Padua International Excellence Scholarship for English-Taught Degrees
Organization: University of Padua
Funding: Fee-waiver + €8,000 scholarship (gross amount) per academic year
Duration: 2 years for Master’s candidates; 3 years for Bachelor’s and Single-Cycle candidates
Eligibility: Prospective international students applying to English-taught degree programmes
Application: Automatic consideration, with no separate scholarship application
Scholarships Available: Up to 68
The Padua International Excellence Scholarship is offered by the University of Padua to highly talented international students enrolling in English-taught degree programmes. The programme is described as highly selective, and only candidates with the highest achievements and school or academic records may receive the award. The page also states that successful scholars are expected to take on an ambassadorial role and represent the University at a number of events.
Program Overview
The University of Padua offers up to 68 scholarships for international students enrolling in degree programmes taught completely in English. The scholarship includes a fee-waiver together with an €8,000 gross scholarship for each academic year. Beneficiary students are only required to pay an admission fee corresponding to the regional tax and the marca da bollo.
Scholarship Duration
The maximum scholarship duration is clearly defined by study level:
✓ 2 continuous years for Master’s degree candidates
✓ 3 continuous years for Bachelor’s and Single-Cycle degree candidates
After this maximum duration, students must cover their own living expenses and tuition fees until graduation.
Eligibility
The scholarship is open to highly talented prospective international students from all over the world who want to enrol in one of the University of Padua’s Bachelor’s or Master’s degrees completely held in English. To be considered, applicants must meet all of the following requirements:
• They must not possess Italian citizenship, except in cases of dual citizenship including Italian
• They must hold a non-Italian foreign secondary school diploma for Bachelor’s or Single-Cycle degrees, or a non-Italian Bachelor’s degree for Master’s degrees, allowing admission to the Italian university system
• They must not reside in Italy
• They must apply to one or more eligible degree programmes completely taught in English at the University of Padua
Application Process
There is no separate scholarship application. If a candidate meets the listed requirements, they are automatically considered for the selection procedure. The page also states that no additional specific documents are required other than those already needed to apply for the selected degree programme.
Selection Process
The selection is carried out by the Academic Committee of each degree programme. Eligible applicants are shortlisted, and the scholarships are awarded to the most deserving candidates based on academic excellence in their field of study, quality, and records from prior learning.
The page further explains that scholarships are reserved for candidates applying during the first application period. On an exceptional basis, Academic Committees may decide to award the scholarship to eligible candidates from the second application period. Selection results are published on the University’s assessment results page according to the timeline indicated in the Call for applications.
Acceptance and Payment
Students who receive a scholarship offer will be sent a Padua International Excellence Scholarship offer explaining the procedure and the deadline to accept it. To receive the scholarship, awardees must not benefit from other grants and must be able to meet the conditions required to finalise enrolment at the University of Padua. The first instalment is paid upon arrival in Padua.
The scholarship is paid in two instalments of €4,000 gross each per academic year, subject to the merit requirements stated in the Call for applications. The page also notes that the merit conditions required to maintain the scholarship are detailed in the Call.
Revocation
The University of Padua will revoke the scholarship if:
• The student does not obtain at least 20 ECTS by 30 November of the following academic year
• The student transfers to another university or withdraws from studies
In these cases, the student must refund the amount of scholarship already received.
