The Italian Government Scholarship offers grants in favor of foreign and Italian citizens living abroad for the academic year 2025-26.
The Italian Government Scholarship offers a €9000 grant in order to foster international cooperation in cultural, scientific and technological fields, to promote Italian language and culture and to support Italy’s economic system in the world.
In this post, we will discuss the details of the scholarship, its requirements, benefits, and the procedure for application.
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Italian Government Scholarship Summary
- Host Country: Italy
- Study Abroad: Study in Europe
- Category: Postgraduate Scholarships | Masters Scholarships | PhD Scholarships
- Eligible Countries: All Countries
- Reward: Full Scholarship | €9000 Grant | Health Insurance
- Deadline: May 16, 2025
- Scholarship Alerts: To receive Scholarship Alerts on WHATSAPP, CLICK HERE
Italian Government Scholarship 2025 (MAECI) Details:
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAECI) has made a call for applications for the Italy Government Scholarship 2025.
The winners of an MAECI scholarship, based on the starting date of the grant and the number of months indicated in the “Dichiarazione di assegnazione di borsa di studio” (Awarding Letter), will receive a monthly amount of 900 euros.
Grants are offered to complete study courses and research/training programs in public or legally recognized Italian educational institutions.
Italian Government Scholarship Requirements:
To be considered for the Italian Government Scholarship, applicants must;
- send their applications exclusively through the Study in Italy portal.
- be in possession of a valid passport or identity card.
- upload a legible photocopy of the document at the time of registration, under penalty of exclusion.
- be in possession of the following requirements by the deadline date of the call (May 16th 2025, 2.00 pm CET):
Academic qualifications
- Applications must only be submitted by foreign and Italian students living abroad
- Applicants should hold an appropriate academic qualification required to enroll to the Italian University/Institute.
Age requirements
- Applicants for Master’s Degree/Higher Education in Arts, Music, and Dance (AFAM) Programmes/ Italian Language and Culture advanced Courses should have attained the age of majority and shall
- not exceed the age of 28 years by the deadline of this call, with the sole exception of renewals.
- Applicants for PhD Programmes should have attained the age of majority and shall not exceed the age of 30 years by the deadline of this call, with the sole exception of renewals.
- Applicants for Research Projects under academic supervision should have attained the age of majority and shall not exceed the age of 40 years by the deadline of this call.
- Exemption from Payment of enrollment and tuition fees.
- Health and Medical/Accident insurance contracted by MAECI.
- A total of 9000 euros will be granted to students, distributed in 3 installments.
- The first installment of 4500 euros.
- The second installment of 2500 Euro.
- The third and final installment of 2000 Euro.
- Grantees will be covered by a collective health and medical insurance, contracted by MAECI, in case of illness or accident. The insurance is valid exclusively for the duration of the grant.
How To Apply for Italian Government Scholarship 2025 (Step-by-Step)
To apply for the Italian Government Scholarship, interested and qualified applicants should;
- Click on the button below to visit the scholarship website.
- Apply for the scholarship on the Study in Italy portal.
- We recommend to register on the Study in Italy portal through a frequently used email address, as further communications will be sent to the chosen email address.
- Applications must be received by May 16th, 2025.
- Applications received after the deadline will be rejected.
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