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Scholarships for International Students

IUSS-Ferrara 1391, in the promotion of its graduate program whose organization is based on a international model, aims to to attract the best international and Italian students to Ferrara.

Each year the University of Ferrara determines the number of scholarships reserved for international students, divided by academic macro-areas. The announcement is made public in June. The selection for graduate admission, based on qualifications and letters of recommendation, takes place in July, so that winners can start their activity the following January.

Places without scholarships are also foreseen. In case you are admitted without a fellowship from University of Ferrara and you are interested in obtaining a fellowship, please look at our help page.

At the end of the first year, on the basis of the work done by the international scholarship student, the University Council will determine admission for the following year and for the award of the Cultural Science Master (MSC).

The University of Ferrara invites applications from international students to the PhD programs starting on January 1st, 2011.  The deadline for the application is July 2010. 

The successful applicants  will receive a fellowship of about 1000 Euro net per month and will be entitled to have a room at the Residential College of IUSS-Ferrara 1391 at half of the cost.  Additional places without fellowship are foreseen.

As an EXAMPLE of the next call, you can look at:  Summary of Information and the Official Announcement 2010.

For international students, admission to doctoral programs and special fellowships is based on qualifications and letters of recommendation.

The application has to be done on line at http://studiare.unife.it by July 2010 .The following material has to be sent on line together with the application:

  1. A photocopy of an identity document
  2. Certification of the University degree, including titles of the courses and marks obtained in the examinations.
  3. At least two recommendation letters.
  4. Curriculum vitae.
  5. A presentation of a research project which the student would like to pursue in Ferrara (max three pages(
  6. Any other document which can be useful for evaluating the attitude of the candidate to the research activity.

All documents, unless written in English or Italian, are to be translated into one of the above languages.

A signed copy of the application form and of the passport has to be sent by July 15  to:

Rettore dell'Universita' di Ferrara, Ufficio dottorato, via Sceinze 41b, 44100 Ferrara( Italy) (fax+ 39 0532 455 285)

Please refer to the official site http://www.unife.it/ateneo/formazione-postlaurea/dottorati for the official announcement, the downloadable application form and the exact deadlines.

 Please consult http://iuss.unife.it/doctoral-programs for the doctoral programs which are available at the University of Ferrara. Candidates are invited to contact  research staff of the Ferrara university also in advance to the presentation of their application.