FAQ Call for applications

Applications will be selected for admission by qualifications and interview. 

All applicants must have completed, by the deadline set in the call, a Master's degree programme in an Italian university, according to the Italian university system in force before or after the Italian Ministerial Decree 509/1999, or an equivalent post-graduate degree programme in a non-Italian university.

Yes. However, if you application is considered for eligibility, your admission to the PhD programme will still be dependent on your graduation, which must not be later than October, 31

Applications must be submitted from the ‘’esse3web’’ reserved area according  to the instructions of the “Registration Guide” and the “Online Application Guide”, which can be downloaded from the UNIVPM website within the peremptory deadline provided in the call. Applications submitted beyond the deadline will not be considered.

Any.

You can apply for ordinary positions as well as for the ones reserved to applicants holding a non-Italian Master's degree. If you apply for both, the application fee must be paid twice.

You need to attach your degree certificate along with a transcript giving full details of the subjects studied and marks obtained. Please, include an official, certified translation and "declaration of value" issued by the Italian Consulate or Embassy of the country which awarded your degree; if you do not have the above-mentioned documents, you will need to provide documentary evidence thereof by submitting them upon the application procedure (degree certificate with transcript of records or a description of the degree program with the list of the exams taken, etc.)

All the documents provided by the call for application and from annex A and the ones useful for the selection board evaluation.

Yes. However, because PhD scholarships cannot be combined with research grants, you will have to relinquish either one.

Payment must be made using the PagoPA system. The payment procedure will be enabled after submitting the application. There is no need to send the receipt. After a few days, it will be possible to check the status of the payment by logging into the reserved area in the "Payments" section.

Those who are abroad and are unable to use the PagoPA system can make a bank transfer to the following coordinates:

Account holder: Università Politecnica delle Marche - Piazza Roma, 22 - 60121 Ancona, Italia

Iban: IT95P0200802626000000600882 BIC SWIFT: UNCRITM1Q01

Application fees must be paid by the deadline of the call 

Yes

The Examining Board will schedule the interviews on the day of the test

Pursuant to Art.11 paragraphs 10 and 11 of the "Doctoral Courses Regulation," the scholarship is granted to eligible students only if they have an annual income from employment not exceeding €15.000,00 gross. In order to verify the set income limit, Ph.D. students are required to self-certify their income situation annually. If the income limit is exceeded, the scholarship will be suspended and the monthly payments received during the year will have to be returned.

The interview for admission to the Ph.D. course in Life and Environmental Sciences can be held virtually via MS Teams or in person. The candidates can express a preference during the application.

For all other courses, the interview will be held in person for residents/domiciled in Italy, while for residents/domiciled abroad is provided the telematic mode at the request of the candidate.