Fondazione Leonardo offers an annual scholarship route to international students enrolled at USI’s Academy of Architecture in Mendrisio. The 2026/27 call covered the Bachelor in Architecture, Master in Architecture, and the 90- and 120-credit Master in History and Theory of Art and Architecture.
Awards vary in amount and are decided using academic results and family financial circumstances. The latest cycle closed on 30 June 2026; USI has not published the next opening date.
Benefits & funding
- The scholarship supports study at USI during the relevant academic year; the current program page does not state a fixed award amount.
- USI’s 2024/25 annual report records 26 Leonardo Foundation recipients in Mendrisio, with CHF 108,500 awarded in total and an average award of CHF 4,173; these historical figures do not guarantee a future amount.
- Award amounts are variable and decisions take account of academic results and family finances.
Eligibility
- Applicants must be international students enrolled at Università della Svizzera italiana; the Italian page specifies foreign students.
- Eligible Bachelor students are enrolled in years 1–3 of the Bachelor in Architecture.
- Eligible Master students are enrolled in years 1–2 of the Master in Architecture or the 90- or 120-credit Master in History and Theory of Art and Architecture.
- Students in a supplementary semester or year are not eligible.
- The official materials state no age, gender, residence, or work-experience requirement.
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Application process
- 1Confirm enrolment in one of the eligible Mendrisio programs and study years.
- 2Prepare the required academic record: high-school diploma and grades for first-year Bachelor applicants, current transcripts for continuing students, or the Bachelor degree and transcript for first-year Master applicants.
- 3Gather the student’s and parents’ most recent income-tax certificates and calculate study costs, available financing, and the remaining shortfall in CHF.
- 4Upload a CV that briefly explains the chosen field of study and why financial support is needed.
- 5Declare other scholarships requested or received, complete the online form, and submit it by the published deadline; the 2026/27 deadline has passed.
Program timeline
Application deadline for the 2026/27 academic year; this cycle is closed.
Jun 30, 2026