The PhD programmes provide the necessary skills to carry out highly qualified research activities in public and private entities, as well as qualifying also in the exercise of the liberal professions, contributing to the realisation of the European Higher Education Area and the European Research Area.
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Scholarship funding 41st cycle Priority 2
Scholarship funding 41st cycle Priority 2 Target E
Scholarship funding 40th and 41st cycles
Scholarship funding 40th cycle
Scholarship funding 39th cycle
Scholarship funding 37th cycle
PhD Programmes - 42° Cycle - Academic Year 2026/2027
Three-year duration - Start of courses 1 November 2026
Agri-food science, technology and biotechnology Second call admission deadline: |
| Automotive engineering for intelligent mobility (Administrative headquarter: University of Bologna) Visit the dedicated webpage on the University of Bologna website |
| Civil, environmental and materials engineering Positions: Admission deadline: Ranking publication: |
| Clinical and experimental medicine (CEM) Positions: Admission deadline: Ranking publication: |
| Computer and data science for technological and social innovation Positions: Admission deadline: Ranking publication: |
| Health innovative products and technologies (HIP-TECH) Positions: Admission deadline: Ranking publication: |
| Human sciences: studies on language and literature, history and philosophy, communication and digital humanities Positions: Admission deadline: Ranking publication: |
| Humanities, technology and society Positions: Admission deadline: Ranking publication: |
| Industrial Innovation Engineering Positions: Admission deadline: Ranking publication: |
| Information and communication technologies (ICT) Positions: Admission deadline: Ranking publication: |
| Labour, development and innovation Positions: Admission deadline: Ranking publication: |
| Learning sciences and digital technologies Positions: Admission deadline: Ranking publication: |
| Legal sciences Positions: Admission deadline: Ranking publication: |
| Mathematics Positions: Admission deadline: Ranking publication: |
| Mechanical and vehicle engineering Positions: Admission deadline: Ranking publication: |
| Models and methods for material and environmental sciences Positions: Admission deadline: Ranking publication: |
| Molecular and regenerative medicine Positions: Admission deadline: Ranking publication: |
| Neurosciences Positions: Admission deadline: Ranking publication: |
| Physics and nano sciences Positions: Admission deadline: Ranking publication: |
| Reading education, effects and benefits of reading and reading aloud (Administrative Headquarter: University of Perugia) See Visit the dedicated webpage on the University of Perugia |
| Reggio childhood studies Positions: Admission deadline: Ranking publication: |
| Religious Studies (National PhD) Positions: Admission deadline: Ranking publication: |
| Autonomous systems Administrative headquarter: Polytechnic of Bari Activated cycles: 38° - 39° - 40° |
| Biodiversity Administrative headquarter: University of Palermo Activated cycles: 39° - 40° - 41° |
| Gender studies Administrative headquarter: University of Bari Activated cycles: 39° - 40° |
| Heritage science Administrative headquarter: "La Sapienza" University of Rome Activated cycles: 38° - 39° |
| Image, language, figure. Forms and modes of mediation Administrative headquarter: University of Milan Activated cycles: 39° |
| Artificial Intelligence - AI for Society Administrative headquarter: University of Pisa Activated cycles: 37° - 38° - 39° - 40° - 41° |
| Artificial Intelligence - "Health and Life Science" Area Administrative headquarter: Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome Activated cycles: 41° |
| Precision medicine Administrative headquarter: University of Palermo Activated cycles: 39° - 40° |
| Micro- and Nano electronics Administrative headquarter: University of Pavia Activated cycles: 38° - 39° - 40° |
| Earth observation Administrative headquarter: "La Sapienza" University of Rome Activated cycles: 38° - 39° |
| Peace Studies Administrative headquarter: "La Sapienza" University of Rome Activated cycles: 40° - 41° Call for applications PhD Palestinian candidates List of candidates admitted to the oral examination - Call for application for Palestinian Candidates |
| Polar science Administrative headquarter: "Ca' Foscari" University of Venice Activated cycles: 39° - 40° |
| Robotics and intelligent machines Administrative headquarter: University of Genoa Activated cycles: 38° - 39° |
| Cultural heritage sciences Administrative headquarter: "Tor Vergata" University of Rome Activated cycles: 39° - 40° |
| Sustainable development and climate change Administrative headquarter: IUSS University College Pavia Activated cycles: 37° - 38° - 39° - 40° - 41° |
| Theoretical and applied neurosciences Administrative headquarter: University of Camerino Activated cycles: 38° - 39° - 40° |
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