Deadline:
May 30, 2025
Location(s)
Italy
Bologna
Overview
The University of Bologna is offering 30 new scholarships to deserving international students who intend to enrol in second cycle degree programmes in a.y. 2025/26.
Details
THE UNIVERSITY TODAY: NUMBERS AND INNOVATION
The presence throughout the territory, the international outlook, the research, the programme catalogue, the information services: in these and many other areas, today the Alma Mater paves the way for innovation.
- 5: the Campuses (Bologna, Cesena, Forlì, Ravenna e Rimini)
- 11: the Schools of the University of Bologna.
- 32: the Departments of the University of Bologna.
- 12: the Research and Training Centre.
- 11,000: (average) number of research products, more than 400 patents, 147 funded research projects (H2020 and LIFE), 10 SIR projects (Scientific Independence of Young Researcher), 7 Inter-departmental Centres for Industrial research (CIRI).
- 85,244: the students who have chosen the University of Bologna (A.Y. 2016/17), making it the most popular university in Italy. Teaching and extra-curricular activities take place in 1,162,506.81 m2 of space in the campuses of Bologna, Cesena, Forlì, Ravenna and Rimini.
- 215: Degree Programmes (A.Y. 2017/2018): 92 first cycle 3-year programmes, 110 second cycle programmes and 13 single cycle programmes.
- 71: International degree programmes, 47 of which are delivered in English.
- 41: PhD programmes (A.Y. 2016/17), 39 specialisation schools, 66 first and second level professional master's programmes, 16 of which are international.
- 2,113: international students from abroad on exchange programmes and 2,771 students enrolled at UNIBO who spent a study period abroad in 2016.
- 5,756 people: the university community of teaching and services staff.
- The library system offers access to 47,000 on-line journals, 190,000 e-books and 647 databases.
- 1,100 wi-fi access points, 2 server farms with more than 520 virtual servers.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Requirements
You can apply for International Talents @Unibo if you meet the following requirements:
- Qualification: you have obtained, or are in the process of obtaining, a qualification belonging to a non-Italian education system, valid for access to your second cycle programme.
- Merit: you will have taken the GRE test by the deadline for application: GRE is an aptitude and skills assessment test that can be taken in affiliated centres in various countries around the world or online (if offered by the organisation in charge). You must register for the tests through the websites of the organisations in charge.
The test is held in English.
- Financial status: you have an ISEE (Equivalent Economic Situation Indicator) of between €16.000 and €35.000 or equivalent financial status, if you cannot submit an ISEE certificate because your family has income outside Italy.
Read the information on the documentation to certify your family's economic situation valid for 2025. Carefully check the required documents to prepare them in good time, because you will have to submit them by the deadline of the call and it can take several weeks to obtain them.
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Age: you must not be older than 30 years on the closing date of the call for applications
Dates
Deadline: May 30, 2025
Cost/funding for participants
Scholarships are worth €6.500 gross and include full exemption from tuition fees.
Scholarships and exemptions are awarded for two academic years, based on GRE test scores and the verification of financial status. Payment of instalments is subject to conditions of merit.
Un-save Opportunity
Internships, scholarships, student conferences and competitions.
