Doctoral grants

At least half of the places foreseen by the selection procedure must be covered by grants.
Grants are awarded after a comparative evaluation and on the basis of the merit-based ranking of the applicants; all other conditions being equal, the economic situation of the candidate will be considered, abiding by the Decree of the President of the Italian Republic, 9th April 2001.
After the Italian Ministry's decree of the 18th of June 2008, the annual gross amount of the doctoral grant has increased to 13.638,47 Euro including the social security contributions that have to be paid by the Doctoral students as established by the current Italian law.
It is forbidden to add up scholarships with other grants, except those awarded by national or foreign scientific institutes for periods spent abroad which are considered useful for the student's research activities.
If a Doctoral student has already been awarded a grant in the past (even for one year only) for a Doctoral course in Italy, he/she cannot receive a Doctoral scholarship again.

Grant payment
Scholarships are normally paid in instalments every two months. It is possible to extend the scholarship onto the following year if all prerequisites are maintained.

Grant quitclaim
Doctoral students waiving their scholarships are required to fill in the relevant form so to communicate their decision to the proper Doctoral Courses Office (see contacts in box Download here below).

50% scholarship increase
Opera Universitaria scholarships