Provider:
Government
of Italy
Handler:
Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the Embassy in your country
Study Level:
Bachelors,
Masters and Doctorate Degrees
Deadline:
February – June,
every year.
Summary:
The
Italian Government announces the following bursary programme for foreign
students and IRE (Italian Residents Abroad) to study in Italy during the
Academic Year. The programme is offered by the Italian Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, through its diplomatic mission in the accredited country of the
applicants, to students of selected countries wishing to study at Italian
public universities or other public institutions of higher education.
Field of Study:
Applicants
may request three month bursaries for advanced courses in Italian language and
culture, courses in Italian language teaching, and study or research projects
at non-private Italian research Centres – Laboratories – Libraries - Archives –
Museums.
Applicants
may request six or nine month bursaries for Individual university courses.
(Levels I or II), university degree courses (Levels I or II), advanced
professional training, art and music courses, courses in Italian language
teaching, Masters Degree courses (Levels I or II), Doctorates Courses, Schools
of specialisation, and Singly or jointly supervised study or research projects.
Nations Covered:
Please
visit the website for the Recipient Country List.
Type of Scholarship:
It’s a
partial scholarship.
Three to
nine months worth of bursaries may be awarded.
Eligibility:
To be
eligible for study grants (except the case of language course), students must
have the following prerequisites:
Knowledge
of the Italian language - Knowledge of the Italian language is indispensable
and must be certified or ascertained in an interview at the Italian Cultural
Institute or at the Cultural Office of the local Italian diplomatic Mission or
at the Italian studies Department of the applicant’s university.
Educational
Credentials - Candidates must have the credentials requested for enrolment in
the institution of their choice. All credentials and certificates of study must
be submitted along with their Italian translation, which must be certified as
conforming with the foreign language texts by the Italian diplomatic Mission,
i.e. by an official translator along with a statement attesting (dichiarazione
di valore in loco) the authenticity of the credentials prepared by the Italian
diplomatic Mission.
• Degree
courses at Italian universities: the candidate must have a secondary school
diploma valid for the enrolment in a university.
• Masters
I or II programmes at Italian universities: candidates must have a degree equal
to the Italian baccalaureate, along with any other documentation that may be
required by the chosen institution.
•
Individual courses: the certificate of enrolment issued by the university for
foreigners is usually sufficient.
• Art and
music institutes: it requires certification of having concluded a cycle of
secondary school studies valid for admission to accredited State academies or
conservatories.
• Italian
language and culture courses: a secondary school diploma is required.
Age
Limits - The age limit for obtaining a study grant is cited in bilateral
Cultural Agreement Executive Programmes. Where not expressly established, the
age limit is 35 years old. However, this age limit does not apply to applicants
who are Italian language teachers and actively engaged in teaching Italian.
With the
exception of the provisions stated in Cultural Agreement Executive Programmes,
in no case grants can be awarded to anyone who would still be below the age of
18 during the period covered by the grant. Considering the varying age limits
established by different institutions, it is recommended to check such detail
directly with the institution (the National Cinema School, for example, has an
age limit of 27).
Applicants
are kindly requested to obtain country-specific information from the Italian
diplomatic mission or Italian Cultural Institute of their country of origin,
either in person or from the institutional websites.
Website:
Website:http://www.esteri.it/MAE/EN/Ministero/Servizi/Stranieri/Opportunita/BorseStudio_stranieri.htm
Note: Please always visit
the respective website of the scholarship for comprehensive information. In
areas you don’t understand, contact the relevant Contact Person via email on
the scholarship website. You may as well contact us, but we may not have the
complete information like the scholarship providers. Thank you.
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