The Scuola Superiore Meridionale (SSM) hereby announces a call for applications for 54 scholarships for the academic year 2021-2022 in the following 9 Doctoral Programs.

Successful candidates will receive a scholarship and research funding as specified in the “Scholarship” section of this call. Courses will begin on November 2, 2021. No fees or contributions are required to enrol in the doctoral program. Successful candidates are only required to pay the annual regional tax throughout the duration of the course. Admissions to the SSM Doctoral Programs are based on the comparative evaluation of candidates. The SSM Doctoral Programs combine coursework and research activities. Coursework is generally concentrated in the first year. It is designed to broaden the doctoral students’ knowledge and to prepare them for research, with the aim of obtaining a high level of specialisation in a specific scientific area, and the capacity to pursue independent research. Doctoral students will carry out their studies in accordance with annually approved plans. They must spend at least two semesters of study and research in other highly qualified national and foreign universities or scientific institutions. While spending time at an institution abroad, students will receive a 50% increase of their standard scholarship. At the end of the Doctoral Program, providing that all due obligations have been fulfilled, and after the successful defence of the dissertation, the student will obtain the title of Philosophiæ Doctor(Ph.D.) in their program of choice.

Admission Requirements

To apply for one of the SSM Doctoral Programs (no restriction of age or citizenship applies) candidates should be in possession of one of the following degrees:

• "Laurea specialistica" or "laurea magistrale" (Master’s degree), according to the Italian Ministerial Decree nr. 509/1999 and its subsequent modifications and integrations; 
• “Laurea quadriennale,” according to the Italian previous academic system, and obtained after four years of study;
• An equivalent degree obtained from a foreign university. 

Candidates should fulfill the minimum degree requirements by October 31, 2021. Candidates who do not hold a degree by the deadline of this Call for Applications will only be admitted to the course if they obtain the required degree by October 31st, 202. Otherwise, they will be excluded.

The selection committees will ascertained the equivalence of non-Italian degrees on the basis of the documents attached by the candidate to the application form and of any other relevant information.

This requirement is not needed if the degree has been already declared equivalent to an Italian academic degree by virtue of an agreement between Italy and the foreign country in which the degree was awarded.

Candidates who are not in possession of the appropriate requirements may be excluded by the person in charge of the procedure at any time during the selection. Excluded candidates will be notified of the decision and of the reason of their exclusion.

Applications

Applications can be submitted exclusively online via the platform available at the address http://www.ssm.unina.it/application/

The deadline for completing the online application and for the submission of recommendation letters is July 1, 2021 at 6:00 pm (CET).

To participate in the competition, Italian candidates and residents in Italy are required, under penalty of exclusion, to pay a fee of € 50.00 (for instructions please refer to the Call for Applications in Italian). In case of multiple applications, the fee must be paid for each of the programs the candidate is applying for. The application fee is not refundable in any circumstance.

Candidates who do not reside in Italy and who are not Italian citizens are exempted from the payment of the application fee.

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[17/05/2021]