SCHOLARSHIPS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ROME “LA SAPIENZA”

Background:

The University of Rome “La Sapienza” offers 19 three year full-time postgraduate PhD positions with fellowship for attaining the degree of “Dottore di Ricerca” (PhD) in the Doctoral Schools listed in Appendix.

The PhD Programme lasts three years and may be extended to a fourth year (without grant), subject to approval by the School authorities. At the end of the first and second year of attendance, students have to be evaluated as proficient according to the rules of the Schools.

Eligibility

Applications are opened to candidates who:

   • are not Italian citizens;
   • are not residents of Italy
   • have obtained an academic qualification abroad by a non-Italian institution which satisfies the entrance requirements for admission to the
      Doctoral Programme, i.e., a degree equivalent to the Italian diploma di laurea/laurea specialistica/laurea magistrale, or expect to obtain
      it before 31 July 2012. The equivalence of each qualification to the relevant Italian degree will be ascertained (for the sole purpose of this
      competition) by the Academic Board of the Schools.

Scholarship

Each fellowship amounts to € 19.800,00 per year; this amount includes national insurance contributions (INPS) that fellowship recipients are required to pay (9,24% for 2012/2013).
The fellowship doesn’t cover the annual entrance fee and doesn’t increase for research periods spent abroad.

Deadline:15 May 2012

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