--- title: "Study in Italy: costs, visa, scholarships and universities | Arman Education" description: "Costs, visa process, work rights, scholarships and university options for studying in Italy." canonical_url: "https://armaneducation.com/en/countries/italy" locale: en meta: "og:description": "Costs, visa process, work rights, scholarships and university options for studying in Italy." "og:image": "https://armaneducation.com/og/country-italy-en.png" "og:image:height": "630" "og:image:width": "1200" "og:title": "Study in Italy: costs, visa, scholarships and universities" "twitter:image": "https://armaneducation.com/og/country-italy-en.png" --- > Index of every page on this site: [llms.txt](https://armaneducation.com/llms.txt) Countries # **Study in Italy: costs, visa, scholarships and universities** Costs, visa process, work rights, scholarships and university options for studying in Italy. [**Free consultation for Italy**](https://armaneducation.com/en/contact?country=italy) ## **Overview** Italy combines a large public university system with a small number of private institutions. Degrees follow the laurea (bachelor), laurea magistrale (master) and single-cycle structure, and English-taught programmes are concentrated at master level. Access is governed nationally by Ministry of University and Research (MUR) rules, while each university sets its own admission criteria, language thresholds and deadlines. Applicants who need a visa first pre-enrol on the Universitaly portal; the university validates the pre-enrolment, and the applicant then books a consular appointment for a national type D study visa. The MUR circular for 2026/27 and 2027/28 sets the financial-means reference at 10,179.85 EUR per year, requires accommodation and health-insurance evidence, and sets visa-application cut-offs of 30 November 2026 (for 2026/27) and 31 October 2027 (for 2027/28) for degree courses. Public tuition is income-based and varies widely. In the 2026/27 pages checked, non-EU students with family income abroad pay roughly 300 EUR (Sapienza, lowest country band) to 3,943.04 EUR (Politecnico di Milano, master's with a foreign first-level degree) per year, while a private university (Bocconi) quotes about 18,500 EUR. Regional right-to-study agencies (for example ER.GO, DiSCo Lazio, EDISU Piemonte) offer scholarships and housing on application, and the Italian government offers MAECI and Invest Your Talent in Italy scholarships through separate calls. This dataset reflects official pages read on 23 October 2026. Several 2027/28 calls were not yet published, some university sites blocked automated access, and some values are explicitly null. Admission, scholarship and visa outcomes are individual decisions made by the universities, agencies and consulates.
**Public university tuition**
Public-university tuition in Italy is an annual all-inclusive contribution set by each university, normally linked to the family ISEE (no-tax or low-fee floors exist: Bologna minimum 157.04 EUR, Pisa 16 EUR stamp + 140 EUR first instalment up to ISEE 26,000, Padua no-tax area up to ISEE 30,000). Non-EU students whose family income and assets are abroad usually cannot submit an ISEE and instead pay a fixed or country-banded amount or the maximum: Sapienza 300 / 700 / 1,500 EUR by country band (Azerbaijan, Ukraine = 300; Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkey = 700); Padua 2,790 EUR (humanities group) or 2,990 EUR (scientific group); Politecnico di Torino 600-3,600 EUR by country (2026/27: Azerbaijan 770, Kazakhstan 1,397, Russia 1,656, Turkey 1,709, Ukraine 761); Politecnico di Milano maximum 3,943.04 EUR for non-EU master's students with a foreign first-level degree and no scholarship (first instalment 880.04 EUR); Bologna maximum 2,550 EUR for second-cycle programmes (ordinary), with a reduced flat fee of 1,200 EUR + 157.04 EUR for freshman citizens of non-EU, non-OECD countries (includes Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Russia, Ukraine; Turkey is an OECD member and is not on the list); Pisa maximum 2,900 EUR for regular students. Regional tax (about 140 EUR) and 16 EUR stamp duty are charged on top at most universities. Amounts verified on university pages dated 2026/27 unless stated.
