Deadlines for this scholarship
An award closing is only the first of the dates that matter. After it there is the deposit that keeps your place, the unconditional offer the funder wants to see before it pays, and a last day to arrive and register. Where the funder publishes none of these, the row says so — a blank is what the official page actually says, not something we have left out.
No closing date published. This funder sets its closing date per country, or opens the call only when the cycle begins. Send us your documents and we will apply the moment your country’s window opens.
Who can apply
Open to non-EU nationals from countries listed on the Study in Italy portal (Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and the Gulf states are typically eligible) plus Italian citizens resident abroad (AIRE).
What the award is
Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) scholarships for non-EU students from the countries listed on the Study in Italy portal, plus Italian citizens resident abroad. The 2026-2027 call covers master's and AFAM programmes (9 months, age limit 28), PhD and supervised research (9 months, age limits 30/40), and 3-month Italian language courses; the grant is EUR 10,800 for 9 months (Nov 2026-Jul 2027) paid in three instalments, with MAECI collective health insurance and tuition/fees exemption at participating institutions. Applications go in on the Study in Italy portal; the 2026-2027 round closed 26 March 2026 and the next annual call is published in spring. Official source: https://www.esteri.it/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Bando-26-27-ENG.pdf (checked 29 October 2026). In full: ; EUR 3,600 for the 3-month language scholarship.Where these dates came from
MAECI Scholarships for Foreign Students: the a.a. 2026/2027 call closed at 14:00 CET on 26 March 2026 through a single portal deadline on studyinitaly.esteri.it (one date, not per country); the annual 2027/2028 call is published in spring and is not out yet, so there is no open deadline for 2027 entry - https://www.esteri.it/en/servizi-opportunita/opportunita/borse-di-studio/per-cittadini-stranieri/borsestudio_stranieri/ (checked 30 October 2026).
Deadlines move. Always confirm on the funder's own page before you book anything — the link above is where we read it.
