Italy: Scholarships

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

What to watch for in Scholarships

For each scholarship, identify the route: direct, nomination or via the university?
Check deadlines together with the year.
Prepare several scholarships and a backup plan.
Be careful with intermediaries that charge application fees.

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