For students graduating in December 2024

Students enrolled in degree programs who intend to graduate by December 31, 2024, are exempt from paying the first installment for the academic year 2024/25.

Those who complete their graduation application (and are unable to obtain their degree in the last session scheduled for the academic year 2023/24) will not incur late payment fees for the first installment of the academic year 2024/25.

  For students eligible for the regional scholarship

For first-year students who earn 20 ECTS credits by 10/08/2025, a full exemption is granted.

For first-year students who do not earn 20 ECTS credits by 10/08/2025, a partial exemption is granted (regional fee and 50% of the all-inclusive contribution).

For students regularly enrolled in years beyond the first, a full exemption is granted.

For students enrolled in the first year beyond the normal duration of the course, a partial exemption is granted (regional fee and 50% of the all-inclusive contribution).

  For students with disabilities

For students with disabilities with an invalidity between 66% and 100% or with certification pursuant to Law No. 104 (Art. 3, paragraph 1), a full exemption is granted, which only requires the payment of the stamp duty.

For students with disabilities with an invalidity between 50% and 65% and an ISEE equal to or less than €70,000.00, a partial exemption is granted, which requires the payment of a fixed annual contribution of €380.00, in addition to the regional fee and stamp duty (the contribution is included in the first installment for those enrolling in years beyond the first).

The application for this exemption is considered submitted by indicating your disability in your reserved area of Uniweb and by sending the relevant certification to the Student Services Office (inclusione.studenti@unipd.it).

Further information

  For students who are children of recipients of disability pensions

For students who are recipients of disability pensions or children of recipients of disability pensions, a full exemption from the all-inclusive contribution is granted pursuant to Art. 30 of Law 118/1971.

The application for this exemption is considered submitted upon sending the relevant documentation to the email address benefici.studenti@unipd.it by September 30, 2025.

  For international students

Scholarships for international students

  For working students

For students engaged in work activities, or who, due to work or family commitments or health reasons, believe they can only dedicate part of their time to studying, there is the option to benefit from the working student status or, alternatively, choose part-time enrollment.

Please check deadlines and useful information (in italian).

  For students in detention

For detained students in the penitentiary institutions of the Triveneto region, a partial exemption applies, which requires the payment of a single installment of 202.00 euros.

  For students belonging to the same family unit

For students simultaneously enrolled in the 2024/25 academic year and belonging to the same family unit with an ISEE (Equivalent Economic Situation Indicator) of up to 50,000 euros, a reduction of 200.00 euros is automatically applied.

The application for partial exemption is considered submitted by authorizing the acquisition of the ISEE and checking the appropriate box indicating their status as a member of a family unit with additional family members enrolled for the same academic year at the University of Padua in the "Request for Benefits" section, available in their reserved Uniweb area.

The application must be completed and confirmed by the deadline of 30/11/2024.

  For public administration employees

The memorandum of understanding signed by the University of Padua and the Ministry of Public Administration ensures facilitated access to certain study programs for public administration employees. The benefits consist of a reduction in tuition fees.

See: PA 110 e lode (in italian).

  For Penitentiary Police officers

Penitentiary Police officers serving at the Due Palazzi prison are granted a partial exemption, which entails the payment of a fixed annual fee of 380.00 euros in addition to the regional tax and stamp duty.

  For merit

To first-year students with the following merits:

• Bachelor's and single-cycle master's degree programs: a diploma grade of 60/60 or 100/100.
• Master's degree programs: a bachelor's degree grade of 110/110 or 110/110 with honors.

A partial exemption from the comprehensive contribution is reserved, resulting in a reduction of 200.00 euros applied automatically to the second and third installments.

  For the birth of children

To student mothers and student fathers, a partial exemption from the comprehensive contribution is reserved in the academic year of their children's birth, which entails the payment of a fixed annual fee of 380.00 euros in addition to the regional tax and stamp duty.

It is also possible to request a one-year suspension for maternity, which does not require the payment of any contribution upon resumption. An additional benefit for those who are studying and simultaneously engaged in childcare is the possibility of part-time enrollment.

  For students with refugee status

Female and male students with refugee status, subsidiary protection status, or asylum seekers who are conditionally enrolled are granted a full exemption from the comprehensive contribution, including the pre-enrollment fee. However, the stamp duty and the regional fee for the right to university study are still required.

Please consult the dedicated page.

  For the recognition of qualifications within the framework of the agreement with CIMEA

Students who use the foreign qualification recognition services provided by CIMEA (Information Centre on Academic Mobility and Equivalence) within the framework of the agreement between the University and CIMEA (by creating their own account on MyDiplome) and who subsequently complete their enrollment will receive a refund of the amount spent through an automatic reduction of the second or third installment, unless they are already beneficiaries of scholarships or full exemptions.

