
Deadline:
October 31, 2025
Location(s)
France Germany Italy Spain Sweden United Kingdom
Overview
The 15th Masterscholarship competition is now open for the academic year 2025/26. The competition, aimed at students from any of the 13 countries in which UniCredit operates, awards eight 1 year scholarships for Master programs in economics or finance at among the most prestigious universities in Europe.
Details
The eight Universities involved in the program for academic year 2025/2026 are:
- Bocconi University Milan - Master of in Economic and Social Sciences or in Finance
- Barcelona School of Economics - Master of Science in Economics or Finance
https://bse.eu/study/masters-programs
- London School of Economics - MRes in Economics MRes/PhD in Economics
https://www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse/Graduate/degree-programmes-2024/MResPhD-Economics
- Mannheim University - Master in Economics
https://www.uni-mannheim.de/en/academics/programs/masters-program-in-economics/
- Oxford University - MPhil in Economics
https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/courses/mphil-economics?wssl=1
- SciencesPo - Master in Economics
https://www.sciencespo.fr/ecole-doctorale/en/content/master-s-economics.html
- Stockholm School of Economics - MSc in Economics or Finance
https://www.hhs.se/en/education/msc/
- Toulouse School of Economics - Master 2 Doctoral Path Scholarship
https://www.tse-fr.eu/master-in-economics#doctoral
In order to apply, students just have to apply to the different master programs following the online admission procedure indicated by each school. The top admitted students will be selected by the school as candidates for our scholarships (one winner each university).
The Foundation print
UniCredit Foundation is the corporate foundation of UniCredit Group. It is born from the merger, completed in April 2018, between UniCredit Foundation, established in 2003 with the goal to contribute to the development of solidarity and philanthropy in the communities and territories primarily where the Group is operating and UniCredit & Universities Foundation, established in 2009 with the aims to promote studies and initiatives designed to deepen knowledge in the academic fields of finance, economics, law, politics and the social sciences.
Through the transfer of financial resources and the typical management skills of a company, UniCredit Foundation supports projects of significant social impact and innovation, implemented by local nonprofit organisations.
THE MAIN AREAS OF INTERVENTION ARE:
SUPPORT TO STUDY AND RESEARCH
UniCredit Foundation continues its commitment to promoting studies and initiatives aimed at deepening the knowledge of banking, economic and legal disciplines, through the awarding of scholarships and awards in the same areas.
SUPPORTING SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
UniCredit Foundation promotes social economy initiatives in the different countries in which UniCredit operates, in cooperation with institutions specialising in social entrepreneurship. By means of grants, training, consultancy, mentorship and networking, UniCredit Foundation is currently supporting social entrepreneurship and social innovation projects in Austria, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Turkey, where over 100 social enterprises engaged in welfare services and job creation have now been established and consolidated.
INITIATIVES FOR UNICREDIT EMPLOYEES
UniCredit Foundation promotes a culture of volunteering and giving to the community through the dedicated efforts of all the employees, encouraging their participation in social activities and projects. Since 2003, UniCredit Foundation has organised an annual Gift Matching Program open to all UniCredit employees. Through this programme, the Foundation integrates the donations made by groups of employees of UniCredit for the benefit of non-profit organisations.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
The competition, aimed at students from any of the 14 countries in which UniCredit operates:
- Italy,
- Germany,
- Austria,
- Bosnia and Herzegovina,
- Bulgaria,
- Croatia,
- Czech Republic,
- Hungary,
- Romania,
- Serbia,
- Slovakia,
- Slovenia
- Turkey
Dates
Deadline: October 31, 2025
Cost/funding for participants
The scholarships cover all documented tuition fees as well as the cost of living for 1 year of the Master course (either first or second year Master).
Internships, scholarships, student conferences and competitions.