Scuola Normale Superiore
PhD Degree Deadline: 15 Mar/30 Aug 2016
Study in: Italy
Course starts November 2016 Brief description: The Scuola Normale Superiore offers fully-funded PhD programs to both Italian citizens and students from outside Italy.
Host Institution(s):Scuola Normal Superiore, ItalyLevel/Field(s) of study:PhD Program in the following fields: Cultures and societies of contemporary Europe, Cultures and societies of modern Europe, Philosophy, Classics, Physics, Mathematics, Financial Mathematics, Methods and Models for Molecular Sciences, Nanosciences, Neurosciences, Political Science and Sociology
Number of Awards: 91
Target group:All PhD programs are open to both Italian citizens and students from outside Italy. Each PhD course offers scholarships reserved to students that graduated outside of Italy.
Scholarship value/inclusions:All students admitted to the PhD program receive full financial support. This includes tuition, fees, and a cost-of living stipend (15,012 euro per year, plus free meals). All students will be assigned further funding for their research activity and travel.
Eligibility:Applications for admission are invited from candidates who, irrespective of their citizenship, have an Italian laurea magistrale (MA/MS degree) or an equivalent degree from outside Italy, or who expect to have obtained the degree required for admission by 31 October 2016 – failure to obtain the degree by this date will disqualify the candidate for admission.
Admission to the call is restricted to candidates who:
- • were born after 31 October 1986;
- • have no past criminal charges against them resulting in a prison term of more than three years;
- • have not been subject to the disciplinary measure of “expulsion” as specified in the didactic and internal regulations of the SNS;
- • are not in possession of a research doctorate issued by an Italian university, and in any case have never benefitted from a scholarship to attend a research doctorate course in Italy.
Application instructions:Applications for admission to the selection process must be registered online by 23:59 CET of the following dates: 15 March 2016, for the spring session or 30 August 2016, for the autumn session.
It is important to visit the official website (link found below) to access the online application form and for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.
Website:Official Scholarship Website: http://phd.sns.it/en/