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**Monthly living cost**
No official national average living-cost figure was found. Official reference points: (1) the MUR circular fixes the financial-means reference for the study visa at 10,179.85 EUR per year; (2) the MAECI government scholarship pays 1,200 EUR per month for 9 months (10,800 EUR total); (3) ER.GO university residences in Bologna charge about 239-322 EUR per month (utilities included) for students ranked on income and merit from 16 Sept 2026; (4) DiSCo Lazio's 2026/27 scholarship for out-of-town students is 6,571.11 EUR/year plus meals. These are not living-cost estimates.
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**Visa processing time**
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**Work rights**
A student permit (permesso di soggiorno per motivi di studio) allows subordinate employment for up to 20 hours per week, which may be averaged over 52 weeks, subject to an annual limit of 1,040 hours (art. 14, paragraph 4, DPR 394/1999). Longer work requires converting the permit to a work permit under art. 14 paragraph 6 (before expiry, within entry quotas, with a work contract via the Sportello Unico; for training or internships only after completing the course). Self-employment rules were not checked. After graduating in Italy, a student with a doctorate, university master's, bachelor's, master's or equivalent academic diploma can request a 9-12 month permit to look for work or start a business (art. 39-bis.1 TU 286/1998), subject to the income and insurance requirements cited there.
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**Intakes and deadlines**
Academic year starts late September/early October; Politecnico di Milano also admits engineering students in a second semester (February); Padua and others do not allow direct entry in the second semester. For non-EU students needing a visa, universities run separate earlier calls: Sapienza pre-selection (22 Dec 2025 - 15 May 2026 for 2026/27), Politecnico di Torino calls (to 13 Feb and 20 Apr 2026), Bologna programme intakes (2026/27 Artificial Intelligence call: non-EU intake 1 closed 14 Jan 2026 and intake 4 closed 28 May 2026; Economics non-EU intakes closed 26 Feb and 23 Apr 2026), Pisa Universitaly pre-enrolment (30 Sept 2026 deadline; visas accepted if issued by 30 Nov 2026; 4,500 non-EU places), Padua first call for 2027/28 open 15 Sept - 15 Nov 2026, Politecnico di Milano MSc calls for September 2027 opened 1 Oct 2026 (Engineering: to 1 Dec 2026 and 12 Jan - 25 Feb 2027 depending on programme; Architecture/Design: to 28 Jan 2027, early-bird 1 Dec 2026). National visa cut-offs: 30 Nov 2026 (2026/27) and 31 Oct 2027 (2027/28).
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**Language requirement**
Italian-taught degrees: non-EU applicants needing a visa must show at least B2 Italian, assessed by a university-run test before the visa request (uploaded to the Universitaly pre-enrolment) or certified by CLIQ bodies (Perugia, Siena, Roma Tre, Societa Dante Alighieri) or Italian Cultural Institutes; foundation courses require B1. English-taught degrees need no Italian test but require a certificate of the language of instruction, normally CEFR B2. Observed English thresholds (2026/27): Politecnico di Milano IELTS Academic/General >= 6.0 (also TOEFL iBT, PTE 59+, Cambridge B2 First/C1, LanguageCert B2; applies even to Italian-taught programmes; exemption for English-medium bachelor's with university document); University of Bologna AI/Civil Engineering/Economics IELTS min 5.5, TOEFL iBT 80+, English certificates from foreign universities not accepted; Sapienza MSc programmes IELTS 5.5 or TOEFL iBT 80 or Cambridge B2 First; Padua B2 = IELTS 6.0, TOEFL iBT 4.5 (new scale from 21 Jan 2026; 86 old scale), PTE 65, Cambridge B2 First 173, Duolingo 115; Politecnico di Torino English-taught programmes B2 or higher.
