Scholarships

Pre-Master Bonus

Pre-Master Bonus

We're proud to confirm that since the 2022 edition, all our students who attended our PreMaster Program have been awarded a special bonus worth 100 EUR for each gained ECTS credit (credits are awarded after successfully passing a course examination). That means they obtained up to 1,200 EUR for the first part of the PreMaster Program (consisting of 12 ECTS credits). 

Please note that all terms, conditions and amounts (which are usually paid before the Christmas break and might be subject to taxes) are yet to be defined for the 2025 edition.


Travel & Installation

Contribution to travel and installation costs provided by the University of L'Aquila

Sponsor. University of L'Aquila. Office in charge: International Relations Office

Details. By submitting your application before March 5, 2025 (1 pm Italy time), you will automatically be considered for a contribution to travel and installation costs provided by the University of L'Aquila worth around EUR 3,000.

 

Number of scholarships. The number of scholarships allocated to our programmes has not been defined yet. However, consider that in 2024, our network has been assigned 32 scholarships in total for our 3 programmes.

How to apply? No additional application is required on your side. The University's overall ranking (which will involve all the other UAQ international students) will be based on our ranking. If selected, you will receive an award notification via email from the office in charge (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) typically in June-July. Contributions are expected to be paid by the end of December.


Erasmus+ Mobility

Erasmus+ Grant support for Students Mobility for Study (KA131)

Not to be confused with Erasmus Mundus (EMJM) scholarships!
In the paragraph below with the word "mobility" we refer to a student enrolled at the University of L'Aquila who studies at a partner university abroad for some time. As you'll be enrolled at the University of L'Aquila too for the whole duration of our programme, you're eligible to apply for extra funding when you study abroad ("abroad" from the viewpoint of a L'Aquila student, then).

Sponsor. University of L'Aquila (Erasmus+ funding). Responsible Office: International Relations Office

Details. All our international students can benefit from Erasmus+ grants KA131 (Mobility for Study)provided by the EU via the University of L'Aquila, to finance up to 12 months spent on mobility abroad. This means that such a grant will help you cover:

  • Your Semester 2 expenses in Hamburg, financed by the University of L'Aquila
  • Your Semester 3 expenses in Hamburg, Hannover, Granada or Nice, financed by the University of L'Aquila
  • Your Semester 3 expenses in L'Aquila, financed by the University of Hamburg (estimated amount based on previous years: ~ 500 EUR/month).
Please consider that for your mobility you might also benefit from an additional special fund (referred to as the Disantavenged fund) addressed to students from families that have generated a low income in Italy.

All in all such grants, i.e. Erasmus+ for Mobility (~300 EUR/month) and Disadvantage Fund (~250 EUR/month depending on your family income in Italy) are expected to award our students up to EUR 550 per month for 12 months at most.

How to apply? Applications for Year2-mobility open in Jan-Feb 2025. There will be a selection mostly based on your previous and current academic achievements. Anyway, note that so far the allocated funding has always been enough to cover all our students going on mobility no matter the final ranking.

 

A.D.S.U.

Other funding opportunities - Regional Grants

2025-intake students may also obtain other funding opportunities and benefits even from our partner universities (some of our partner universities, for instance, have offered accommodation at reduced fares to our students in Year2). Detailed information about how to apply and what such funding may cover, will be emailed to applicants later on.

To give an idea, you may find below details about the funding opportunities available to students of the 2023 cohort. In their Year1 & Year2 they have all been receiving from the Abruzzo Region Agency for Education (A.D.S.U.) - Abruzzo is the region where L'Aquila is located:

  • Up to 3,000 EUR per year as allowance
  • Up to 1,700 EUR per year as rent reimbursement
  • Up to 600 EUR max. per 10 months on mobility abroad (not awarded if you have already received for your mobility an amount that is greater or equal from the University).
  • Free meals at UAQ canteens as of January 2025.

Note, such a grant is usually paid in 2 instalments: 1) a very small part (less than 1,000 EUR) at the end of December; 2) at some point in the following summer.

How to apply? The application usually opens in August. Scholarships are addressed to students from low-income families. A few more details will be provided via email by us. For more direct support, you may refer to our Alumni Association starting in August.

 


 

M.A.E.C.I.

Grants by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI)

The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) offers grants to foreign citizens and Italian citizens living abroad to foster international cooperation in cultural, scientific and technological fields, to promote the Italian language and culture and to support Italy’s economic system in the world (According to Law 288/55 and its subsequent changes and additions). 

Note that we don't offer any kind of support with this specific grant, but you may retrieve all the information required from the Ministry's official website.

Also, note that such type of grant might be incompatible with other grants you might be awarded for the same academic year (like the ones listed above by ADSU, Regional Agency). That doesn't mean that you cannot apply for the MAECI grant or for any of the others mentioned on this page. You're free to apply for any of them, but if you're selected, before accepting a specific grant, you'll have to check the related terms & conditions and ensure that they are not incompatible with any other grant you might have accepted in the meantime. If they are incompatible, you'll then have to forgo either before accepting.

 

Find out more about the MAECI grant

 

 

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