The Siena International Excellence Scholarships are merit awards from the University of Siena (Università di Siena), a public research university in Tuscany, Italy. For the 2026/2027 academic year the university offers five scholarships to the strongest international students admitted to selected two-year Master’s degree programmes (Lauree Magistrali) taught entirely in English. The awards recognise academic excellence and are meant to attract talented students from outside Italy. Recipients study on campus in Siena.
Benefits & funding
- €6,000 gross per year, paid as a scholarship grant.
- Duration of one year, renewable for a second year on continued eligibility — up to €12,000 gross over two years.
- Five scholarships in total, allocated across four disciplinary areas (see Eligibility).
Eligibility
- Hold a non-Italian Bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree that qualifies you for admission to an Italian Master’s programme.
- Do not hold Italian citizenship — dual citizens whose second citizenship is Italian remain eligible — and are not resident in Italy as defined in the call.
- Have applied for admission to at least one of the eligible English-taught Master’s programmes through apply.unisi.it.
- Eligible programmes by area — Economics and Law: Economics; Finance; International Accounting and Management. Political, International, Social and Cognitive Sciences: Language and Mind (Linguistics and Cognitive Studies); Public and Cultural Diplomacy; Scienze Internazionali (European Studies). Biomedical and Medical Sciences: Biotechnologies of Human Reproduction; Medical Biotechnologies. Math and Experimental Sciences: Applied Mathematics; Artificial Intelligence and Automation Engineering; Biodiversity, Conservation and Environmental Quality; Chemistry; Electronics and Communications Engineering; Engineering Management; Sustainable Industrial Pharmaceutical Biotechnology.
- Allocation: one scholarship each to the first three areas, and two to programmes in Math and Experimental Sciences.
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Application process
- 1Apply for admission to at least one eligible Master’s programme via apply.unisi.it, using a single account.
- 2Submit the scholarship application on the same portal, including a self-made video (no longer than one minute) explaining your motivation.
- 3Pay the non-refundable €10 application fee.
- 4Await the university’s merit-based selection and result notification.
Program timeline
Application deadline for the 2026/2027 cycle
May 26, 2026
Merit-based selection and results (exact date not published)
2026
2026
Academic year 2026/2027 begins (autumn)