ELIGIBILITY:

Students planning to enroll or already enrolled in a Degree program at the University of Pisa, if they do not already have a qualification of the same level of education.

Online application only, via Sportello Studente , by the call’s deadline (usually published every year in July). The application can be submitted even if the student is not enrolled yet. The grant is valid for only one academic year. Therefore, students have to repeat the application each academic year.

Foreign students (with income abroad) who wish to access the services offered by the DSU (Scholarship, Services Scholarship, Grant for Disabled Students, Extraordinary Contribution, Subsided Canteen Prices, etc.) are requested to apply online, print the receipt available in their personal area, and send it following the instructions provided by the admission call, attaching a document certifying the family economic status together with a copy of a valid identity document. For further info in English, once you open this webpage, please click on Announcement scholarship.

EU students: Students from EU countries have to fill in a specific declaration, which can be downloaded at the end of the online application procedure.

Non-EU students from developing countries: Students coming from Non-EU developing countries have to certify that they do not belong to a high-income and high-status family. This certificate must be released by one of the following institutions:

Italian diplomatic representatives in the home country;

Diplomatic representative body (Embassy or Consulate) of the country of origin in Italy.

Please remember that the certificate has to be legalized by the Italian Prefecture.

BENEFIT:

A DSU grant includes

free accommodation

free meals at the University dining halls

contribution to cover extra expenses (sporting activities, books, etc.)

exemption from University tuition fees.