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The University of Padua offers up to 22 scholarships to support students at risk.

Amount of scholarship: fee-waiver + € 7,987.72 scholarship (gross amount). The only amount to be paid by beneficiary students for a.y. 2024/25 consists of an admission fee, corresponding to the regional tax and marca da bollo.

Duration: one academic year, renewable.

Who can apply: the applicant must:

• hold a temporary protection as defined by the EU Decision 2022/382 or
• hold a permit of stay for asylum or equivalent, in Italy or abroad or
• consider yourself “at risk”;

Moreover they must:

• hold a secondary school diploma (for enrolment in a bachelor’s degree or single-cycle master’s degree) or a bachelor’s degree (for enrolment in a master’s degree) obtained outside Italy and deemed eligible for admission into the Italian university system;
• apply to one or more degree programme(s) for the A.Y. 2024/25 or
• have already been admitted for the A.Y. 2024/25.

How to apply: applications must be presented from May 13th, 2024, by filling in this online form and attaching the following PDF documents:

• Admission letter or admission offer for the A.Y.2024/25;
• residence permit or
• description of the “at risk” situation as detailed in the Attachment 1.

Selection criteria: Scholarships will be awarded to the most deserving candidates, on the basis of the quality and results of their previous academic career, their linguistic competence, motivation and “at risk” status.

Selection results: the risults will be published from June 17th 2024 at www.unipd.it/en/assessement-results andwww.unipd.it/en/students-at-risk.

Acceptance: selected candidates will receive a specific communication from the Admissions and Welcome Unit of the Global Engagement Office indicating the methods and timing for accepting the financial benefit.

Method of payment and maintenance requirements: the scholarship will be paid via bank transfer in two (2) equal installments. Further conditions for the payment of the first and second installment are outlined in the call for applications.

Revocation: in the event that the merit requirements for maintaining the scholarship are not satisfied within the specified period, the payment of the scholarship will be interrupted.

Deadline for pplication: 12 pm, noon (Italian time) June 7th, 2024