The 2017 Balance Law (Italian Law 232/2016), as subsequently amended and supplemented, requires students who meet certain conditions to be fully or partially exempted from paying the all-inclusive contribution. The entitlement to the exemption depends on a series of requirements which vary depending on the student’s year of enrolment.
Note: with the equivalent ISEE indicator it is not possible to request the exemption on the basis of Law 232/2016 as subsequently amended and supplemented.
Students in the 2nd year of enrolment
| Type of exemption | Necessary requirements |
| Full exemption | Equivalent Economic Situation Indicator (ISEE) from €0 to €22,000 Minimum 10 ECTS (*) |
| Partial exemption | Equivalent Economic Situation Indicator (ISEE) from €22,001 to €30,000 Minimum 10 ECTS (*) |
(*) achieved by 10 August of the 1st year.
Students enrolled on years after the 2nd
| Type of exemption | Necessary requirements |
| Full exemption | Equivalent Economic Situation Indicator (ISEE) from €0 to €22,000 Minimum 25 ECTS (*) Enrolment regularity (**) |
| Partial exemption | Equivalent Economic Situation Indicator (ISEE) from €22,001 to €30,000 Minimum 25 ECTS (*) Enrolment regularity (**) |
| Reduced partial exemption | Equivalent Economic Situation Indicator (ISEE) from €0 to €30,000 Minimum 25 ECTS (*) |
(*) achieved in the 12 months prior to 10 August before the respective enrolment
(**) being enrolled on a Study Programme for a number of academic years less than or equal to the normal duration of the Study Programme increased by one (Degree courses = 3+1, Master's degree courses = 2+1; Single-cycle Master's degree courses = 5+1)
For those who meet all requirements for the partial exemption and reduced partial exemption
| Instalment | Amount |
| 1st instalment | €167.04 (regional tax + stamp duty + insurance) + contribution advance |
| 2nd instalment | €0 or contribution balance |
| Total (1st instalment + 2nd instalment) | €167.04 + advance + any contribution balance |
3. Calculation of all-inclusive contribution amount (100%) for study plans from 46 to 74 ECTS
The total of the all-inclusive contribution, 100% of which is due, for Study Plans from 46 to 74 ECTS, is determined in accordance with what is established by the 2017 Budget Law (Italian Law 232/2016) – as subsequently amended and supplemented – and by the resolution of the Board of Governors of 28.09.2021 that has approved further increase of the reductions provided by the MIUR decree 1014/2021
The annual all-inclusive contribution due will be calculated as indicated in the following tables.
Partial exemption
| Equivalent Economic Situation Indicator (ISEE) value | All-inclusive amount |
| From €22,001 to €24,000 | (ISEE - €22,000) / 12.9870 |
| From €24,001 to €26,000 | (ISEE - €24,000) / 6.6445 + €154 |
| From €26,001 to €30,000 | (ISEE - €26,000) / 6.4935 + €455 |
Examples:
- ISEE of €23,000: (€23,000 - €22,000) / 12.9870 = €77
- ISEE of €25,700: (€25,700 - €24,000) / 6.6445 + €154 = €409
- ISEE of €28,900: (€28,900 - €26,000) / 6,4935 + €455 = €901
Reduced partial exemption
| Equivalent Economic Situation Indicator (ISEE) value | All-inclusive amount |
| From €0 to €23,731 | €200 (minimum amount envisaged by Law 232/2016 and M.D. 234/2020) |
| From €23,732 to €24,000 | [(ISEE - €22,000) / 12.9870)]*1.5 |
| From €24,001 to €26,000 | [(ISEE - €24.000) / 6,6445 + €154)]*1,5 |
| From €26,001 to €30,000 | [(ISEE - €26.000) / 6,4935 + €455)]*1,5 (maximum amount envisaged: €1.474) |
If the total is less than or equal to €723, only the advance contribution in the 1st instalment is due and there is no contribution balance.
If the total is more than €723, a contribution advance of €723 in the 1st instalment is due and the surplus part will be requested with the contribution balance in the 2nd instalment.
4. ISEE issued in 2024 and ISEE issued in 2025
Students who meet the requirements illustrated above are entitled to obtain a reduction as early as the 1st instalment of the tuition fees only if their Equivalent Economic Situation Indicator (ISEE) is less than €27,740 (otherwise, the reduction is applied on the 2nd instalment). The reduction is determined based upon the Equivalent Economic Situation Indicator (ISEE) declaration issued in 2024.
- For students already enrolled at Politecnico di Milano, the Equivalent Economic Situation Indicator (ISEE) issued in 2024, already submitted for the 2023/2024 academic year, is considered.
- Students enrolling for the first time at Politecnico di Milano must, on the other hand, enter, via Online Services, the Equivalent Economic Situation Indicator (ISEE) declaration of 2024 by the set deadlines; otherwise they will be required to pay the 1st instalment in full.
The reduction on the 1st instalment determined provisionally with the Equivalent Economic Situation Indicator (ISEE) issued in 2024 must be confirmed later with the Equivalent Economic Situation Indicator (ISEE) issued in 2025, based upon which the following circumstances may occur:
- granting of the full exemption, triggering a refund of the 1st instalment
- granting of a partial exemption, triggering the payment of a refund and/or the balance, if due
- allocation of the income bracket and request for any balance due
Students who meet the legal requirements and have not submitted the Equivalent Economic Situation Indicator (ISEE) issued in 2024 may submit an application for exemption with the Equivalent Economic Situation Indicator (ISEE) issued in 2025.