The Italian government sets aside a few scholarships each year for Master’s and doctoral students enrolled at Swiss universities. The award covers one or two semesters of study or research at an Italian university.
At the University of Zurich the route runs through Global Student Experience, the university’s mobility office. It reviews interested students and nominates the ones it cannot send to Italy through a Swiss-European Mobility Programme exchange agreement.
The final decision sits with the Italian embassy in Bern. Nominated students apply there, and the embassy awards the scholarships.
Benefits & funding
- A scholarship from the Italian government for one or two semesters at an Italian university.
- The stay can be coursework or research, so doctoral candidates are eligible alongside Master’s students.
- Only a few awards are granted each year, shared across students from all Swiss universities.
- The University of Zurich does not publish the grant amount or the payment schedule; the Italian embassy in Bern is the awarding body.
Eligibility
- Master’s and PhD students at a Swiss university.
- University of Zurich students apply through Global Student Experience, which nominates candidates who cannot reach Italy through a SEMP exchange agreement.
- The stay is one or two semesters of study or research at an Italian university.
- The page states no nationality, age or gender restriction.
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Application process
- 1Check whether your subject holds a SEMP exchange agreement with an Italian university, because Global Student Experience nominates students who cannot use that route.
- 2Prepare your application as a PDF.
- 3Send it to outgoing@int.uzh.ch by 25 April, for the academic year that follows.
- 4Global Student Experience evaluates the applications and nominates its candidates.
- 5Nominated students apply to the Italian embassy in Bern, which makes the final decision.
Program timeline
Application deadline at Global Student Experience for the 2027/28 academic year
Apr 25, 2027
After the deadline
Global Student Experience evaluates applications and nominates candidates
After nomination
Nominated students apply to the Italian embassy in Bern, which decides
One or two semesters of study or research at an Italian university
Academic year 2027/28