Invest Your Talent Scholarship is an initiative to supports talented international students wishing to enroll in English-taught Master’s degree programmes in the fields of Engineering and Information Technologies, Management and Economics at Italian universities. Invest Your Talent Scholarship offers full scholarship packages including subsistence allowance, fee-waiver and dedicated student support services. A short internship at leading Italian companies is also part of the programme. It is supported by the Italian Government and the Italian Trade Agency.
Invest Your Talent Scholarship Details
Application Timeline : 30th January to 1st March every year. please note, sometimes the application timelines may change.
Eligible Countries : Scholarships are awarded to citizens, permanently resident in their home country, of the following list of countries: Azerbaijan, Brazil, Colombia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Popular Republic of China, Turkey, Tunisia and Vietnam.
Host Institutions : Italian Universities.
Degree Type : Master’s Degree.
Fields of Study : Courses in the field of Engineering and Information Technologies, Management and Economics.
Number of Scholarship Seats : Several .
Host Country : Italy.
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Invest Your Talent Scholarship Eligibility
Applications may be submitted by applicants who meet the following requirements;
1 . Applicants must be a citizen of the above mentioned eligible countries.
2 . Candidates must have completed their Bachelor’s Degree.
3 . Applicants must have been born on or after January 1st, 1995, except those applying for a scholarship
renewal.
4 . Candidates must submit an English language certificate as proof of their proficiency in English. Candidates must hold at least a B2 level certificate within the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
A candidate who has obtained an English-taught Bachelor’s Degree can submit a certificate issued by his/her university, stating that English is the medium of instruction in that university/course/faculty. This certificate can be accepted as the proof of proficiency in English.
Proof of proficiency in Italian is not mandatory but will be taken into consideration in the selection process.
Please note : Only those students who have submitted their pre-application for ONE of the postgraduate courses (Laurea Magistrale or Master) included in the Program can apply for a IYT scholarship.
Candidates can apply for ONE course only.
Required Documents for Invest Your Talent Scholarship.
Candidates must provide the following documents:
final transcript of all previous exams as well as the final grade (Bachelor’s Degree);
students who have completed their Bachelor’s studies but have not yet received their Degree
Diploma – along with the final transcript of all previous exams – must also submit a document
from their University certifying that they have completed their Bachelor’s program and are
waiting for the Degree Diploma to be issued. This document must be issued through and signed
by a representative of the Academic Registrar’s Office;
English language certificate ;
Italian language certificate. It is not mandatory, but if submitted, it will receive a score.
. video about the candidate’s motivations (no longer than 1 minute);
. CV/resume;
. valid Passport.
An official translation into English, French or Spanish is required if the documents are in a
language other than these three languages. Both the translated documents and the original copies must be provided.
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How to Apply
First, you need to check the universities and the courses included in the Program at:
https://www.postgradinitaly.esteri.it/postgradinitaly/en/iyt-courses.
The areas of study are Engineering-Advanced Technology, Management-Economics, Design-Architecture.
After choosing the course, you need to contact the university for the pre-application, indicating that you are an IYT applicant. Only when you have submitted your pre-application to the University you can start your online application at; https://investyourtalentapplication.esteri.it/sitoinvestyourtalentapplication/progetto.asp
Please be advised that you might not receive the admission decision from the university at this stage.
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