Sapienza University PhD Fellowships for International Students in Italy, 2014/2015

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Applications are invited for 19 full-time PhD fellowships available for international students (not Italian) at Sapienza University of Rome. Applicants must satisfy the entrance requirements for admission to the doctoral Programme. These Fellowships are awarded for a period of three years. At the end of the first and second years of attendance, students will be evaluated as proficient according to the rules of the Schools. Each fellowship amounts to € 19.800,00 per year; this amount includes national insurance contributions (INPS) that fellowship recipients are required to pay. Application should be submitted till 10th June 2014.

Study Subject (s): Fellowships are awarded to learn any of the courses at Sapienza University of Rome.

Course Level: Fellowships are available for pursuing PhD degree at Sapienza University of Rome.

Scholarship Provider: Sapienza University of Rome

Scholarship can be taken at: Italy

Eligibility: Applications are open to candidates who:

-Are not Italian citizens;

-Are not legally resident in Italy;

-Have obtained an academic title from a non-Italian institution that satisfies the entrance requirements for admission to the Doctoral Programme. Perspective students must hold a degree equivalent to the Italian diploma degree /MSc /MSc, or expect to obtain it before 31st July 2014. 

Scholarship Open for International Students: International students (not Italian) can apply for these PhD fellowships.

Scholarship Description: "Sapienza" University of Rome offers 19 three-year-full-time postgraduate PhD positions with fellowship for attaining the degree of "Dottore di Ricerca" (PhD) in the Doctoral Schools listed in appendix. Each fellowship amounts to € 19.800,00 per year; this amount includes national insurance contributions (INPS) that fellowship recipients are required to pay. The fellowship does not cover the annual entrance fee (about 30,00 euros) and does not increase for research periods spent abroad. The PhD Programme lasts three years. At the end of the first and second years of attendance, students will be evaluated as proficient according to the rules of the Schools.

Number of award(s): 19 three-year-full-time postgraduate PhD positions with fellowships are offered.

Duration of award(s): These PhD Fellowships are awarded for a period of three years. At the end of the first and second years of attendance, students will be evaluated as proficient according to the rules of the Schools.

What does it cover? Each fellowship amounts to € 19.800,00 per year; this amount includes national insurance contributions (INPS) that fellowship recipients are required to pay.

Selection Criteria: Applications will be evaluated on the basis of the documents.

Notification: The list of winners and of those who may be considered as eligible if places become free will be published on the official website within 15 July 2014. Upon the award of the fellowships, formal certificates of the candidate's declared  academic qualifications and transcripts of the academic curriculum should be sent by email no later than 20 September 2014, and should be delivered to the PhD Office by 31 October 2014 for enrollment.

How to Apply: Applicants should apply by email. Complete the application form and provide the following documents:

-A photocopy of their identity card or passport;

-Curriculum vitae et studiorum;

-A copy of the degree certificate and list of exams with marks;

-A report on any research carried out by the candidate;

-A list of publications;

-A brief statement explaining his/her Doctoral School choice and the candidate's scientific interests;

-Two letters of recommendation by university professors or eminent

researchers/experts of equivalent status.

-Once signed in, candidates can complete the application form in more than one step. When all the requested fields are filled and all required documents are uploaded, candidates can finally submit the form. After submission NO further modification to the form will be possible.

-All documents must be written in English and uploaded in PDF format. Maximum size for each document is 5 MB (5120 KBytes). The maximum size for each document is 5 MB (5120 KBytes). No other format will be accepted.

Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 10th June 2014.

Further Official Scholarship Information and Application

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