The University of Padua has opened applications for its Departmental Scholarships for the 2025-2026 academic year. These scholarships are designed to support outstanding international students pursuing English-taught degree programs.

While these scholarships do not cover tuition fees, they can be combined with the 100 Fee Waivers scholarships for talented prospective students. However, recipients are responsible for their travel, insurance, accommodation, and personal expenses. Additionally, these scholarships cannot be held alongside other public institution scholarships.

Key Information:

• Host University: University of Padua
• Location: Italy
• Scholarships Available: To be announced
• Eligibility: Open to all nationalities
• Funding Type: Partial funding

Application Timeline:

• Round 1: January 7 – March 7, 2025
• Round 2: March 2 – May 2, 2025
• Results for Limited Access Programs (Round 1): April 12, 2025
• Results for Unlimited Access Programs (Round 2): July 9, 2025

Scholarship Opportunities by Department:

1. Department of Civil, Environmental  , and Architectural Engineering (DICEA):
   • Environmental Engineering (Master’s): 2 scholarships (€5,000 each)
   • Mathematical Engineering (Master’s): 5 scholarships (€5,000 each)
2. Department of Cultural Heritage:
   • Applied Sciences to Cultural Heritage (Master’s): 1 scholarship (€7,000)
3. Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialisation (DPSS):
   • Developmental and Educational Psychology (Master’s): 2 scholarships (€6,500 each)
4. Department of Geosciences:
   • Earth and Climate Dynamics (Bachelor’s): 1 scholarship (€6,000)
   • Earth Dynamics (Master’s): 1 scholarship (€6,000)
   • Geophysics for Natural Risks and Resources (Master’s): 1 scholarship (€6,000)
5. Department of Industrial Engineering (DII):
   • Chemical and Process Engineering (Master’s): 2 scholarships (€7,500 each)
   • Energy Engineering (Master’s): 2 scholarships (€7,500 each)
   • Materials Engineering (Master’s): 2 scholarships (€7,500 each)
6. Department of Information Engineering (DEI):
   • ICT for Internet and Multimedia (Master’s): 2 scholarships (€6,000 each)
   • Computer Engineering (Master’s): 2 scholarships (€6,000 each)
   • Control Systems Engineering (Master’s): 2 scholarships (€6,000 each)
   • Electronic Engineering (Master’s): 2 scholarships (€6,000 each)
   • Information Engineering (Bachelor’s): 1 scholarship (€6,000)
7. Department of Land, Environment, Agriculture and Forestry:
   • Forest Science (Master’s): 2 scholarships (€6,000 each)
8. Department of Mathematics (DM):
   • Cybersecurity (Master’s): 2 scholarships (€6,000 each)
   • Data Science (Master’s): 2 scholarships (€6,000 each)
   • Computational Finance (Master’s): 2 scholarships (€6,000 each)
   • Computer Science (Master’s): 2 scholarships (€6,000 each)
   • Mathematics (Master’s): 2 scholarships (€6,000 each)
9. Department of Medicine (DIMED):
   • Medicine and Surgery (Single-cycle): 1 scholarship (€6,000)
10. Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology (FISPPA):
    • Clinical, Social, and Intercultural Psychology (Master’s): 2 scholarships (€6,000 each)
11. Department of Political Science, Law, and International Studies:
    • Human Rights and Multi-level Governance (Master’s): 2 scholarships (€5,760 each)
    • European and Global Studies (Master’s): 2 scholarships (€5,760 each)
12. Department of Linguistic and Literary Studies (DISLL):
    • Communication Strategies (Master’s): 1 scholarship (€6,000)
    • English Studies (Master’s): 1 scholarship (€6,000)
    • Italian and Renaissance Studies (Bachelor’s): 1 scholarship (€6,000)

Eligibility Criteria:

• Applicants for Bachelor’s and Single-cycle degrees must have a non-Italian secondary school diploma.
• Applicants for Master’s degrees must have a non-Italian Bachelor’s degree.
• Non-Italian residents can apply. Dual citizens (including Italian) or those living in Italy for over nine months are ineligible.
• Applicants must apply for at least one English-taught degree program at Padua.
• Up to three programs may be selected.

Selection Process:

• Academic Committees review and rank candidates.
• In the event of a tie, preference is given to younger and first-time applicants.

How to Apply: Candidates must apply for admission to the University of Padua — no separate application is required for the scholarships. Winners will receive a Departmental Scholarship Offer outlining acceptance steps and deadlines.

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Please visit the University of Padua’s official website for detailed information about the Departmental Scholarships or read the Application Call.