Faculty of Sciences and Faculty of Political and Social Sciences
Call for admission to a (n.1) Ph.D. position in “Chemistry” at the Scuola Normale Superiore for the academic year 2024-2025 (40th cycle) on the project "Liquid phase Ultrafast photoeMIssion spEctroscopy of nonadiabatic photoREactions in biomimetic systems” – LUMIERE (Grant Agreement n. 101169312).
The applications are open at this link.
Deadlines
- applications submissions: no later than 11:59 p.m. (CEST) on 19 September 2024
- outcome of the assessment of qualifications: within 30 September 2024
- oral interviews: from 7 to 15 October 2024
- Final ranking list: within 15 October 2024
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 for the first call for admission to the Ph.D. Courses of the 40° cycle of the Faculty of Sciences, that is, by 24th June 2024;
- those who will obtain a master's degree in Italy or an equivalent qualification in a non-Italian university by 31 October 2024;
- are not in possession of a Ph.D. qualification issued by an Italian or non-italian university, and in any case have not benefited from a scholarship to attend a Ph.D. programme in Italy;
- have not resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the recruiting beneficiary for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before their date of recruitment (that is from 1 November 2021 to 1 November 2024)
Call for admission to further 7 Ph.D. positions at the Scuola Normale Superiore for the 40° cycle (a.y. 2024-2025), funded in compliance with the Ministerial Decrees 629/2024 and 630/2024.
The applications are open at the following links:
Deadlines
Faculty of Sciences
- applications submissions: no later than 11:59 p.m. (CEST) on 26 July 2024
- outcome of the assessment of qualifications: within 05 August 2024
- oral interviews: from 12 to 20 September 2024
- Final ranking list: within 20 September 2024
Faculty of Political and Social Sciences
- applications submissions: no later than 11:59 p.m. (CEST) on 22 August 2024
- outcome of the assessment of qualifications: within 04 September 2024
- oral interviews: from 10 to 12 September 2024
- Final ranking list: within 12 September 2024
Places
Faculty of Sciences
Course | Places |
1 D.M. 630/2024 – in collaboration with GAUSSIAN (CUP 53C24001200008) | |
4 of which: - 2 D.M. 630/2024 – in collaboration with Fondazione Pisana per la Scienza (CUP 53C24001200008) |
Faculty of Political and Social Sciences
Course | Places |
2 D.M. 629/2024 – Public Administration (CUP E53C240010000001) |
Call for admission to PhD positions at the Scuola Normale Superiore for the 40° cycle (a.y. 2024-2025)
Submit applications using the following link
Deadlines
Faculty of Sciences
- applications submissions: no later than 11:59 p.m. (CEST) on 19 June 2024
- outcome of the assessment of qualifications: within 08 July 2024
- oral interviews: from 15 to 31 July 2024
- Final ranking list: within 31 July 2024
Faculty of Political and Social Sciences
- applications submissions: no later than 11:59 p.m. (CEST) on 22 August 2024
- outcome of the assessment of qualifications: within 06 September 2024
- oral interviews: from 16 to 27 September 2024
- Final ranking list: within 27 September 2024
Places
Faculty of Sciences
Course | Places |
1 | |
6 | |
1 |
Faculty of Political and Social Sciences
Course | Places |
5
|
Faculty of Humanities
Call for admission to Ph.D. course in Romance and Italian Philology in the Digital Turn
Submit applications using the following link
Deadlines
- applications submissions: no later than 11:59 p.m. (CEST) on 24 June 2024
- outcome of the assessment of qualifications: within 1st July 2024
- oral interviews: from 10 July to 15 July 2024
Places
Total number of places | of which funded through specific programmes |
8 | -1 place with a specific topic to be funded using the resources of D.M. 629/2024 – M4C1 I4.1 “Extension of the number of PhDs and innovative doctorates for public administration and the cultural heritage, of the type “PhDs for the cultural heritage”, - CUP E43C24000260001 -1 place with a specific topic to be funded using the resources of D.M. 630/2024 – CUP E53C24001190008 - 1 place to be funded using the resources of the project NRRP PE5 CHANGES - CUP E53C22001670006 - 1 place to be funded using the resources of the FOE 2022 DARIAH-ERIC project- CUP B57E15000130005 (CNR-OVI) |
Call for admission to Ph.D. course in Faculty of Humanities
Submit applications using the following link
Deadlines
- applications submissions: no later than 11:59 p.m. (CEST) on 30 May 2024
outcome of the assessment of qualifications: within 17 June 2024
NOTICE: candidates who have applied for the PhD admission competition relating to the courses of the Faculty of Humanities are hereby advised that the publication of the assessment of qualifications and related invitation to the oral interview, scheduled within Monday 17 June, public holiday for the patron saint of the city of Pisa, will be published in the first following working day on 18 June 2024.
- oral interviews: from 24 June to 15 July 2024
Places
Course | Places |
6 | |
6 | |
6 | |
6
| |
5 |
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.
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.
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;
- those who will obtain a master's degree in Italy or an equivalent qualification in a non-Italian university by 31 October 2024;
Admission to doctoral programmes will be based on academic assessment of candidates and on interviews.
REFUND OF TRAVEL EXPENSES - ORAL INTERVIEW - 40° cycle PhD - ADMISSION COMPETITION
All candidates involved in the oral interview in presence for the PhD admission competition can request reimbursement of travel expenses (art. 4.11 of the Call). Below is the form to request refund of travel expenses to have sat the oral interview. The deadline for submitting the request, attaching the original travel documentation, is 15th November 2024.