UniTo's response to the international Ukrainian crisis for Ukrainian and international students, professors and researchers
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In order to welcome Ukrainian students, professors and researchers and guarantee the right to education to Ukrainian and international students enrolled in degree programs of the University facing financial difficulties due to the Ukrainian international crisis, the University of Turin promotes a set of actions, in compliance with the decisions made by the Academic Senate and the Board of Governors on 29 and 31 March 2022.
Any useful information for benefitting from the economic aid will be published on this page.
Call for 20 annual scholarships worth €9,600, possibly renewable, for refugees or students holding a residence permit for temporary protection, primarily from Ukraine or other countries, who enroll in the first year of studies of University degree programs.
Financial support in terms of scholarships and/or services provisions to Ukrainian students and/or students from other countries at risk and enrolled in years following the first of degree programs of the University of Turin, in order to guarantee an ongoing support of the right to education for these students.
- Call for application for economic benefits for Ukrainian students and for students from other countries at risk enrolled for the a.y. 2022-2023 in years following the first of degree programs of the University of Turin (Italian version only)
Deadline for application: 10th October 2022, 12:00 p.m.
UniTo offers 10 scholarships for 5-months mobility periods to Ukrainian students regularly enrolled in any Ukrainian University before 24th February 2022, willing to carry out an international mobility at the University of Turin for the a.y. 2022-2023 in the frame of the Erasmus+ Programme - mobility for studies.
Read our Call for applications Erasmus+ KA131: scholarships for mobility students from Ukraine a.y. 2022-2023.
See the accepted candidates list.
The scholarship includes:
- Euro 850,00 per month as individual support
- Euro 250,00 per month as top-up for fewer opportunities
- Euro 275,00 as a contribution for travel, according to the EU Commission distance band
- total exemption from any amount due for university enrolment for a.y. 2022-2023 as foreseen by the Erasmus+ Programme
- Italian language course free of charge
- opportunity to use the EDISU canteen at discounted prices.
Application deadlines:
- July 31st, 2022, for first semester arrivals
- November 30th, 2022, for second semester arrivals.
Please download the Learning Agreement for Studies template (.doc or .odt) to fill in the application.
For Ukrainian students enrolled for the academic year 2021-2022 in University degree programs who are facing financial difficulties following the outset of the conflict in Ukraine:
- exemption from the payment of the due comprehensive tuition fee, with possible reimbursement of instalments already paid
- scholarships of variable amount for a maximum value of € 3,000 each.
For further details check the call for application and fill in the form to apply for the benefits by April 21st, 2022 at 12 p.m. (Italian version).
For Ukrainian prospective students who have applied for a residence permit for temporary protection:
- possibility to enrol free of charge in single courses of the University for a maximum of 30 credits
- possibility to enrol free of charge in the Foundation Programme of the University of Turin in order to fill in any missing requirement necessary to enrol in University degree programs
- call for applications for 20 scholarships worth €1,000 each for those who enroll in the Foundation Programme or in at least 2 single courses offered by the University of Turin. The call closed on May 13th 2022. We invite you to regularly check the page Scholarships for international students pending the publication of the ranking list.
For information on how to apply for the Foundation Programme and single courses, contact the International Students Office at [email protected]
For Ukrainian professors and researchers who have applied for a residence permit for temporary protection, the Departments activated the following positions:
- Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences
1 research fellowship - Chemistry
2 research fellowships (fellowship 1 - fellowship 2 updating) - Computer Science
2 research fellowships - Cultures, Politics and Society
1 research fellowship - Economics and Statistics "Cognetti de Martiis"
2 research fellowships (fellowship 1 - fellowship 2) - Foreign Languages, Literatures and Modern Cultures
1 research fellowship - Law
2 visiting professors (chiara fama) - Life Sciences and Systems Biology
1 research fellowship - Management
1 research fellowship - Medical Sciences
1 research fellowship - Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences
1 research fellowship - Psychology
1 research fellowship
Moreover, UniTo works in synergy with the Accademia delle Scienze of Torino, in favour of Ukrainian researchers with a profile of particular excellence, who are the winners of one of the above mentioned positions.
Specifically, the Accademia delle Scienze will offer to the most deserving profiles:
- an additional amount
- the recognition of the status of "fellow" (temporary affiliate).
For international students enrolled in the academic year 2021-2022 in degree programs who are facing financial difficulties due to the conflict in Ukraine:
- extension until 31st July 2022 of the payment deadline of the third and fourth instalments of the student contribution for the academic year 2021-2022
- financial support in terms of scholarships and/or services provision for a maximum amount of € 2,000 per person.
For further details check the call for application and fill in the form to apply for the benefits by April 21st, 2022 at 12 p.m. (Italian version).
Call for part-time collaborations, in partnership with Fondazione De Agostini, reserved for Ukrainian and international students enrolled in the academic year 2021-2022 in degree programs, aimed at tutoring activities to support Ukrainian high school and middle school students who will arrive in Italy as a result of the humanitarian emergency.
The Ministry of University and Research (MUR) and Società Dante Alighieri (SDA) offer free Italian language courses for Ukrainian citizens holding temporary protection and enrolled in an Italian university.
Applications are open from 6th to 30th April 2023.
Additional information can be found on the website of Società Dante Alighieri (Italian - Ukrainian)