Padua International Excellence Scholarship 2026/27 at University of Padua, Italy

The University of Padua offers the Padua International Excellence Scholarship to talented prospective international students who want to earn a Bachelor's or Master's degree taught entirely in English in Padua. Each scholarship provides a subsistence allowance of €8,000 (gross) per academic year and a tuition fee waiver. You do not need a separate scholarship application; you are considered automatically when you apply for an eligible degree programme.

University of Padua, Italy

English-taught Bachelor's or Master's degrees offered at the University.

Up to 76 Padua International Excellence Scholarships and 30 scholarships given by Departments of the University of Padua

Highly talented prospective international students from all over the world

The scholarship includes a subsistence allowance of €8,000 (gross) and a tuition fee waiver per academic year. The only amount to be paid by beneficiary students for each year consists of an admission fee, corresponding to the regional tax and marca da bollo. The scholarship has a maximum duration of 2 continuous years for Master's degree candidates or 3 continuous years for Bachelor's and Single Cycle degree candidates. At the end of the above-mentioned period, the beneficiaries will be required to pay the student tuition fees due until graduation.

The scholarship will be allocated in 2 (two) installments of €4,000.00 gross each per academic year upon fulfillment of the academic requirements specified in the selection notice.

Partial scholarships are also offered by the Departments of the University of Padua; departmental scholarships do not include tuition fee-waivers. Each scholarship's amounts, duration, and requirements to maintain scholarship eligibility and for scholarship renewal, where applicable, are given in the sections listed on the call of applications (link found below).

To be eligible, you must meet the following requirements:

• do not possess an Italian citizenship (except for dual citizenship including Italian);
• hold a non-Italian foreign secondary school certificate (for Bachelor's or Single cycle degrees applicants) or a non-Italian Bachelor's degree (for Master's degrees applicants) allowing admission to the Italian University system;
• do not reside in Italy;
• apply for one or more English-taught degree programmes of the University of Padua according to the procedures and within the deadlines set. You can apply for up to 3 degree programmes.

In order to receive the scholarship applicants must also not be recipients of other scholarships and must complete their enrolment at the University of Padua. The academic requirements to keep the scholarship are indicated in the selection notice.

Applications are currently closed.

You will be automatically considered for the selection procedure if you meet the eligibility requirements above. There is no separate application to be filled out or additional specific documents to be submitted besides those required to apply for the selected degree programme. The next deadlines are 10 April 2026 in the case of limited access degree programmes for which no scholarships were awarded in the first application period and 2 May 2026 in the case of unlimited access degree programmes for which no scholarships were awarded in the first application period last 2 February 2026 and 7 March 2026).

The Teaching Committee of each degree course selects the admitted candidates who will be awarded a scholarship, based on academic excellence in their field of study, the quality and results of their previous academic career. The scholarships are mainly reserved for candidates from the first call; on an exceptional basis, the Teaching Committees may decide to award the scholarship to candidates from the second call. The scholarship results will be published on the University website according to the deadlines specified in the Admission Notice. Candidates selected for a Padua International Excellence scholarship will receive a specific notice outlining the procedures and deadline for accepting the financial benefit.

The scholarship may be revoked if recipients do not earn at least 20 CFU (ECTS credits) by the 30th of November of the following academic year, or decide to transfer to another university or apply to withdraw from their studies. In the event of the scholarship being revoked, you will be required to return the installments you may have already received.

It is important to read the Call for Applications 2026/27 and visit the official website (link found below) to access the online application system and for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.