Scholarships awarded by Departments
Scholarships provided by the Departments
The following Departments offer scholarships for international students dedicated to brilliant international students who wish to attend one of the courses of study listed below. The selection is very competitive and only the candidates with the highest scores and the best course track can manage to pass it.
Department of Biomedical Science (DSB)
1 scholarship for the First-cycle/Bachelor's degree in Biology of Human and Environmental Health
Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology (FISPPA)
1 scholarship for the Second-cycle/Master's degree course in Clinical, social and intercultural psychology
1 scholarship for the Second-cycle/Master's degree course in Social Sciences and Digital Data
Department of Industrial Engineering (DII)
1 scholarship for the Second-cycle/Master's degree course in Energy Engineering
1 scholarship for the Second-cycle/Master's degree course in Chemical and Process Engineering
1 scholarship for the Second-cycle/Master's degree course in Materials Engineering
1 scholarship for the Second-cycle/Master's degree course in Aerospace Engineering
1 scholarship for the the Second-cycle/Master's degree course Electrical Engineering
Department of Mathematics (DM)
2 scholarships for the Second-cycle/Master's degree course in Computational Finance
2 scholarships for the Second-cycle/Master's degree course in Computer Science
2 scholarships for the Second-cycle/Master's degree course in Cybersecurity
2 scholarships for the Second-cycle/Master's degree course in Data Science
2 scholarships for the Second-cycle/Master's degree course in Mathematics
Department of Medicine (DIMED)
2 scholarships for the single-cycle Second-cycle/Master's degree course in Medicine and Surgery
2 scholarships for the single-cycle Second-cycle/Master's degree course in Medicine and Surgery- MedTech
Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialisation (DPSS)
1 scholarship for the Second-cycle/Master's degree course in Applied child and adolescent psychology
Department of Political Science, Law and International Studies (SPGI)
1 scholarship for the Second-cycle/Master's degree course in Human Rights and Multi-level Governance
1 scholarship for the Second-cycle/Master's degree course in European and Global Studies
Department of Linguistic and Literary Studies (DISLL)
1 scholarship for the First-cycle/Bachelor's degree in Italian Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Amount of scholarships: €8,000.00 (pre-tax) + exemption from student fees for each academic year.
Beneficiary students are only required to pay the regional tax and the revenue stamp for each academic year.
Duration: scholarships have a maximum duration of:
2 years for master's degree courses;
3 years for bachelor's and/or single-cycle degree programmes
At the end of the duration indicated above, beneficiary students will be required to pay the student fees due until graduation.
In order to participate in the selection process, it is necessary to:
- not possess Italian citizenship (unless it is a dual citizenship);
- have a foreign secondary school diploma (for students applying for degree courses) or a foreign degree (for candidates for master's degree courses);
- not already be resident in Italy;
- apply to one or more courses of study in English at the University of Padua mentioned above within the deadlines.
Applying for the degree course of your interest automatically involves the possibility of competing for the award of the scholarship for candidates who meet the requirements listed above. It is therefore not necessary to submit a specific application for participation or any additional documentation with respect to the documents required to apply for the chosen degree course.
The Teaching Committee of each degree course selects admitted applicants who will be awarded a scholarship, based on academic excellence in their field of study, quality and results from their previous academic career.
The results of the awarding of scholarships will be published on the University website according to the deadlines indicated in the Call for admission.
Candidates selected for a Department scholarship will receive a specific communication indicating the procedures and deadline for accepting the financial benefit.
To receive the scholarship it will also be necessary not to be awarded other scholarships and finalize the enrolment at the University of Padua. The merit requirements necessary for the maintenance of the scholarship are indicated in the selection notice.
The payment of the scholarship will be made in 2 (two) installments of € 4,000.00 gross each per academic year upon achievement of the merit requirements indicated in the selection notice.
More information about Departmental scholarships will be available in the Calls for Application that will be published in November 2026.