Scholarships for Bachelor's and Master's Degree Programmes

You may submit your application for admission exclusively online and within the deadline specified

in the Call for Applications.

Yes, however, you must complete your enrolment in the degree programme within the specified deadline

.

As provided in Article 1 of the Call for Applications for the awarding of scholarships and services

in support of the right to university education, eligible students may receive the following types of benefits, depending on their application:

b078ee">Scholarship (monetary payment + accommodation and catering services)
May be awarded on an annual or semester basis, with or without a place in student accommodation, and varies according to the student’s status (off-site, commuter, or local student).

="e4ff9c6261b0b6ac63a037a570c2bb55e">International mobility grant (monetary payment)
This provides additional financial support for participation in international mobility programmes, whether organised within the framework of European Union schemes or non-EU programmes.

-list-item-id="e4fd948771ed3e61a804f89755943d7d2">Eligible students are entitled to a refund of the Regional Tax for the Right to University Education and may access accommodation and catering services free of charge.

From the academic year 2023-2024, an agreement signed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International

Cooperation (MAECI) and the Università per Stranieri di Perugia launched the ITALYOU – ITALY IN YOUR FUTURE scholarship programme, which provides scholarships for the Master's Degree Programme in “Italian for Teaching to Foreigners” at the Università per Stranieri di Perugia.

The project is aimed

at young scholars from the following African countries: Algeria, Cameroon, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa, Sudan, Senegal, Somalia and Tunisia (the list of countries may vary according to international agreements in force for each academic year).

The annual amount of each scholarship is €8,000.00.
ITALYOU scholarship holders

are only required to pay the regional fee for the right to education.

Programme features and

application procedures

Eligible applicants
Young scholars from the specific

African countries listed above.

Fund management
The scholarships are financially

disbursed by the University of Perugia using ministerial funds from MAECI (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation).

Selection and application
The selection of

candidates is not carried out by the Università per Stranieri di Perugia, but is managed directly by partner institutions and local universities in the relevant countries.

What students must

do
Interested students should directly contact their university or the partner institution in their country to check scholarship availability and to learn about the application procedures.p>

Financial benefits
In addition to the annual grant, successful candidates are

exempt from university tuition fees and are only required to pay the regional fee for the right to education.

The University scholarships of the Università per Stranieri di Perugia cover the enrolment of international

students in Bachelor's and Master's Degree Programmes for the 2026-2027 academic year. 

Each

scholarship amounts to €8,000.00 and is open to applicants from all countries worldwide with which the University has (or has had) a cooperation agreement.

Programme details and application procedure

Eligible applicants
International students wishing to enrol in a Bachelor's

or Master's Degree Programme.

Geographical requirement
Citizenship in one

of the global partner countries with which a formal agreement with the University is in force or has been in force in the past.
In the previous edition, academic year 2025-2026, the countries involved were: Argentina, Brazil, Cameroon, Colombia, Mongolia, Montenegro, Romania, Senegal, Turkmenistan, Hungary, and Vietnam.

Fund management
The scholarships are allocated and disbursed

directly by the Università per Stranieri di Perugia.

Selection and application

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The University does not manage candidate selection. The process is entirely managed by the foreign partner universities and institutions in their respective countries of origin.

What students

need to do
Interested students must contact the international relations office of their own university or local partner institution directly. This is to check whether the agreement is valid, verify eligibility as a potential beneficiary, and obtain information on deadlines and procedures for expressing their interest.