Italian Government Scholarship Application Status

Italian University MAECI Scholarship Available

This scholarship is available to foreign students and Italian citizens living abroad who wish to pursue Master’s and PhD degrees at Italian public or legally recognized universities.The MAECI scholarship is designed for study at Italian higher education institutes, both public and legally recognized. All public universities in Italy accept MAECI scholarships. 

MAECI Scholarship work

The MAECI Scholarship will cover your expenses if you are selected.

Most Italian public universities support the MAECI Scholarship Program.

When applying to an Italian university, be sure to select the MAECI Scholarship option.

Scholarships to international students "Talents 4 UniTo"

For the first time, the University of Turin funds 38 two-year scholarships to international students "Talents 4 UniTo" interested in enrolling in the first year of a postgraduate degree program without restricted number of
places, held in English, for the a.y. 2025-2026.

National and international scholarship programs

The University of Turin welcomes international undergraduate and postgraduate students, PhD students, researchers, teachers and academics in mobility within the framework of any national or international scholarship programs. 

Eligible Countries: 

Open to international students with residence permits for international protection, temporary protection, or special protection under Italian immigration regulations.

Acceptable Course or Subjects: 

Any subject offered by the University of Turin

Hold a valid residence permit for international protection, temporary protection due to the Ukrainian humanitarian emergency, or special protection

Have a foreign qualification suitable for enrollment in the 2024-2025 academic year

Submit their application via the Apply@UniTo platform by the respective deadlines.

Apply now

Criteria: 

Open to international students with residence permits for international protection, temporary protection, or special protection under Italian immigration regulations.

Hold a valid residence permit for international protection, temporary protection due to the Ukrainian humanitarian emergency, or special protection

Have a foreign qualification suitable for enrollment in the 2024-2025 academic year

Submit their application via the Apply@UniTo platform by the respective deadlines.

Applynow

Benifits of the Italian Government Scholarship 

The scholarship holders are exempted from payment of tuition fee and enrollment fee which will be covered by the Italian Government.

In case of admissions in courses in Italian language and Italian culture, the tuition fee payment is exemption to grantees but they must pay enrollment fee from personal expenses.

Health Insurance Coverage:

The Italian Government Scholarship covers health insurance expense for the entire duration of scholarship holder’s stay in Italy until his/her study programme ends. It will include medical coverage in case of accident, medical condition that occurred during stay in Italy.

Any pre-existing medical and pathological health condition of the scholarship holder will not be covered in health insurance provided by the Italian Government Scholarship Programme.

Language Proficiency Requirements:

To be enrolled in Italian language taught course, the non native Italian speakers need to prove their proficiency in Italian language through relevant Italian language certificate.

Under the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) the minimum level required to prove proficiency in Italian language is B2.

The candidates, who are studying or have studied a course in Italian Language, must provide Italian Language certificate issued by the language teacher of their department in the university.