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Padua International Excellence Scholarship 2026

€8,000 per year (gross) + tuition fee waiver Deadline: Nov 15, 2026 Padua, Italy Merit-based, partially funded
Institution University of Padua
Location Padua, Italy
Funding €8,000 per year (gross) + tuition fee waiver
Type Merit-based, partially funded
Deadline November 15, 2026

About the Scholarship

Up to 76 scholarships for outstanding international students enrolling in an English-taught bachelor's or master's degree at Padua. There is no separate scholarship application: applying for an eligible degree automatically enters you, and each programme's committee picks winners on academic excellence

Eligibility Criteria

Not an Italian citizen (dual citizenship allowed); foreign secondary school certificate (bachelor's) or foreign degree (master's); not living in Italy when applying; apply to an English-taught Padua degree before the deadline; must not hold another scholarship.

Scholarship Benefits

€8,000 a year paid in two €4,000 instalments; no university tuition fees (only the regional fee and revenue stamp); lasts up to 2 years for master's and 3 years for bachelor's/single-cycle; withdrawn if the student earns fewer than 20 ECTS credits by 30 November of the following year

Coverage Details

Tuition plus partial living costs (no accommodation, flights or insurance)