Top 10 Fully Funded Scholarships to Study in Italy

Italy is a fantastic country with its unparalleled beauty and rich history. It also has a good reputation in academia and research. It has more than sixty high-standard public universities and almost thirty private universities. In almost all universities of Italy, there are English taught courses, thus cumulatively there are more than 300 courses offered in English in various universities in Italy. For this purpose government offers many scholarships, for example, the Italian Government has a special focus on higher education, Italian Government scholarship is a fully-funded scholarship that covers all expenses of international students. We have compiled a list of 10 scholarships to study in Italy.

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List of Fully Funded Scholarships to Study in Italy

If you are looking for fully funded scholarship to study in Italy then have a look at the details given below.

1) Italian Government Scholarship

Italian Government Scholarship is advertised by the ministry of foreign affairs and international cooperation for educational support of foreign citizens in Italy. This scholarship is open for all international applicants who fulfill the eligibility criteria advertised by MAECI. Italian Government Scholarship is offered at both Bachelor’s and Master’s levels of education. Italian Government scholarship is usually advertised in January and February

Scholarship Benefits

The Italian Government Scholarship has following benefits

• Full Tution fee exemption
• Monthly stipend (Overall 11000 Euro is provided in a duration of 12 months for living allowance)

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicant must be a citizen of a country other than Italy.
• Candidate must have GRE passed for Master’s Scholarship and SAT for Bachelor’s.
• Candidate must have English Language proficiency certificate for english taught courses.

List of Available Fields

For Bachelor’s Degree

) Support Sciences

2) Pharmacy and Biotechnology

3) Economics and Management

4) Languages and literature interpreting and Translation

5) Engineering and Architecture

6) Humanities

7) Political sciences

8) Education

9) Veterinary Medicine

10) Sociology

11) Law

12) Statistics

13) Sciences   

For Master’s Degree

1) Agricultural and food sciences

2) Pharmacy and Biotechnology

3) Economics and Management

4) Languages and literature interpreting and Translation

5) Engineering and Architecture

6) Humanities

7) Political sciences

8) Education

9) Veterinary Medicine

10) Sociology

11) Law

12) Statistics

13) Sciences

14) Support Sciences  

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2) Padavoa University Scholarship

Università di Padova is ranked 242th in the world by QS World ranking. Padavoa University offers a scholarsship for international students under the name of Padua International Excellence Scholarship. University select almost 40 to 45 students each year for this scholarship. Many other scholarships are also offered by departments. 

Scholarship Timeline

First Round: November to February

Second Round: March to May (For Non-Europe Union citizens living outside Italy), March to September (For Europe Union citizens and Non-Europe Union citizens living in Italy)

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3) University of Bologna Scholarship

University of Bologna is the oldest university of Italy. It is ranked 166th in world by QS world ranking. University offer 63 Bachelor’s courses and 79 master’s courses. University of Bologna offers scholarships for both Bachelor’s and Master’s level education. Intrested students must have SAT, GRE or TOLC  before application deadline. Application deadline is in March or April each year.

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4) University of Calabria Scholarship

University of Calabria is another excellent university in Italy. It also offers scholarships for international applicants. University awards usually more than 100 scholarships to international applicants for English taught Bacherlor’s and Master’s programs. 

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5) University of Pisa Scholarship

University of Pisa is one of the oldest universities of world. It was founded in 1343. It is located in historical city of Pisa. University of Pisa provides 24 Merit Scholarships each year to excellent foreign students. These students are admited in various Master’s or Bachelor’s programs. 

Scholarship Benefits

• Selected student is exempted from tution fee.
• Selected students receive living expenses from university.

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6) University of Torino Scholarship (Politecnico di Torino)

University of Turin is public sector research university of Italy. It is ranked 485th in the world by QS world Ranking. University offer various scholarships for Bachelor’s and Master’s studies. The major shholarship is Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) scholarship. For details, visit official website.

 

7) University of Milan Scholarship

University of Milan is located in Milan, Italy. It is ranked 316th in world and 5th in Italy by QS world ranking. University of Milan provides Excellence Scholarship for best international students admited in the university. University usually selects 155 students for scholarship all of which are exempted from tution fee and 55 students recieve a stipend of 6 thousand Euro. 

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8) University of Salerno Scholarship

University of Salerno is located in Fisciano, Italy. It offer scholarships for Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD program. The candidates who meet all income and merit requirments are eligible for ADISURC Scholarships. Application duration for both university and scholarship is same. 

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9) Scuola Normale Superiore Scholarship

A number of fully funded PhD scholarship are offered to both italian and foreign students under the Scuola Normale Superiore Scholarship program. Usually, 60 to 80 students are selected each year. PhD student from following fields Classics, Transnational Governance, Data Science, Sociology, Political Science, Nanosciences, Molecular Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, Neurosciences, and Phyilosophy can apply. 

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10) EUI Leadership Program

European University Institute is an institute for humanities and social sciences. It provides scholarship for master’s and PhD students. Those who are intrested in Italy can apply to this program and enhance their knowledge about culture and history of Italy. These scholarships are fully funded and cover both tution fee and living expenses.

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