Top 10+ Scholarships in Italy for International Students 2026-2027 | Scholars4Dev
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Top 10+ Scholarships in Italy for International Students
Last updated: 31 Mar 2026 |
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In Italy, all international students are entitled to the same financial assistance services as Italian students based on same requisites of financial means and/or merit. There are government scholarships at the national and regional level to which international students can apply for. Moreover, some Italian Universities offer
Italian scholarship programs for international students
.
Italian Government Scholarships for Foreign Students
The Italian Government awards scholarships for studying in Italy both to foreign citizens and Italian citizens resident abroad (IRE). The scholarships are offered for the following type of courses: Master’s Degree (Laurea Magistrale 2° ciclo), Courses of Higher Education in Arts, Music, and Dance (AFAM), PhD program, Research under academic supervision (Progetti in co-tutela), and Italian Language and Culture Courses. The scholarship includes tuition fees, health insurance and a monthly allowance. It is only possible to apply for three, six, or nine month scholarships.
The “
Invest your Talent in Italy
” programme, supported by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and by the Italian Ministry for Economic Development, offers students from Azerbaijan, Colombia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Turkey, Tunisia, and Vietnam the opportunity to develop their skills and specialise through a range of Master’s and postgraduate degree courses in English, in the fields of Engineering, Advanced Technologies, Architecture, Design, Economics and Management at prestigious Italian universities. The best students will be offered scholarships, sponsored by partners and main corporate sponsors.
University of Milan Excellence Scholarships
For academic year 2024/2025, 155 incentives are available to the best international students admitted to a Master’s degree programme, of which: 55 scholarships worth € 8,000 each (with the right to exemption from the all-inclusive tuition fee) and 100 total exemptions from the all-inclusive tuition fee.
International Talents @ UNIBO
The University of Bologna is offering 30 new scholarships to deserving international students who intend to enrol in Masters degree programmes in a.y. 2025/26. Scholarships are worth €6.500 gross and include full exemption from tuition fees.
EDISU Piemonte Scholarships
Students including non-EU international students enrolled in a full-time Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree, Single Cycle Master’s degree, or PhD Degree courses at one of the Universities of Piedmont (i.e. The Politecnico of Torino, the University of Torino, th
