Deadline: 31 May 2011
Open to: All non Italian holders of master’s degree
Scholarship: € 19.800,00 per year
The University of Rome “La Sapienza” offers 16 three year full-time postgraduate PhD positions with fellowship for attaining the degree of “Dottore di Ricerca” (PhD) in the Doctoral Schools listed HERE.
The PhD Programme lasts three years and may be extended to a fourth year (without grant), subject to approval by the School authorities. At the end of the first and second year of attendance, students have to be evaluated as proficient according to the rules of the Schools.
Eligibility
Applications are opened to candidates who:
- are not Italian citizens
- are not residents of Italy
- have obtained an academic qualification abroad by a non-Italian institution which satisfies the entrance requirements for admission to the Doctoral Programme, i.e., a degree equivalent to the Italian diploma di laurea/laurea specialistica/laurea magistrale, or expect to obtain it before 31 July 2011. The equivalence of each qualification to the relevant Italian degree will be ascertained (for the sole purpose of this competition) by the Academic Board of the Schools.
Scholarship
Each fellowship amounts to € 19.800,00 per year; this amount includes national insurance contributions (INPS) that fellowship recipients are required to pay (8,91% for 2011). The fellowship doesn’t cover the annual entrance fee and doesn’t increase for research periods spent abroad.
Application
To submit the application candidates should send an e-mail to the address of the School of their choice (CLICK HERE for the Schools Directors e-mail list) with the following documents:
- A completed and signed APPLICATION FORM
- A photocopy of their identity card or passport
- Curriculum vitae et studiorum in English
- Acopy of degree certificate and list of exams with marks
- A declaration of advanced knowledge of English language
- A report on any research carried out by the candidate (if any)
- A list of publications (if any)
- Any further qualification and information the candidate wishes to be taken into account
- A brief statement explaining his/her Doctoral School choice
- A description of the candidate’s scientific interests
- An outline of their short research project (if any)
- Two letters of reference by university professors or eminent researchers/experts of equivalent status; such letters must be sent directly to the Directors of the Schools.
The deadline for submission of the application and supporting documents above listed is 31 May 2011. The University may exclude at any time candidates lacking admission requirements.