Degree seeking students may apply for international scholarships funded by University of Brescia or by public or private boards in partnership with Italian Government.
Those who have been awarded international grants funded by our university or in partnership with Italian Government are exempted from contribution: they are going to pay the first installment upon enrollment (regional fee for the right to study and stamp duty)
International STAR scholarships 2025/2026 a.y. - Undergraduate programs
The University of Brescia funds for the academic year 2025/2026 STAR “Students at Risk” no. 2 grants, addressing non-EU citizens with upper secondary school diploma achieved in any educational system other than Italian, that aim at enrolling in Italian or English taught undergraduate study programs.
The call is reserved to candidates with nationality and residence in a developing country (pursuant to Italian Ministerial Decree no. 440 of 13 february 2024) or in one of the following countries defined as priority by the Italian Agency for Cooperation: Cuba, Egypt, El Salvador, Jordan, Iraq, Kenya, Lebanon, Tunisia and Palestinian territories.
Applications must be sent online via PICA procedure by 31 March 2025, Noon (Italian time).
Grants for refugees - UNICORE 7.0 project
The project University Corridors for Refugees (UNI-CO-RE) is now at seventh edition. The general aim of the project is to facilitate legal and safe entry in Italy of refugees based in
- Ethiopia
- India
- Kenya
- Malawi
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- South Africa
- Tanzania
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
and to encourage them in completing their studies in Italian universities.
The University of Brescia funds two grants for candidates aiming at enrolling in Corsi di laurea magistrale (postgraduate degrees) taught in English language.
Applications can be sent from 3 March till 18 May 2025 via UNICORE portal.
IYT scholarships 2025/2026 a.y.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation - Directorate general for public and cultural diplomacy, the Ministry of University and Research, ITA – Italian Trade Agency, and Uni-Italia, within the framework of the “Invest Your Talent in Italy” program, will award grants to non-EU candidates living abroad, that aim at enrolling in English taught master's degrees (corsi di laurea magistrale) in Italy in 2025/26 a.y. The program also includes a mandatory internship at selected Italian companies.
Applicants must be citizens, effectively living, in one of the following countries: Azerbaijan; Armenia; Bangladesh; Brazil; Colombia; Egypt; Ethiopia; India; Indonesia; Iran; Ghana; Kazakhstan; Mexico; People’s Republic of China; Republic of Korea; Tunisia; Türkiye; Vietnam.
The University of Brescia funds one more scholarship for the IYT project.
Interested candidates may choose one among the following corsi di laurea magistrale (postgraduate degrees) offered at our University:
- Civil and environmental engineering
- Communication technologies and multimedia
- Management (curriculum International business or curriculum Green economy and sustainability)
- Analytics and data science for economics and management
To take part in the contest, they have to submit two online applications:
- pre-assessment request for the selected UniBs study program (instructions available below)
- scholarship request via online procedure in the IYT portal by 24 February 2025 at Noon.
University of Brescia is going to inform applicants via email about the pre-assessment results. Differently, IYT scholarships ranking list will be published by the IYT Committee in Summer 2025.
International LMINT and STAR grants 2025/2026 a.y. - Master's degrees
The University of Brescia funds for the academic year 2025/2026 the following international scholarships reserved to non-EU candidates living abroad that hold foreign degrees:
- STAR “Students at Risk” no. 4 grants for candidates with nationality and residence in a developing country (pursuant to Italian Ministerial Decree no. 440 of 13 february 2024) or in one of the following countries defined as priority by the Italian Agency for Cooperation: Cuba, Egypt, El Salvador, Jordan, Iraq, Kenya, Lebanon, Tunisia and Palestinian territories.
- LMINT n. 14 scholarship for candidates with nationality and residence in a non-EU country, who aim at enrolling in an English taught Master's degree programme.
Applications are accepted by 15th February 2025 - Noon (Italian time) via online Pica procedure.
General indications about the procedure are available in the Notice below.