Unipd 4 Afghanistan

The University of Padua has launched a funding programme of 23 scholarships to support Afghan students who are in danger or who have lost the opportunity to access university studies following the worsening political situation in Afghanistan.

Scholarship amount: tuition fee waiver + € 12,000 (gross amount to the recipient) per academic year. In any case, beneficiary students are required to pay the first instalment of student fees, corresponding to the regional tax for the right to education and the revenue stamp.

Duration: the Unipd 4 Afghanistan scholarships last for:

• two (2) consecutive academic years for second-cycle degree programmes;
• three (3) consecutive academic years for bachelor’s degree programmes and single-cycle degree programmes.

Admission requirements: in order to take part in the selection procedures, under penalty of exclusion, applicants must:

• hold Afghan citizenship and reside outside Italy and be admitted to the Degree Programmes of the University for the academic year 2022/2023;

or

• be people who fled Afghanistan by airlift or by other means following the deterioration of the political situation in Afghanistan, and apply to Degree Programmes taught in English according to the procedures and deadlines established for admission

or

•  have been deemed eligible within the extraordinary selection for the University Degree Programmes open from 20 September 2021 to 21 October 2021,

How to apply: All people meeting the listed requirements who have submitted an application for enrolment for the a.y. 2022/23 are automatically included in the selection process. Neither the completion of a specific application form nor the submission of any additional documentation beyond the documents required to apply for the chosen Degree Programme is required.

Award criteria: all applications will be assessed by a dedicated University Committee solely for the purpose of awarding the scholarships. The scholarships will be awarded by the Committee to the most deserving applicants, on the basis of the quality and results of their previous academic career, language proficiency and motivation.

Selection results: the results of the selection and scholarship award process are published on the University website starting from 10 June 2022.

Acceptance: applicants admitted and selected for a scholarship will receive a specific communication from the Admissions and Welcome Unit of the Global Engagement Office indicating the procedures and timeline for accepting the financial benefit, in accordance with the procedures set out in the call.

Payment methods and renewal requirements: the scholarship is paid by bank transfer in 3 equal instalments.
The merit requirements necessary for renewing the scholarship also for subsequent academic years are specified in the call.

Revocation: if the merit requirements required to retain the scholarship are not met by the established deadline, the scholarship payment will be discontinued.

Further information is available in the attached call.

Info: Global Engagement Office – Admissions and Welcome Unit – email: unipd4afghanistan@unipd.it