The Scuola Normale Superiore is offering 75 PhD scholarships that span over four years to both international students and Italian citizens. These scholarships provide comprehensive coverage, including tuition fees, as well as a grant to cover board and accommodation expenses. Moreover, all students, regardless of their nationality, will have access to additional funding to support their research endeavors, even if conducted abroad.
Candidates who have demonstrated exceptional academic performance and significant progress in their thesis work are assured the Scuola Normale Superiore PhD scholarship. Additionally, for each postgraduate program, a position is reserved exclusively for candidates who have obtained a valid qualification from foreign universities and wish to participate in the competition. All students, regardless of their background, will be eligible for supplementary funding to support their research activities, even if conducted internationally.
Scholarship Summary:
- Level of Study: PhD
- Institution: Scuola Normale Superiore
- Study Location: Italy
- Program Duration: Four years
Programs Offered:
Pisa site – Faculty of Humanities:
- Philosophy: 1 scholarship under PNRR Research program for “Aesthetics and ecology: philosophical approaches to the protection of biodiversity.”
- Italian studies and modern philology: 1 scholarship under PNRR Research program for “Literature and Italian book heritage.”
- Classics: 1 scholarship under Cultural Heritage program for “Art, archeology and history in the Greco-Roman world: edition and interpretation of catalogues and corpora.”
- History: 1 scholarship under PNRR Research program for “Cataloging archives and libraries.”
- History of Art: 1 scholarship under Cultural Heritage program for “Cataloging the history of art today (4th – 21st centuries AD).”
Pisa site – Faculty of Sciences:
- Physics: 1 scholarship under PNRR Research program for “Real-time processing of large data samples with heterogeneous systems.”
- Physics: 1 scholarship under PNRR Research program for “From quantum materials to the cosmos: leveraging the known to bound the unknown.”
- Physics: 1 scholarship under PNRR Research program for “Cosmological simulations of black holes in the early Universe.”
- Methods and Models for Molecular Sciences: 1 scholarship under PNRR Research program for “Rational design of advanced materials for sustainable energy production by new theoretical/computational models.”
- Nanosciences: 1 scholarship under PNRR Research program for “Nanotechnologies for sciences and quantum technologies.”
- Neurosciences: 1 scholarship under PNRR Research program for “Advanced Neurotechnologies.”
Florence site – Faculty of Political and Social Sciences:
- Political Science and sociology: 5 scholarships under Public Administration program for “Political Science and sociology.”
- Transnational Governance: 1 scholarship under Public Administration program for “Transnational Governance: institutions and processes after the pandemic, the case of EU recovery policies.”
- Transnational Governance: 1 scholarship under Public Administration program for “Transnational Governance: institutions and processes of economic, financial and social governance after the pandemic.”
- Transnational Governance: 1 scholarship under Public Administration program for “Transnational Governance: institutions and processes after the pandemic in the European neighborhoods.”
Scholarship Coverage:
The Scuola Normale Superiore PhD Scholarships offer recipients the following advantages:
- Coverage of tuition fees and a grant to support board and accommodation expenses.
- All students will have the opportunity to receive additional funding for their research endeavors, including those conducted abroad.
Eligibility Criteria:
To be eligible for the Scuola Normale Superiore PhD Scholarships, candidates must meet the following criteria:
- Proficiency in both English and Italian languages.
- Open to applicants from all countries, including Italian citizens and students from outside Italy.
- Possession of a master’s degree from an Italian university or an equivalent qualification from a non-Italian university by October 31, 2022.
- Candidates must have been born after October 31, 1990.
How to Apply:
To apply for this scholarship, please follow the steps below:
- Visit their official website and create an account by registering here.
- Complete the online application form, providing your personal information and academic qualifications, which can be accessed here.
Application Deadline:
Faculty of Humanities – Academic Year 2023-2024 (39th cycle):
- Deadline for submitting applications: By 11:59 p.m. on June 5, 2023.
- Outcome of the assessment of qualifications: Expected by June 19, 2023.
- Oral interviews: Scheduled to take place from June 26 to July 14, 2023.
Faculty of Sciences and Faculty of Political and Social Sciences – Academic Year 2023-2024 (39th cycle):
Spring Session:
- Deadline for submitting applications: By 11:59 p.m. (CEST) on April 13, 2023.
- Outcome of the assessment of qualifications: Expected within May 4, 2023.
- Oral interviews: Scheduled to take place from May 15 to May 25, 2023.
Autumn Session:
- Deadline for submitting applications: By 11:59 p.m. (CEST) on August 24, 2023.
- Outcome of the assessment of qualifications: Expected within September 7, 2023.
- Oral interviews: Scheduled to take place from September 13 to September 28, 2023.