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## **Tuition and living costs**
**Public university tuition**
Public-university tuition in Italy is an annual all-inclusive contribution set by each university, normally linked to the family ISEE (no-tax or low-fee floors exist: Bologna minimum 157.04 EUR, Pisa 16 EUR stamp + 140 EUR first instalment up to ISEE 26,000, Padua no-tax area up to ISEE 30,000). Non-EU students whose family income and assets are abroad usually cannot submit an ISEE and instead pay a fixed or country-banded amount or the maximum: Sapienza 300 / 700 / 1,500 EUR by country band (Azerbaijan, Ukraine = 300; Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkey = 700); Padua 2,790 EUR (humanities group) or 2,990 EUR (scientific group); Politecnico di Torino 600-3,600 EUR by country (2026/27: Azerbaijan 770, Kazakhstan 1,397, Russia 1,656, Turkey 1,709, Ukraine 761); Politecnico di Milano maximum 3,943.04 EUR for non-EU master's students with a foreign first-level degree and no scholarship (first instalment 880.04 EUR); Bologna maximum 2,550 EUR for second-cycle programmes (ordinary), with a reduced flat fee of 1,200 EUR + 157.04 EUR for freshman citizens of non-EU, non-OECD countries (includes Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Russia, Ukraine; Turkey is an OECD member and is not on the list); Pisa maximum 2,900 EUR for regular students. Regional tax (about 140 EUR) and 16 EUR stamp duty are charged on top at most universities. Amounts verified on university pages dated 2026/27 unless stated.
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**Private university tuition**
Private universities set their own fees. Bocconi University (Milan) states that first-year tuition and fees are about 18,500 EUR per year for 2026/27 (Master of Science page) and 19,300 EUR per year for students enrolling in 2027/28; the amount can be modulated by family economic condition and merit aid. Other private universities were not checked.
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**Monthly living cost**
No official national average living-cost figure was found. Official reference points: (1) the MUR circular fixes the financial-means reference for the study visa at 10,179.85 EUR per year; (2) the MAECI government scholarship pays 1,200 EUR per month for 9 months (10,800 EUR total); (3) ER.GO university residences in Bologna charge about 239-322 EUR per month (utilities included) for students ranked on income and merit from 16 Sept 2026; (4) DiSCo Lazio's 2026/27 scholarship for out-of-town students is 6,571.11 EUR/year plus meals. These are not living-cost estimates.
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### Accommodation University and regional-agency residences are assigned by competition on income and merit (ER.GO, DiSCo Lazio, EDISU Piemonte, ESU Padova); students not ranked use private rentals or university housing services. A visa applicant must show accommodation (booking for at least 30 days/one month, rental contract, hospitality declaration, or an assigned university residence place; merely applying to a residence does not count). A MAECI scholarship is compatible with university accommodation if no money is received from public right-to-study bodies. Example rents: ER.GO Bologna 239-322 EUR/month utilities included (from 16 Sept 2026). When planning the total budget, separate one-off and monthly items. [Budget planning guide](https://armaneducation.com/en/guides/budget-planning) ## **Visa and residence permit** National type D study visa ('Studio - Immatricolazione Universita'). Steps: (1) pick a course and check the university's own admission rules; (2) complete a pre-enrolment application on Universitaly (the only official free portal per the MUR circular), which the university must validate; (3) book an appointment via the consulate (Prenot@mi where used, or a visa-centre provider such as VFS in Kazakhstan) and submit the national visa application with the validated pre-enrolment summary, passport, photo, qualification documents, proof of means, accommodation, insurance, language certificate and fee; fingerprints are mandatory for national visas since 11 January 2025; (4) after arrival, apply for the permesso di soggiorno for study within 8 working days at a post office (Sportello Amico) kit; the Questura later takes fingerprints. Pre-enrolment is not required for some categories (ITS courses, certain private/Pontifical institutions, EUI) per the Jerusalem consulate notice cited in the first pass. Visa applications for degree courses (laurea, laurea magistrale, single-cycle, AFAM) must be lodged no later than 30 November 2026 for 2026/27 and 31 October 2027 for 2027/28; universities may set earlier course-specific dates. Master (university), PhD, Erasmus, single-course and foundation applications have no fixed cut-off but cannot follow the start of classes. Visa validity is set by consulates (Tirana: 365 days, or up to 31 Jan 2027 where admission/language tests remain). Possession of a validated pre-enrolment does not guarantee a visa or an appointment.
**Visa processing time**
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**Proof of funds**
10,179.85 EUR per year (MUR/MAECI circular for 2026/27 and 2027/28, citing the Interior Ministry directive of 1 March 2000 and D.I. 850/2011; confirmed by the Casablanca, Tirana and Astana notices). Funds must be lawful and traceable, preferably the student's own or from family up to the 4th degree; merely applying for a regional right-to-study scholarship does not count; consulates assess account movements and family income. Note: some university pages (e.g. Bologna) still quote older figures such as 7,000.97 EUR for 2025, and some consulate pages are outdated.
