Laurea (Bachelor degree)
Students admitted to a Laurea (Bachelor Degree) programme can apply for Diritto allo Studio (DSU) Scholarships: financial and merit-based scholarships assigned after a Call for Grant (also known as “Bando”) issued yearly.
Complete information can be found here:
Laurea Magistrale (Master degree)
Students enrolled in a Laurea Magistrale (Master of Science) programme have several scholarships opportunities.
University Financial Aid - Diritto allo Studio Universitario (DSU)
See the relevant page:
Merit-based scholarships
Thanks to the cooperation with public and private partners, every year Politecnico di Milano offers a number of merit based scholarships to the most talented international candidates admitted to a Master of Science programme to the 1st or 2nd semester. Students obtaining a scholarship will have to pay only a non-refundable administrative fee of about €170. All scholarships include a full tuition-fee waiver, some of them will provide also an additional gross allowance up to 10,000€/year
For the academic year 2025-26 the scholarship candidates will have to fill out an additional application form (no fee required).
Scholarships are awarded in different periods, involving specific groups of applicants to MSc programmes:
| Scholarship Call | Group of candidates | Beneficiaries have to: |
| First Call: 15th October – 2nd December | Applications to MSc submitted by 2nd December |
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| Second Call: 9th December – 4th March | Applications to MSc submitted by 27th February |
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| Third Call: 10th March – 19th May | Applications to MSc in Engineering submitted by 15th May |
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| only Applications to MSc in Architecture and Design submitted between 3rd March and 15th May |
Applicants in the Engineering area
If not awarded a scholarship in one call, candidates can present their application in the next one.
Architecture and Design area
If not awarded a scholarship in the first call, candidates can present their application in the second call. They will not be allowed to present their application for the third call.
Detailed information and deadlines are available in the document below.
Call for application for merit-based international scholarships (Academic Year 2025/2026)
Scholarships assignment criteria
The selection criteria are based on the evaluation of your previous education and its match with the requirements for our Laurea Magistrale programmes, on the documents provided upon application and on the scholarship application form. Obviously GPA (grade point average) and academic achievements (including the portfolio when requested) are of utmost importance.
Other scholarships
- The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation allocates every year a number of scholarships for international students. Every year the application usually opens in May and closes in June. Please visit this page for further information.
- Additional scholarships are offered under the Invest your Talent in Italy programme to applicants to the 1st semester (September intake) coming from the following countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Colombia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Mexico, People’s Republic of China, Republic of Korea, Tunisia, Turkey and Vietnam.
- A Fulbright Award for a Laurea Magistrale at PoliMi is available for US prospective students for the 1st semester of the academic year 2024.
US students applying to a Politecnico di Milano Laurea Magistrale programme starting in September of the mentioned academic year may apply to the award.