EU Funded Doctoral Scholarships in Italy for PhD

Eligibility Criteria

• Eligible Countries: All students from Italy and other foreign countries are eligible to apply.
• Eligible Course or Subjects: Applicants can apply for a PhD programme to research in Microbiome Science, embedding Biology, Medicine, Food and Agricultural Sciences, Chemistry, Pharmacy, Engineering and Social Sciences at the University of Naples Federico II.
• Eligibility Criteria: To be eligible, the applicants must meet all the following/given criteria:
• The applicants must be in the first four years (full-time equivalent research experience) of their research careers and have not been awarded a doctoral degree at the time of the Call deadline.
• The applicants must hold a relevant European Master’s degree or equivalent (EQF 7) at the time of the application.

Offered Benefits

The selected candidates will be provided with the following benefits:

• a living allowance, corresponding to the gross salary (employer/employee) paid in monthly instalments to fellows, inclusive of all social security coverage, contribution to pension funds and unemployment indemnity and a mobility allowance for fellows’ expenses linked to their mobility (relocation expenses)
• the monthly gross salary for each recruited researcher, including living and mobility allowances, will be Euro 2,709
• each fellowship will also include a contribution to costs needed to carry out research projects (e.g. consumables, publications, others) and a contribution to the training activities (e.g. local and network training) managed directly by the programme coordinator
• fiscal treatment, social security (SSC) and sick/maternity or paternity leave will be fully covered according to the Italian Social Security regulation
• insurance will be also provided to cover accidents and civil liability towards third parties.

Application Process

• How to Apply: The applicants must log in to the university portal to apply for admission. Application for the scholarship must be submitted here.
• Supporting Documents: The students are required to present the following documents to the university:
• CV
• Redress letter
• Motivation letter
• Letter of references
• Signed Declaration of Honour
• Admission Requirements: The applicants are required to meet the academic and entry requirements of the PhD programme they wish to join.
• Language Requirement: The students must submit scores of the following English language proficiency tests:
• IELTS: minimum – 6.5
• TOEFL paper test – 550
• TOEFL internet test – 79