Since its foundation in 1810, the Scuola Normale Superiore has built a reputation as one of the most successful universities – not only in Italy, but at an international level– in terms of offering to its students ideal conditions to train and develop skills in the field of scientific research. Enrico Fermi is but one of its famous alumni that comprise three Nobel prize winners, Presidents and Prime Ministers of the Italian Republic and many successful scientists and professionals. The Academic Ranking of World Universities rates the school among the top five universities in the world, and the first in Europe according to the per capita performance. The mission of Scuola Normale is to select the best students and provide them with the most favorable conditions to develop their talents. They will join researchers and the Normale academic staff to form a community characterized by a constant exchange of ideas, skills, and expertise through an open dialogue both in Pisa and in Florence, the SNS headquarters. Students who choose to complete their education at the Scuola will find state-of-the-art facilities in the laboratories plus a unique combination of research groups, dedicated faculty, and one of the largest open-shelf libraries in Europe.  
PhD Programs

• Biophysical Sciences
  
• Classics
  
• Condensed Matter Physics
  
• Financial Mathematics
  
• History of Art
  
• Mathematics
  
• Methods and Models for Molecular Sciences
  
• Modern and Contemporary History
  
• Modern literature and philology
  
• Neurosciences
  
• Philosophy
  
• Physics
  
• Political Science and Sociology
  
• Renaissance Studies
  

The Scuola Normale Superiore PhD School All PhD programs are open to both Italian citizens and students from outside Italy. They offer unique conditions for scientific growth. All students admitted to our PhD program receive full financial support. This includes tuition, fees, and a cost-of living stipend (14,084 euro per year, plus free meals). Support is independent of need provided a student remains in good academic standing and is making satisfactory progress towards his/her PhD degree. All students will be assigned further funding for their research activity and travel. Each PhD course offers scholarships reserved to students that graduated outside of Italy. Applications are invited from candidates irrespective of their citizenship who:

1. will have completed an Italian laurea magistrale or equivalent degree from outside Italy within 31 October 2014
   
2. were born after 31 October 1984
   

Admissions are based on students’ academic work and interviews.
Application deadline and process All PhD courses will start from November 1st, 2014. Interviews will be held in July and October. Application for admission must be made online in the SNS website area dedicated to this Call by midnight (CET):

• Monday, 30 June 2014 for the July session
  
• Monday, 15 September 2014 for the October session
  

Applicants may contact the SNS Student Services offices for information at: phd@sns.it All personal data of candidates is protected under and will be handled in accordance with Italian law (no. 196 – 30 June 2003). 
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Corsi di perfezionamento alla Scuola Normale Superiore
Nel panorama universitario nazionale e internazionale, la Scuola Normale Superiore si distingue come uno dei luoghi più accreditati per maturare solide competenze nell’ambito della ricerca scientifica. Allievi, ricercatori, docenti costituiscono una comunità altamente selezionata, caratterizzata da uno scambio e un confronto costanti,  da un’apertura e un dialogo stretto con il mondo accademico e della ricerca. Laboratori e gruppi di ricerca, un corpo docente dedicato, una delle più grandi biblioteche a scaffale aperto in Europa, offrono strumenti all’avanguardia a giovani studiosi che scelgono la Scuola per completare il loro percorso formativo. I corsi di perfezionamento (PhD) sono aperti a tutti i cittadini italiani e stranieri e offrono opportunità e condizioni uniche di crescita scientifica.
Per l’anno accademico 2014-2015 la borsa di perfezionamento è pari a euro 14.084,28 comprensivi di un contributo alloggio. Gli allievi hanno inoltre diritto al vitto gratuito presso le strutture della Scuola o strutture convenzionate, per tutta la durata del corso con l’esclusione dei periodi di vacanza accademica
Le attività didattiche avranno inizio l’1 novembre 2014 e si articoleranno in corsi e seminari. Le selezioni si svolgeranno in due sessioni: luglio e ottobre. La domanda di partecipazione alla selezione deve essere registrata on-line entro le ore ventiquattro (Central European Time) di:

• lunedì 30 giugno 2014, per la sessione di luglio
  
• lunedì 15 settembre 2014, per la sessione di ottobre
  

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PhD Programs

• Civiltà del Rinascimento
  
• Filosofia
  
• Fisica
  
• Fisica della Materia Condensata
  
• Letterature e filologie moderne
  
• Matematica
  
• Matematica per la Finanza
  
• Metodi e Modelli per le Scienze Molecolari
  
• Neuroscienze
  
• Scienza Politica e Sociologia
  
• Scienze Biofisiche
  
• Scienze dell’Antichità
  
• Storia dell’Arte
  
• Storia moderna e contemporanea
  

Scienze dell'Antichità
7 posti

Storia dell’Arte
6 posti

Storia moderna e contemporanea
6 posti
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