Italian Government Scholarship to Study in Italy 2018/19

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) offers grants in favor of foreign citizens not residing in Italy and Italian citizens living abroad (IRE)* for the academic year 2018-2019 in order to foster international cultural, scientific and technological cooperation, to promote Italian language and culture and to support Italy’s economic system in the world (According to Law 288/55 and its subsequent changes and additions).

Grants are offered to pursue study, training, and/or research programs at Italian Higher Education Institutes, both public and legally recognised. Grants are awarded for a period of study from October 1st, 2018 to September 30th, 2019.

Scholarship Detail

• Grantees will receive a 900 Euros monthly allowance on a quarterly basis, which will be paid on their Italian bank account.
• The first installment of the grant can be received only after the completion of University enrollment and the submission of all the documents requested according to the necessary administrative procedures.
• The last installment of the grant will be paid only upon verification of satisfactory academic progress.   
• The grant will cover courses attended in Italy only.

Eligibility

• Applications must only be submitted by foreign students not residing in Italy and by Italian citizens living abroad (IRE). See the list of of eligible foreign countries.
• Applicants must be holding an appropriate academic qualification required to enroll to the Italian University/Institute.
• Applicants for Master’s Degree/Higher Education in Arts, Music, and Dance (AFAM) Programmes/ Italian Language and Culture Courses should not be over 28 years old by the deadline of this call, with the sole exception of renewals.
• Applicants for PhD Programmes  should not be over 30 years old by the deadline of this call, with the sole exception of renewals.
• Applicants for Research Projects under academic supervision should not be over 40 years old by the deadline of this call.
• Applicants must provide a certificate of their proficiency in Italian language. The minimum level required is A2 within the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
• Proof of proficiency in Italian is not required for courses entirely taught in English. In this case applicants must provide a language certificate of their proficiency in English Language. The minimum level required is B2 within the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
• For Italian language and culture courses, applicants must provide a certificate of their proficiency in Italian language. The minimum level required is A2 within the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)

Official Link

Deadline: 30th April 2018