Scholarship amount:
€19,000 per year (before social contributions) for up to 4 years, provided in monthly instalments (increased by a maximum of 50% for previously authorized research stays abroad; the extra funding is provided for no more than 12 instalments) + research budget (10% of the yearly amount of the scholarship in the first year, 20% of the yearly amount of the scholarship in the three following years)
The Scuola Superiore Meridionale (SSM) – School for Advanced Studies – is an Italian interdisciplinary higher education and research institute, with a strong international outlook. The SSM only admits graduate students selected through a competitive exam, and runs ten Doctoral Programs in the Humanities, Social Sciences, Theoretical and Applied Sciences and Technology.
For the academic year 2023-2024, the SSM invites applications for no less than 80 fully-funded scholarships (mostly funded by Italy’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan, part of the Next Generation EU program) in the following Doctoral Programs, all of which are led by panels of experts in their field:
Coordinator: Prof. Carlo Rescigno
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Coordinator: Prof. Michelino De Laurentiis
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Coordinator: Prof Salvatore Capozziello
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Coordinator: Prof. Brunella Franco
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Coordinator: Prof. Daniela Luigia Caglioti
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Coordinator: Prof. Luigi Maria Sicca
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Coordinator: Prof. Nicola Fusco
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Coordinator: Prof. Mario di Bernardo
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Coordinator: Prof. Vincenzo Barone
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Coordinator: Prof. Andrea Mazzucchi
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For each program, the SSM offers eight fully funded scholarships of EUR 19,000 per year. All Doctoral Programs are 4 years long (1 year of coursework followed by a 3-year research project in the area of choice).
A five-year university degree, equivalent to a Master’s qualification, is required to participate in the selection. Admission to each Doctoral program is premised on a competitive assessment of each candidate’s qualifications; shortlisted candidates are interviewed in the first half of September, as detailed in the Call for Applications available here.
Application deadline
All applications must be submitted no later than Friday, 25 August 2023, at 23:59 (CET) via the online application system, by clicking the ‘Apply’ button.
Contacts
Further details can be found here: https://www.ssmeridionale.it/en-us/dottorato
For information on a specific Doctoral Program, please contact the coordinator at the address indicated above.
For general enquiries about the admission procedure, please write an email to [email protected]