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**Health insurance**
Adequate insurance for medical care and hospital stays is required (art. 39 c.3 TU 286/1998 and the Interior Ministry directive of 1.3.2000), to be shown at the latest when requesting the permesso di soggiorno; accepted forms: a consular declaration of entitlement under a bilateral agreement, a foreign policy valid in Italy with no limits or exceptions for urgent hospital care, or an Italian policy with an insurer's declaration. Voluntary enrolment in the Servizio Sanitario Nazionale is possible for a flat annual contribution (Study in Italy cites approximately 700 EUR); MAECI scholarship holders are covered by a collective policy during the scholarship only.
### Application steps 1. Choose programme and meet the university's academic and language requirements 2. Pre-enrol on Universitaly; university validates (or rejects) the pre-enrolment 3. Book consular appointment (Prenot@mi or the consulate's visa centre) 4. Submit type D study-visa file with fee, biometrics and documents 5. Consulate confirms visa issuance or refusal on Universitaly 6. Within 8 working days of arrival: submit permesso di soggiorno kit at post office and attend Questura for fingerprints 7. Renew the permit at least 60 days before expiry, proving enrolment and exam credits ### Documents required - Completed national visa application form and recent ICAO photo - Passport valid at least 3 months beyond the visa/stay (Astana: also issued within last 10 years and 2 blank pages) - Universitaly pre-enrolment summary validated by the university (Casablanca: 'validated without reservation', or with reservation only for pending language/admission tests) - Secondary or first-cycle qualification with CIMEA statements of comparability and verification, or a Declaration of Value (where the university requires it), with translations and apostille as the consulate asks - Academic transcripts/ exam record and syllabi for master's applicants - Proof of financial means: 10,179.85 EUR per year, from lawful traceable sources, not cash; Casablanca requires an irrevocable bank restriction plus repatriation funds (a return ticket can prove these) - Accommodation proof (Casablanca: hotel booking of at least 30 days, rental contract, hospitality declaration or university residence assignment; Tirana: at least one month's booking) - Health insurance with coverage of urgent medical expenses without limits or exceptions (insurance may alternatively be arranged on arrival where the consulate allows, e.g. Tirana) - Language certificate (B2 Italian for Italian-taught degrees, or English certificate for English-taught courses) uploaded by the university in the pre-enrolment or issued by an accepted body - Flight reservation (Astana; ticket purchase not required before issuance) - Consular fee: 50 EUR for study visas (Casablanca, Tirana 'about 50 EUR', Astana 50 EUR payable in tenge)
**Fees**
50 EUR consular fee for national study visas (Casablanca and Astana notices; Tirana 'circa 50 EUR'); Astana lists 116 EUR for ordinary national visas and 50 EUR for study. Verify the amount and currency at your consulate; third-party sites quote different figures.
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[**Our visa consulting →**](https://armaneducation.com/en/services/visa) ## **Work rights and after graduation** A student permit (permesso di soggiorno per motivi di studio) allows subordinate employment for up to 20 hours per week, which may be averaged over 52 weeks, subject to an annual limit of 1,040 hours (art. 14, paragraph 4, DPR 394/1999). Longer work requires converting the permit to a work permit under art. 14 paragraph 6 (before expiry, within entry quotas, with a work contract via the Sportello Unico; for training or internships only after completing the course). Self-employment rules were not checked. After graduating in Italy, a student with a doctorate, university master's, bachelor's, master's or equivalent academic diploma can request a 9-12 month permit to look for work or start a business (art. 