Civilian Service
The Civilian Service is an opportunity offered to young people aged between 18 and 28 to concretely participate in the development of civil society. Volunteers offer their energy and enthusiasm and in exchange enrich their background with new experiences and skills, while receiving a small personal allowance.
Calls for projects are launched regularly, and interested people are free to apply. The projects’ length may vary between 3 and 12 months, and cannot be extended. Applications must be submitted to the organization or body sponsoring the project and conducting the interviews.
The participants volunteer about 30 hours per week, 5 or 6 days a week.
Benefits for volunteers are:
- a net salary of 600.00 euro;
- the opportunity be part of an organization and to interact with others;
- hands-on training on civilian service matters and specific skills related to the volunteering project;
- in-kind benefits (university credits, traineeships, paid lunches and so on).
The University of Trento has been a member of the local register (Albo Provinciale) of providers of civil service projects since 2006.
The volunteers are supported by a supervisor, a tutor, who works with them the project's activities (the OLP, operatore locale di progetto) and is always available to give guidance or advice. The work of volunteers is constantly monitored to match their skills with the task to be performed.
Open projects
UniTrento4Refugees: training, reception and inclusion for refugee and asylum-seeking students and at-risk scholars – Academic Year 2026–2027 – 7th edition
- Application deadline: 2 August at 23:59
- Project start date: 1 September 2026
- Duration: 12 months
- Available positions: 1
- Location: Directorate for Education and Student Services – Via Tommaso Gar 16/2, Trento – Verdigar site
- Project supervisor and contact person: Paola Bodio
- Contacts: [email protected] – +39 0461 288429 – +39 320 9231019
The project aims to provide skills for working closely with asylum-seeking and refugee students who have begun their academic path at the University of Trento within the FUTURA and UNICORE reception programmes. Activities include regular meetings with students enrolled in the reception programme. Part of the project also focuses on supporting at-risk academics hosted in Trento to continue their research activities. From October to December 2026, the training and volunteering programme SuXr – University Students for Refugees will be organised for the student community.
DISI Industry 2026: networking and communication to connect talent and companies
- Application deadline: 2 August at 23:59
- Project start date: 1 September 2026
- Duration: 12 months
- Available positions: 1
- Location: Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science – Via Sommarive 9, Povo
- Project supervisor and contact person: Betty Balduin
- Contacts: [email protected] – +39 0461 285302
The project aims to provide skills in science communication, event organisation and promotion, and student guidance. In particular, the civil service participant will be involved in developing and promoting the DISI Industry project and in organising the ICT Days event, both aimed at supporting students’ transition into the job market. The participant will collaborate with administrative offices, university students, faculty members, and companies operating in the information technology sector.