Wanted the best — Master's Scholarship

Wanted the best is Sapienza University of Rome’s yearly award for students who took their first-level degree at another Italian university and now move to Rome for a master’s. It is decided on qualifications alone: no essay, no interview, no test.

The 2026-27 call, signed on 2 July 2026, puts up 150 scholarships of €3,000 each. They go to graduates who scored between 105/110 and 110/110 cum laude and enrol for the first time in a two-year Sapienza master’s programme.

Sapienza’s English summary page still carries the previous cycle’s wording. The Italian call decree is the binding text for 2026-27.

Benefits & funding

150 scholarships of €3,000 gross each, paid in a single instalment in or by March 2027, before the legally required IRPEF and IRAP deductions.
Exemption from Sapienza tuition fees; winners still pay a €30 single contribution, €16 stamp duty and the Lazio regional tax.
Payment depends on actually enrolling in a two-year Sapienza master’s programme for 2026-27, within that programme’s own enrolment deadline.
The award cannot be held together with a Lazio DiSCo regional scholarship, and it cannot be given up once accepted and paid.

Eligibility

A first-level (bachelor) degree from an Italian university other than Sapienza, graded 105/110 to 110/110 cum laude, obtained by 30 October 2026.
The degree completed within 42 months — three years plus one semester — counted from first university enrolment, including earlier careers closed without a formal withdrawal.
Age no higher than 24 on 2 July 2026, the day the call was published; no extension of the age limit is allowed.
Household ISEEU, or an equivalent parified ISEE, no higher than €45,824.71 valid for enrolment in 2026-27, calculated before applying and authorised for automatic retrieval in Infostud.
First enrolment in a two-year master’s programme at Sapienza in 2026-27; no nationality or residency condition applies, and foreign students holding an Italian school diploma attach a parified ISEE.

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Education required
Bachelor
Age requirement
≤ 24 yrs

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Application process

1
Log in with SPID or CIE and register on Infostud through the link in the call, then keep the matricola number the system issues.
2
Calculate the ISEEU valid for 2026-27 and authorise its automatic acquisition in Infostud.
3
Complete the online application form linked in the call by 23:59 on 30 October 2026.
4
Give the matricola, tax code, degree title, graduation date and final grade, home university and first year of enrolment there, the Sapienza master’s programme and faculty chosen, and the ISEEU declaration.
5
Attach an identity document as a PDF; a parified ISEE, where it applies, must be attached as well or the application is excluded.
6
Watch for the provisional ranking on the Albo pretorio, ask for a review within five days if needed, then accept the award and enrol at Sapienza.

Program timeline

Call published; the age limit is measured on this date.
Jul 2, 2026
Applications close at 23:59, and the degree must be obtained by this day.
Oct 30, 2026
Provisional ranking published on the Albo pretorio, with five days to request a review.
After Oct 30, 2026
Deadline for winners to accept the scholarship.
Jan 31, 2027
Scholarship paid in a single instalment.
2027-03