2016 Scuola Normale Superiore PhD Scholarships for Both Italian and International Students in Italy

Scuola Normale Superiore PhD Scholarships for Both Italian and International Students  in Italy

BENEFITS

For the academic year 2016-2017 the scholarship for the PhD course is equal to 15,012.00 euros including a lodging allowance. Students also have the right to free meals at the facilities of the Scuola Normale or at facilities with agreements with the SNS for the duration of the course, excluding the periods of academic holidays.

Successful candidates who are citizens of countries not belonging to the European Union will be reimbursed for the travelling expenses incurred for the start of the course to a maximum of 1,000.00 euros.

PhD students from countries not belonging to the European Union can request, within a year from the end of the course, reimbursement of expenses incurred for their return to their country of provenance, again up to a maximum of 1,000.00 euros. Those not completing the course because of forfeiture of the place can also apply for reimbursement providing at least a year has passed since the start of the course.

DEADLINE

Applications for admission to the selection process must be registered on-line by 23:59 CET of the following dates: 15 March 2016, for the spring session or 30 August 2016, for the autumn session.

The on-line procedure will be activated at the section dedicated to the call on the SNS web site at the address http://phd.sns.it/en/. For each session, all applications received and registered on line after the stipulated date and time will be rejected whatever the cause of delay.


CRITERIA

Applications for admission are invited from candidates who, irrespective of their citizenship, have an Italian laurea magistrale (MA/MS degree) or an equivalent degree from outside Italy, or who expect to have obtained the degree required for admission by October 31, 2016: failure to obtain the degree by this date will disqualify the candidate for admission.

Admission to the call is restricted to candidates who:

    were born after the 31st October 1986;
    have no past criminal charges against them resulting in a prison term of more than three years;
    have not been subject to the disciplinary measure of “expulsion” as specified in the didactic and internal regulations of the SNS;
    are not in possession of a research doctorate issued by an Italian university, and in any case have never benefited from a scholarship to attend a research doctorate course in Italy.

VISIT WEBSITE HERE