  Fee-waivers for students enrolling in degree programmes held in English a.y. 2024/25

The University of Padua offers 100 full tuition fee-waivers to students enrolling in one of its degree programmes held completely in English. Fee-waivers are offered for 1 academic year.

Amount of fee-waiver: you will have to pay the first instalment only and you will be exempted from the second and third instalments of tuition fees due

Duration of fee-waiver: the fee-waiver will be granted for 1 academic year and can be renewed:

• upon the achievement of at least 25 credits by the 10th of August of the 2 nd year;
• (only for Bachelor’s and Single-Cycle degree students) upon the achievement of at least 80 credits by the 10th of August of the 3 rd year.

After the duration above indicated, beneficiary students will be required to cover their tuition fees until graduation.

Who can apply: talented prospective international students from all over the world, having obtained their previous degree outside Italy, and wishing to enrol in one of the degree programmes held in English at the University of Padua.

How to apply: you can be considered for the selection procedure, under penalty of exclusion, if you:

• do not possess an Italian citizenship (except for dual citizenship including Italian);
• hold a non-Italian foreign secondary school diploma (for Bachelor's or Single cycle degrees applicants) or a non-Italian Bachelor's degree (for Master's degrees applicants) allowing admission to the Italian University system;
• do not reside in Italy
• apply to a degree programmes completely taught in English at the University of Padua. Please remember that you can apply up to 3 degree programmes.

If you meet the requirements, you will be automatically included in the selection procedure. There is no separate application or additional specific documents to be submitted besides those required to apply for the selected degree programme.

The best candidates of each degree programme (100 in total) will be awarded the fee-waivers based on their curriculum, personal motivation, language skills, etc.

Fee-waiver selection results follow the same procedure and timing as those applicable for Padua International Excellence Scholarships and Departmental scholarships results.

Acceptance: you must accept your place, pay the admission fee within the deadline indicated in Offer Letter and be able to comply with the conditions to finalise your enrolment at the University of Padua.

• Call for applications for tuition fees and fee waivers AY 2024-25

• Fee-waivers results unlimited access degree programme A.Y. 24/25 Download

  Fee-waivers reserved for part-time students

Students who, due to work or family responsibilities or for health reasons, feel they can only study part of their time, may opt for part-time students.

This option is limited to two academic years during which no more than 72 credits may be obtained. It can also be renewed, so the duration of part-time studies is equal - at most - to twice the duration normally envisaged for the course of study. 

For each academic year, part-time enrolment requires payment of the regional tax, stamp duty and 60% of the tuition fee paid by students enrolled in the same full-time course.

The option for part-time study is incompatible with all other forms of partial exemption from contributions (excluding exemption by law and by merit), and with participation in the competition for student collaborations (200 hours).

The application must be submitted by 30 October 2024, on Uniweb, under "Initiatives".

• Call for applications for tuition fees and fee waivers AY 2024-25

  Esu Extraordinary Grants - Notice of Competition for A.Y. 2023-2024

Esu of Padua announces each year a Competition for the allocation of extraordinary grants intended to remedy situations of particular and exceptional economic hardship, such as to hinder or compromise the continuation of studies.

Students regularly enrolled for A.Y. 2023/2024 in a year following the first may apply for the extraordinary grant:

1. at the University of Padua for a number of years, starting from that of first matriculation, equal to the legal duration of the course plus one year
2. to courses in the upper period of the Conservatori di Musica of Adria, Castelfranco Veneto, Padua, Rovigo and Vicenza for a number of years equal to the legal duration of the course attended, with reference to the year of first enrollment plus one year
3. to first- and second-level ordinamental/experimental courses activated at the Conservatories of Music respectively pursuant to Ministerial Decree 8.10.2003 prot. no. 629/AFAM/2003 and 8.01.2004 prot.no. 1/AFAM/2004 for the period indicated below:
- ordinamental/experimental first-level courses for seven semesters (seven years for those enrolled in part-time study) with reference to the year of first enrollment
- ordinamental/experimental second-level courses for five semesters (five years for those enrolled in part-time study), with reference to the year of first enrollment

4. to the degree courses of the Higher Schools for Linguistic Mediators of Padua, Vicenza and CIELS seat of Padua Milan - LIMEC and ROME 
5. to the master's degree courses of the CIELS Higher School for Linguistic Mediators seat of Padua Milan - LIMEC and ROME, activated in accordance with Ministerial Decree No. 243/2020 for a period of five semesters starting from the year of first matriculation.

Application period: from December 5, 2023 - 12:00 noon to Feb. 6, 2024 - 12:00 noon

• Notice of Competition Download