[Italy] Doctor Scholarship at Univeristy of Milan

The Graduate School offers several scholarships for both EU and non-EU citizens. The selection of candidates for such scholarships will follow the two-stages procedure illustrated in "the SELECTION process" section.
In December 2006 the Graduate School Steering Board will define the number of scholarships available in the First Call.
In May 2007 the Graduate School Steering Board will define the number of scholarships available in the Second Call.
- Scholarships for EU citizens amount to 10.561 € per year.
- Scholarships for non-EU citizens amounts to 9,927.85 € per year (N.B.: non-EU citizens must not be resident in Italy prior to admission).

WHEN to apply

For the academic year 2007-2008 there will be two selection phases. A First Call for application will be launched before January 30th 2007.

Applicants will have ca. 40 days to submit their applications. The selection procedure for this Call will take place by April 30th 2007.

A Second Call will be launched by June 30th 2007.

Applicants will have ca. 40 days to submit their applications. The selection procedure for this Call will take place by September 25th 2007.

Prospective applicants are kindly invited to send an e-mail to the Graduate School Secretary (graduate.school@unimi.it), specifying the Ph.D. programme they are interested in; applicants will then be contacted via e-mail by the Graduate School in January 2007 just before the launch of the First Call and/or in June 2007 just before the launch of the Second Call.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES

Students interested in applying to the Ph.D. programmes of the Graduate School are invited to fill in the application form and to submit:

- their Curriculum Vitae (CV);
- a research project in English;
- two letters of recommendation;
- a University transcript indicating the courses attended, the marks obtained and final GPA (grade point average);
- copy of the Master dissertation (if any) including an English abstract;
- scientific publications if any.

Students must specify which of the four Ph.D. Programmes of the Graduate School they are applying to.

The SELECTION process

Admission to the Ph.D. programmes is in two stages.

In the first stage, the Examining Committee evaluates the qualifications for compliance with the criteria established by the Ph.D. Faculty Committee.

In the second stage the candidates will be interviewed by the Ph.D. Faculty Committee, in order to ascertain the applicant’s degree of preparation, skills and aptitude for scientific research and personal motivation. The interview also aims to verify the applicant’s knowledge in the educational and academic areas specified for the Ph.D. and includes the applicant’s formal presentation of the research project (s)he proposes to conduct.

For foreign students, who are not able to come to Milan for the interview, special arrangements – e.g. remote phone calls – will be provided. Further information will be available after the release of the First Call.

Students will be finally enrolled in September 2007.

Courses will start in late September 2007.

In the academic year 2006-2007:

- the Ph.D. in Economics has admitted 14 students, 7 of these with a scholarship
- the Ph.D. in Labour Studies has admitted 6 students, 3 of these with a scholarship
- the Ph.D. in Political Studies has admitted 8 students, 4 of these with a scholarship
- the Ph.D. in Sociology has admitted 8 students, 4 of these with a scholarship.

The number of scholarships and admissions is not expected to vary for the academic year 2007-2008. In December 2006 and May 2007 the Graduate School executive Board will take decisions on this point, as illustrated in the "Scholarships" section.

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