Full PhD Scholarships in Italy
PhD Scholarships, University of Roma La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
PhD Scholarships: The Università di Roma “La Sapienza” offers 19 PhD fellowships for attaining the degree of “Dottore di Ricerca” (Ph. D.).
Each fellowship amounts to 19,800 € per year (net of government taxes).
The Ph.D. programme lasts for three years and may be extended to a fourth year (without grant), subject to approval by the School authorities.
At the end of the first and of the second year of attendance, students have to be evaluated as proficient according to the rules of the Schools.
PhD fellowship Eligibility
Applications are opened from candidates who:
- are not Italian citizens;
- are not residents of Italy;
- have obtained abroad an academic qualification by a non-Italian institution equivalent to the Italian “laurea specialistica” or expect to obtain it before July 31st.The equivalence of each qualification to the relevant Italian degree will be ascertained (for the sole purpose of this competition) by the Academic Board of the Schools.
Attainment of PhD
Students must attend the courses and the seminars offered by their Programme, pass the related examinations, and prepare a PhD dissertation, which must have original results.
The PhD title is obtained at the end of the third year after the candidate dissertation and its positive evaluation made by an independent Jury appointed by the Rector.
The discussion may be delayed with the approval of the School authorities, but not for more than one year.
Doctorate Fellowships
Doctorate fellowships are incompatible with any other one granted by Italian or International subjects.
Fellowships cannot be awarded to candidates who have already (either entirely or partially) benefited from a similar grant to attend a PhD Course provided by an Italian University or by an international institution.
For further details, and application materials, see: PhD Scholarships, University of Roma La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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