The University of Messina in Italy offers fully funded graduate scholarships for home and international students.
The University of Messina Scholarships are worth annual amount of € 16,243 including free tuition for selected candidates to pursue PhD programs across several disciplines at the institution.
Eligibility Requirements
To be considered for the University of Messina PhD Scholarship, you must meet the criteria below;
- Already hold a Master’s Degree, a specialist degree, an old system degree diploma, or an equivalent foreign qualification recognised as suitable for PhD admission
- Or be in the final stage of studies and obtain the required qualification by 31st October 2026, otherwise the admission will be forfeited
Additional conditions apply for specific positions:
- Executive PhD positions: candidates must have an active employment relationship with the affiliated company for the entire duration of the course
- PhD high level trainee positions: candidates must be between 18 and 29 years old
- Regional scholarships under Call No. 32/2026: candidates must be born or resident in Sicily on the date this Call was published
Benefits
The benefits of the University of Messina Scholarship include;
- Annual scholarship amount of € 16,243.00, paid monthly and subject to social security charges
- Positions with and without scholarship across all 15 PhD courses
- Executive PhD positions for employees of partner companies such as Biofuture Medicine, Dpt Consulting, Vishay Semiconductor Italiana, Sanypet, and Falco
- PhD high level trainee positions for candidates aged between 18 and 29, funded by Falco s.r.l.
- Scholarships funded by external institutions, including the Sicilian Region, the National Cybersecurity Agency, and the PRONUTRA Project
- Optional or mandatory periods of study abroad for several company funded scholarships
- Reduced annual contribution of € 750.00 for foreign candidates who are non resident and earn no income in Italy
- Full exemption from the participation fee for candidates from countries defined as particularly poor and developing by Ministerial Decree No. 176 of 2026
Eligible Programmes
- Bioengineering Applied to Medical Sciences, 4 scholarships plus 1 position without scholarship, oral exam on 10 September 2026
- Applied Biology and Experimental Medicine, 4 scholarships plus 1 position without scholarship, oral exam on 9 September 2026
- Economics, Management and Statistics, 4 scholarships plus 2 Executive PhD positions with Biofuture Medicine and Dpt Consulting, oral exam on 2 September 2026
- Physics, 4 scholarships plus 1 position without scholarship, oral exam on 2 September 2026
- Engineering, 4 scholarships plus multiple company funded scholarships from Zappettificio Muzzi, Novamarine, the National Cybersecurity Agency, and an Executive PhD position with Vishay Semiconductor, oral exam on 2 September 2026
- Psychology, 3 scholarships plus 3 scholarships funded by the University of Catanzaro, oral exam on 3 September 2026
- Chemical Sciences, 4 scholarships plus 1 position without scholarship, oral exam on 29 July 2026
- Cognitive Sciences, 4 scholarships plus 1 position without scholarship, oral exam on 28 July 2026
- Public Administrations Sciences, 3 scholarships plus 1 position without scholarship, oral exam on 8 September 2026
- Legal Sciences, 5 scholarships plus 1 position without scholarship, oral exam on 3 September 2026
- Political Sciences, 4 scholarships plus 1 position without scholarship, oral exam on 3 September 2026
- Humanistic Sciences, 5 scholarships plus 1 position without scholarship, written exam on 1 September 2026 and oral exam on 8 September 2026
- Veterinary Biotechnological and Agricultural Sciences, 4 scholarships plus an Executive PhD position with Sanypet and a high level trainee position with Falco, oral exam on 7 September 2026
- Sustainability Sciences, 3 scholarships plus 1 position without scholarship, oral exam on 30 July 2026
- Translational Molecular Medicine and Surgery, 4 scholarships plus 2 scholarships funded under the PRONUTRA Project, oral exam on 7 September 2026
Method of Application
- Click the green button below to go to the University of Messina webpage.
- Access the Esse3 platform using SPID, CIE, or Esse3 credentials, depending on your nationality
- Complete the online application within 30 days from the publication of the Call
- Attach all required documents in pdf format, including your curriculum vitae, declaration of residence, self certification of your qualification, thesis, publications, professional experience, and research project where required
- Pay the participation fee of € 30.00 through the PagoPA system before the deadline, unless you qualify for exemption
- Submit a separate application for each PhD course if you wish to apply for more than one
Candidates who do not yet hold the required qualification can still apply, provided they obtain it by 31st October 2026 and notify the University accordingly.
Application Deadline: July 24, 2026.