Merit award

Deserving students are awarded a money amount at the end of their university career. The amount is proportionate to the score obtained by the student in the following areas:

• time needed to graduate, with reference to the number of months since enrolment (maximum 25 points);
• the number of credits obtained during the first year in comparison to the to the mean number obtained by students attending the course (maximum 30 points);
• the final mark achieved in comparison to the mean number of points obtained by students attending the same course (maximum 30 points);
• time spent abroad during the course (maximum 25 points, 35 for students who attended a double degree);
• other specific merit requirements decided by each Faculty (maximum 10 points).

The award can vary from a minimum of 500 € to a maximum of 5.000 € and it is paid within six months since graduation. In order to compete for the merit award, students must fulfil the following prerequisites:

• they must start their career at the University of Trento during academic year 2008-2009;
• they must begin and complete at the University of Trento the course they enrol into;
• they must not be foreign students taking part in International mobility programmes (LLP-Erasmus, LLP-Leonardo da Vinci, double degree);
• they must graduate within the following time limits:
  < 54 months for Undergraduate courses
  < 42 months for two-year Master's courses
  < 78 months for five-year Master's courses