The Padua International Excellence Scholarship Program for 2026
Bachelor’s and master’s degrees in the subjects offered by the university are eligible for the Padua International Excellence Scholarship Program 2026. The deadline for submitting your application is April 10th, 2026. This scholarship, which is worth EUR €8,000 with full funding and fee waiver, is offered by the University of Padua. This scholarship is available to all citizens, excluding those from Italy. The University of Padua offers 59 scholarships to highly talented prospective students who wish to pursue a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree at Padua that is exclusively taught in English. The scholarship program is quite selective.
Summary:
- Degree: Bachelor, Master
- Provided by: University of Padua
- Deadline: 10 April, 2026
- Scholarship value: Fully funded
- Host Country: Italy
Eligibility Criteria:
- possess a non-Italian bachelor’s degree (for master’s degree candidates) or a non-Italian foreign secondary school diploma that permits admission to the Italian university system (for bachelor’s or single-cycle degrees).
- be exceptionally gifted foreign students applying to the University of Padua for degrees taught in English.
- Apply for degree programs taught in English at the University of Padua.
- not be Italian (but dual citizenship with Italian is permitted).
- not reside in Italy at the time of application submission.
- Meet the requirements for academic success; the scholarship is highly selective.
- One must not be receiving any other grants in order to qualify for the scholarship.
Benefits:
- Tuition fee waivers
- Every academic year, the gross scholarship amount is €8,000.