39-bis.1 TU 286/1998), subject to the income and insurance requirements cited there. **After graduation:** Art. 39-bis.1 of D.Lgs. 286/1998 allows a foreigner who obtained a doctorate, university master, bachelor's, master's or an academic diploma in Italy to request, at the expiry of the study permit, a permit of not less than nine and not more than twelve months to look for work or start a business consistent with the completed course, with conversion to a work permit possible if requirements are met. The applicant must show the income requirements of art. 29(3)(b), the health-cover obligation of art. 34(3), and proof of the title (which may be supplied within 60 days). [Source](https://www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?urn:nir:presidente.repubblica:decreto:1999-08-31;394~art14) ## **Language requirements and intakes**
**Language requirement**
Italian-taught degrees: non-EU applicants needing a visa must show at least B2 Italian, assessed by a university-run test before the visa request (uploaded to the Universitaly pre-enrolment) or certified by CLIQ bodies (Perugia, Siena, Roma Tre, Societa Dante Alighieri) or Italian Cultural Institutes; foundation courses require B1. English-taught degrees need no Italian test but require a certificate of the language of instruction, normally CEFR B2. Observed English thresholds (2026/27): Politecnico di Milano IELTS Academic/General >= 6.0 (also TOEFL iBT, PTE 59+, Cambridge B2 First/C1, LanguageCert B2; applies even to Italian-taught programmes; exemption for English-medium bachelor's with university document); University of Bologna AI/Civil Engineering/Economics IELTS min 5.5, TOEFL iBT 80+, English certificates from foreign universities not accepted; Sapienza MSc programmes IELTS 5.5 or TOEFL iBT 80 or Cambridge B2 First; Padua B2 = IELTS 6.0, TOEFL iBT 4.5 (new scale from 21 Jan 2026; 86 old scale), PTE 65, Cambridge B2 First 173, Duolingo 115; Politecnico di Torino English-taught programmes B2 or higher.
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**Intakes and deadlines**
Academic year starts late September/early October; Politecnico di Milano also admits engineering students in a second semester (February); Padua and others do not allow direct entry in the second semester. For non-EU students needing a visa, universities run separate earlier calls: Sapienza pre-selection (22 Dec 2025 - 15 May 2026 for 2026/27), Politecnico di Torino calls (to 13 Feb and 20 Apr 2026), Bologna programme intakes (2026/27 Artificial Intelligence call: non-EU intake 1 closed 14 Jan 2026 and intake 4 closed 28 May 2026; Economics non-EU intakes closed 26 Feb and 23 Apr 2026), Pisa Universitaly pre-enrolment (30 Sept 2026 deadline; visas accepted if issued by 30 Nov 2026; 4,500 non-EU places), Padua first call for 2027/28 open 15 Sept - 15 Nov 2026, Politecnico di Milano MSc calls for September 2027 opened 1 Oct 2026 (Engineering: to 1 Dec 2026 and 12 Jan - 25 Feb 2027 depending on programme; Architecture/Design: to 28 Jan 2027, early-bird 1 Dec 2026). National visa cut-offs: 30 Nov 2026 (2026/27) and 31 Oct 2027 (2027/28).
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[**Language and exam preparation →**](https://armaneducation.com/en/services/language) ## **Scholarships** **Master's (2nd cycle), AFAM, PhD, research projects, Italofonia language courses** ### **Italian Government (MAECI) scholarships for foreign students and IRE** Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI)
**Deadline**
Closed: 26 March 2026, 2:00 pm Italian time (2026/27 call)
**Master's and postgraduate courses taught in English at participating universities (engineering/advanced technologies, architecture/design, economics/management)** ### **Invest Your Talent in Italy (11th edition)** MAECI with Italian Trade Agency, MUR and Uni-Italia
**Deadline**
Closed: 11 May 2026, 6:00 pm Italian time (Azerbaijan: 11:00 pm local)
**Bachelor, master, single-cycle** ### **ER.GO scholarship and housing (Emilia-Romagna right to study)** ER.GO (regional agency), for Bologna, Modena, Parma, Ferrara etc.
