All doctoral programmes are open to both Italian and non-Italian students.
All students admitted to our doctoral programmes receive a scholarship, which includes financial support for accommodation. Students are also entitled to free meals at the School's canteen.
No registration fees are required, and the School refunds the regional student tax.
All students are entitled to additional funding for their research activities, in Italy and abroad.
For each PhD course, a place is reserved for candidates who graduated in foreign universities, provied they obtained a qualification valid to access the competition. A place is reserved in the ranking list for each course.
Submission of applications
Faculty of Humanities - academic year 2023-2024 (39th cycle)
The Call for applications is online at this link and will be active starting from Friday 10 February 2023 at 10 a.m. (CET).
Faculty of Sciences and Faculty of Political and Social Sciences - academic year 2023-2024 (39th cycle)
The Call for applications is online at this link and will be active starting from Wednesday 22 February 2023 at 10 a.m. (CET).
Deadlines
Faculty of Humanities - academic year 2023-2024 (39th cycle)
- Applications submissions: no later than 11:59 p.m. on 30 March 2023
- outcome of the assessment of qualifications: within 14 April 2023
- oral interviews: from 21 April 2023 to 12 May 2023
Faculty of Sciences and Faculty of Political and Social Sciences - academic year 2023-2024 (39th cycle)
Selections will take place in two sessions.
Spring Session
- applications submissions: no later than 11:59 p.m. (CEST) on 13 April 2023
- outcome of the assessment of qualifications: within 4 May 2023
- oral interviews: from 15 to 25 May 2023
Autumn Session
- applications submissions: no later than 11:59 p.m. (CEST) on 24 August 2023
- outcome of the assessment of qualifications: within 7 September 2023
- oral interviews: from 13 to 28 September 2023
Prerequisites
The following candidates, regardless of their citizenship, can apply:
- those who have a master's degree or an equivalent non-italian qualification, awarded no more than five years before the deadline of the call (Faculty of Humanities - 30 March 2018)
- those who will obtain a master's degree in Italy or an equivalent qualification in a non-Italian university by 31October 2023;
Admission to doctoral programmes will be based on academic assessment of candidates and on interviews.
Places
Faculty of Humanities
|
Course |
Number of places |
|
Philosophy |
5 |
|
Italian Studies and Modern Philology |
5 |
|
Classics |
5 |
|
History |
7 (1 scholarship for which funded by the University of Catania) |
|
Art History |
5 |
Faculty of Sciences
|
Course |
Number of places |
|
Physics |
6 |
|
Mathematics |
6 |
|
Computational methods and mathematical models for sciences and finance |
7 (2 of which on a specific topic regarding the PNRR project SoBigData.it) |
|
Methods and models for molecular sciences |
4 |
|
Nanosciences |
7 (1 of which in collaboration with Fondazione Pisana per la Scienza) (1 of which on a specific topic, in collaboration with GEM Elettronica) |
|
Neurosciences |
5 |
Faculty of Political and Social Sciences
|
Course |
Number of places |
|
Political Science and Sociology |
11 (1 scholarship for which funded by the University of Catania) |
|
Transnational Governance (joint course with the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna) |
4 (2 scholarships funded by the Scuola Superiore S. Anna) |
Additional places in collaboration with external institutions or from research projects, as well as those that could be activated on the call herein from the resources of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan assigned to the SNS, may be made available for this call before the deadline for submission of applications.