Padua International Excellence Scholarship 2023-2024
Padua International Excellence Scholarship: The University of Padua offers 53 scholarships to highly talented prospective students wishing to pursue a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree completely held in English in Padua. The scholarship programme is highly selective.
Only candidates showing the highest achievements and school / academic records may receive a scholarship. Successful scholars will be expected to fulfil an ambassadorial role and represent the University at a number of events.
Padua International Excellence Scholarship | Details
- Host Institution: Padua University
- Country: Italy
- Study Level: Bachelor’s and Master’s degree
- Duration: the Padua International Excellence Scholarship has a maximum duration of:
- 2 continuous years for Master’s degree candidates;
- 3 continuous years for Bachelor’s and Single-Cycle degree candidates.
After the duration indicated above, beneficiary students will be required to cover their own expenses as well as tuition fees until graduation.
- Study Fields:
1. BACHELOR’s degrees
First-cycle studies lead to a Bachelor’s degree qualification.
School of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine
School of Engineering
School of Psychology
School of Human and Social Sciences and Cultural Heritage
School of Science
- Biology of human and environmental health – in cooperation with the University of Bologna
- Earth and Climate Dynamics
2. MASTER’s and SINGLE-CYCLE degrees
Second-cycle and single-cycle studies lead to a Master’s degree qualification.
School of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine
- Biotechnologies for food science
- Forest science
- Food and Health
- Italian food and wine
- Sustainable agriculture
School of Economics and Political Sciences
- Management for Sustainable Firms – new programme 2023/24 (to be approved)
- Accounting, Finance and Business Consulting – new programme 2023/24 (to be approved)
- Applied Economics – new programme 2023/24 (to be approved)
- European and Global Studies
- Human rights and multi-level governance
School of Engineering
- Chemical and Processes Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Control Systems Engineering
- Cybersecurity
- Electronic Engineering Energy Engineering
- Environmental engineering
- ICT for Internet and multimedia
- Management Engineering – study track held in English of the Master’s degree in Ingegneria Gestionale
- Materials Engineering
- Mathematical Engineering
- Water and Geological Risk Engineering
School of Human and Social Sciences and Cultural Heritage
- Applied sciences to cultural heritage materials and sites – study track held in English of the Master’s degree programme ‘Scienze Archeologiche’
- Communication Strategies – study track held in English of the Master’s degree programme ”Strategie di Comunicazione’
- English studies – study track held in English of the Master’s degree programme ‘Lingue e letterature europee e americane’
- Local development
- Mobility Studies (study track held in English of the Master’s degree programme ‘Scienze storiche’)
School of Medicine
- Medicine and Surgery (single-cycle – 6 years)
- Medical biotechnologies
- Pharmaceutical biotechnologies
School of Psychology
- Clinical, social and intercultural psychology
- Cognitive neuroscience and clinical neuropsychology
- Developmental and Educational Psychology – study track held in English of the Master’s degree programme ‘Psicologia dello Sviluppo e dell’Educazione’
School of Science
- Astrophysics and Cosmology
- Computational Finance – new programme 2023/24 (to be approved)
- Computer science
- Cybersecurity
- Data science
- Earth Dynamics – study track held in English of the Master’s degree programme ‘Geologia ambientale e dinamica della terra’
- Geophysics for Natural Risks and Resources
- Materials Science – new programme 2023/24 (to be approved)
- Marine Biology
- Mathematics
- Molecular Biology
- Physics
- Physics of Data
- Sustainable chemistry and techonologies for circular economy
- Environmental sustainability and education
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Padua International Excellence Scholarship | funding
fee-waiver + €8,000 scholarship (gross amount) per each academic year. The only amount to be paid by beneficiary students for each year consists of an admission fee, corresponding to the regional tax and marca da bollo.
Padua International Excellence Scholarship | Eligibility Criteria
You can be considered for the selection procedure, under penalty of exclusion, if you meet the requirements below.
- 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 one or more of the abovementioned 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 these requirements, you will be automatically considered for the selection procedure for Padua International Excellence Scholarship. There is no separate application or additional specific documents to be submitted besides those required to apply for the selected degree programme.
Padua International Excellence Scholarship | Selection criteria
The Academic Commitee of each degree programme shortlists eligible applicants and awards the most deserving candidates the scholarships, based on academic excellence in their field of study, quality, and records from their prior learning.
Selection results: Scholarships are reserved for candidates applying for the first application period; on an exceptional basis, the Academic Committees may decide to award the scholarship to eligible candidates of the second application period.
Scholarships selection results will be published at www.unipd.it/en/assessement-results according to the timeline indicated in the Call for applications.
Acceptance: if you are offered a Padua International Excellence scholarship you will receive a Padua International Excellence scholarship offer indicating the procedure and the deadline to accept it. To receive the scholarship, you must not benefit from other grants and be able to comply with the conditions to finalise your enrolment at the University of Padua.
You will receive the first instalment upon your arrival in Padua. The merit conditions required to maintain the scholarship are detailed in the Call for applications.
Payments arrangements and maintenance requirements: the Padua International Excellence scholarship will be paid in two (2) instalments of €4,000 (gross amount) each per academic year upon achievement of the merit requirements indicated in the Call for applications.
Revocation: the University of Padua will revoke your scholarship if:
- you do not obtain at least 20 ECTS by 30th November 2023 of the following a.y.
- you decide to transfer to another University or withdraw from your studies.
In the above cases, you shall refund the amount of the scholarship already received.
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