and “marca da bollo” (official stamp).
The scholarship will be paid in two instalments of €4,000, each academic year after becoming eligible for the criteria indicated in the Call for applications.
Please note that the University of Padua will revoke the scholarship if, the applicant does not obtain at least 20 ECTS by 30 November 2023.
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