The Ministry of the Interior, in conjunction with the Conference of Rectors of the Italian Universities (CRUI) and in collaboration with the National Association of Law Enforcement Organizations University (ANDISU), provides 100 scholarships for the 2017-2018 academic year available to students with international protection, for access to master's degrees and doctorate programmes in Italian universities. The call for applications indicates a 16 July 2017 deadline for candidates for the 2017/2018 academic year.
The annual scholarships are reserved for students holding international protection (with the status of refugees or beneficiaries of subsidiary protection) who have the following requirements:
- Winners of the call A.A. 2016/17 who have the right to confirm the scholarship for the academic year 2017/2018, if they achieve at least 20 CFU by 10/08/2017 and have achieved at least 15 CFUs at 16 July 2017.
- The constraint on the number of CFUs achieved is deemed automatically satisfied in the case of enrolment in a PhD program or in possession of a qualification suitable for the enrollment to a Master's Degree or Ph.D. by 16 July 2017 and can enrol in the 2017-2018 academic year.
All candidates must submit a specific application through the online platform http://borsespi.laziodisu.it by 24.00 on 16 July 2017 indicating the following data:
- Surname
- Name
- Sex
- Date of birth
- Birth country
- Citizenship
- Italian Tax ID Code
- Number and date of the document certifying the status of beneficiary of international protection, as well as the Authority which issued the release
- Number and date of issuance of the residence permit as well as the competent Police Headquarters provided for the release
- Possible reception facility in which the candidate is currently hosted
- Academic degree title in possession
- Year of completion of academic title
- Institute / University where the degree was obtained
- Italian University in which you intend to enrol
- Name of Bachelor's degree, master's degree, master's degree or doctoral degree in which you plan to enrol (or are enrolled in, with indication of the CFUs achieved)
- Personal e-mail address
- Telephone number
Applicants are also required to attach to the application the following documentation:
1. Copy of an identity document;
2. Short CV (in Italian or English) in the case of a student who is not yet enrolled in the university, or certificate of examinations for a student who competes for the 2nd year of the scholarship.
Please note that applicants must contact the University they wish to enroll in BEFORE sending them the application, in order to verify the feasibility of enrolment. For information about the contact details of the universities write to refugees@crui.it .