Tuesday, 17 July 2012

Italy : Announcement of 15 PhD grants reserved to foreign students for the admission to the Doctoral Schools

Deadline: 5th Sep. 2012
Nationality: Any
All Subject Areas.



 

15 research scholarships for foreign students to attend Doctoral Schools/International Courses. Scholarships are fully funded by Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Padova e Rovigo. Doctoral courses will last 3 years, starting on 1st January 2013 and ending 31st December 2015.
Doctoral students must carry out the activities pertinent to their approved research studies and, at the end of each year, they must present a report regarding the performed activities and research to the Doctorate School Council. At the end of the 3-year programme, they will also have to present a Doctorate thesis with original contributions. The degree of “Dottore di ricerca” is attained once the final exam has been passed. This exam can be repeated, but once only. This exam consists of a discussion with the candidate on his/her thesis.

 costs
The scholarship is subject to social security contribution. During the 3-year doctoral programme (2013-2015), the winners will be offered full board and lodging at the ESU – Azienda Regionale per il Diritto allo Studio Universitario. Successful candidates will be exempted from paying attendance fees.

Eligibility criteria

- To have foreign (non-Italian) citizenship;
- To have foreign (non-Italian) residence.
- To have a foreign (non-Italian) academic qualification of at least four years of full time university education.

Selection process

The relevant body of each School/International Course will decide on the equivalence of the Academic degree of each candidate and will provide the Evaluation Committee with a non-mandatory opinion on the academic qualification of the candidates for their admission to the School/International Course. Subsequently the candidates who have obtained the equivalence of their degree will be selected by the Evaluation Committee on the basis of a comparative evaluation.

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