**Deadline**
Closed (24 Aug 2026)
**Bachelor, master, single-cycle, PhD** ### **DiSCo Lazio right-to-study scholarship (Rome area)** Lazio DiSCo (regional agency)
**Deadline**
Closed: applications 10 June - 22 July 2026 (second phase 30 July - 11 Aug 2026)
**Bachelor, master, single-cycle** ### **EDISU Piemonte scholarship and housing (Turin area)** EDISU Piemonte (regional agency)
**Deadline**
Not verified for 2026/27
**English-taught bachelor's and master's** ### **Padua International Excellence Scholarship** University of Padua
**English-taught degrees** ### **Padua tuition-fee waivers for English-taught degrees** University of Padua
**Bachelor's and master's** ### **TOPoliTO scholarship (international top students)** Politecnico di Torino
**Bachelor, master** ### **Politecnico di Milano DSU benefits and merit exemptions** Politecnico di Milano (Lombardy right to study)
**Second cycle** ### **University of Bologna reduced flat fee and first-year master's merit exemption** University of Bologna
## **Cities** **Milan** Politecnico di Milano (campuses Milano Leonardo and Bovisa, plus Lecco, Cremona, Como and Piacenza), Bocconi University; University of Milan site was blocked to automated access. Polimi runs university residences in Milan, Lecco, Como and Cremona. **Bologna** University of Bologna has five campuses (Bologna, Cesena, Forli, Ravenna, Rimini); ER.GO residences in Bologna charge about 239-322 EUR per month for ranked students in 2026/27. **Rome** Sapienza University of Rome (founded 1303); regional agency DiSCo Lazio runs scholarships and housing; Tor Vergata also in Rome (not fetched in detail). **Padua** University of Padua (foundation 1222) offers ESU residences by competition and an International Housing Service since 2020. **Turin** Politecnico di Torino (since 1859) with over 8,000 foreign students from 120+ countries per its own figures page; regional agency EDISU Piemonte. **Pisa** University of Pisa (Studio Generale recognised in 1343); set 4,500 places for non-EU visa applicants for 2026/27. ## **Universities** [**Politecnico di Milano** Milan · Public Maximum 3,943.04 EUR/year for 46-74 ECTS plan for non-EU master's students with a foreign first-level degree and no scholarship; first instalment 880.04 EUR; reduction possible with ISEE 2026 below 27,740 EUR only for categories not forced to the maximum](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/politecnico-di-milano) [**University of Bologna** Bologna (campuses: Bologna, Cesena, Forli, Ravenna, Rimini) · Public Ordinary maximum 2,550 EUR (second cycle) plus 157.04 EUR first instalment; reduced flat fee 1,200 EUR + 157.04 EUR for freshman citizens of non-EU, non-OECD countries (Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Russia, Ukraine listed; Turkey not listed)](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/university-of-bologna) [**Sapienza University of Rome** Rome · Public Country-band fixed contribution when income is abroad: 300 EUR (band A: includes Azerbaijan, Ukraine), 700 EUR (band B: includes Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkey), 1,500 EUR (band C: richer countries), plus regional tax and stamp; the ordinary all-inclusive maximum (ISEE-based) for the second contribution bracket (engineering, sciences, medicine, architecture) is 2,924 EUR (877 + 1,023 + 1,024 EUR); pre-selection fee 30 EUR per application](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/sapienza-university-of-rome) [**University of Padua** Padua · Public Extra-EU citizens not resident in Italy pay a fixed, non-recalculable all-inclusive fee since 2023/24: 2,790 EUR (Group A humanities) or 2,990 EUR (Group B scientific incl. primary teacher education); 930 / 996.66 EUR for students from particularly poor countries. Plus first instalment 208 EUR (192 regional tax + 16 stamp) in the first year](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/university-of-padua) [**Politecnico di Torino** Turin · Public Country-based all-inclusive fee between 600 and 3,600 EUR (2026/27): Turkey 1,709, Russia 1,656, Kazakhstan 1,397, Azerbaijan 770, Ukraine 761 EUR; reduction via ISEE parificato possible](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/politecnico-di-torino) [**University of Pisa** Pisa · Public Maximum annual comprehensive fee 2,900 EUR for students progressing regularly; ISEE up to 26,000 EUR pays only 16 EUR stamp + 140 EUR first instalment; fees paid in five instalments; ISEE for university due by 2 Nov 2026 (late fee 75 EUR to 31 Dec). Non-EU foreign-income rules not extracted.](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/university-of-pisa) [**Bocconi University** Milan · Private About 18,500 EUR per year for first-year MSc students (2026/27 page); 19,300 EUR per year for those enrolling in 2027/28; can be modulated by family economic situation and merit aid](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/bocconi-university) [**University of Milan (Universita degli Studi di Milano)** Milan · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/university-of-milan) [**University of Trento** Trento · Public](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/university-of-trento) [**All universities →**](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities?country=italy) ## **Official resources** - [**Universitaly (pre-enrolment, MUR)**](https://www.universitaly.it/) - [**Study in Italy (MAECI scholarships, information)**](https://studyinitaly.esteri.it/) - [**Prenot@mi (consular appointments)**](https://prenotami.esteri.it/) - [**Il Visto per l'Italia (Vistoperitalia)**](https://vistoperitalia.esteri.it/home.aspx) - [**CIMEA (recognition, comparability and verification)**](https://www.cimea.it/EN/) - [**Invest Your Talent in Italy portal**](https://investyourtalentapplication.esteri.it/SitoIYT/EN/invest-your-talent-in-italy) - [**CISIA (TOLC and other tests)**](https://www.cisiaonline.it/) - [**ER.GO (Emilia-Romagna right to study)**](https://www.er-go.it/international-students/benefits) - [**Lazio DiSCo**](https://laziodisco.it/) - [**EDISU Piemonte**](https://www.edisu.piemonte.it/) - [**Normattiva (Italian law text)**](https://www.normattiva.it/) ## **Frequently asked questions** Information on this page is compiled from official sources and was verified on the date shown. 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The MUR circular says visa-seeking candidates must submit a pre-enrolment application exclusively through Universitaly, which the chosen institution must validate before the consulate accepts the type D study visa file. Some categories are exempt (for example ITS courses and certain private or Pontifical institutions, according to the consulate notice cited in the earlier pass)."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"How much money must I show for the Italian student visa?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"The MUR/MAECI circular for 2026/27 and 2027/28 quantifies the means of subsistence at 10,179.85 EUR per year, from lawful and traceable sources, preferably the student's own or family up to the 4th degree; cash is not accepted and a mere scholarship application does not count. Consulates (Casablanca, Tirana, Astana) repeat this amount, though some university pages still show older figures."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"What is the deadline to apply for the study visa?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"For laurea, laurea magistrale, AFAM and single-cycle courses, visa applications must reach the consulate by 30 November 2026 for 2026/27 and 31 October 2027 for 2027/28; universities may set earlier course-specific dates. Master (university), PhD, Erasmus, single-course and foundation applications have no fixed date but cannot follow the start of classes."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Can international students work while studying in Italy?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"A student permit allows employment for up to 20 hours a week, averaged across 52 weeks, with an annual cap of 1,040 hours (art. 14(4) DPR 394/1999). More hours require converting the permit to a work permit under the rules of the same article."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Can I stay in Italy after graduating?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Graduates of an Italian doctorate, university master, bachelor's or master's can request a permit of 9 to 12 months to seek work or start a business related to their studies (art. 39-bis.1 TU), subject to income and health-insurance requirements, with conversion to a work permit possible."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Do I need a Declaration of Value or CIMEA certificate?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Universities alone decide on admission; the Declaration of Value is informative and not compulsory, and CIMEA issues Statements of Comparability and Verification. Universities such as Politecnico di Milano may require either document at enrolment, and Turkish applicants should note the Ankara embassy's YKS-based requirements for secondary-diploma Declarations of Value."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"How much are tuition fees for non-EU students?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"They depend on the university and country: for example Sapienza 300 EUR (Azerbaijan, Ukraine), 700 EUR (Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkey); Politecnico di Torino 761-1,709 EUR for those five countries in 2026/27; Padua 2,790-2,990 EUR; Politecnico di Milano up to 3,943.04 EUR for non-EU master's students with a foreign first-level degree; Bocconi (private) about 18,500 EUR. Regional tax and stamp duty are added."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"What scholarships can international students apply for?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"National options are MAECI Italian Government scholarships (10,800 EUR for 9 months; 2026/27 call closed 26 March 2026) and Invest Your Talent in Italy (10,800 EUR; Turkey, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan on the 2026/27 country list, closed 11 May 2026). Regional agencies such as ER.GO and DiSCo Lazio offer income-and-merit scholarships and housing, and universities such as Padua (up to 76 awards of 8,000 EUR) and Politecnico di Torino (TOPoliTO 8,000 EUR) have their own schemes. 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