Politecnico di Milano

What the funding covers

• A full tuition-fee waiver for the first year of an English-taught MSc, renewable for the second; winners pay only an administrative fee of about €190.
• Cash on top of the waiver in the 2027-28 call: Platinum €10,000 gross (10 awards) and Gold €8,000 (18) at the Milano Leonardo and Bovisa campuses; Gold Piacenza €5,000 (16) for Sustainable Architecture and Landscape Design, Landscape Architecture or Energy Engineering (RES); Bronze Piacenza €2,500 (10) for Mechanical Engineering (Mechatronics for Manufacturing).
• Silver awards (10) at the Cremona, Lecco, Mantova and Piacenza campuses: the tuition waiver alone.
• Separately, students with limited family income can apply for the regional DSU scholarship, which is based on economic need rather than merit.

What you will still pay

Who can apply

• International applicants to the first year of an English-taught Master of Science programme, starting in the first semester (September 2027).
• You must submit your admission application and pay the application fee in the Early Bird period, 1 October to 1 December 2026.
• Selection weighs your previous education and its match with the programme, your documents and the scholarship form; GPA and academic achievements (and a portfolio where requested) count most. The commission also considers geographic origin, gender balance and age, and gives priority to candidates from countries hit by military aggression or civil war.
• Only applicants who are admitted, accept the admission outcome and upload a valid English certificate (by 4 March 2027) are considered.

Documents you will need

• Your bachelor's transcript, scanned front and back.
• Your bachelor's degree certificate, or a certificate of attendance if you have not graduated yet.
• An English language certificate, uploaded in its own section; it must be in by 4 March 2027 to count for the scholarships.
• A portfolio, if your programme asks for one.
• The scholarship application form on Online Services, by noon Italian time on 15 December 2026.

How to apply

1. Choose up to two English-taught MSc programmes (1st and 2nd choice) and apply on Polimi's Online Services between 1 October and 1 December 2026, paying the €50 Early Bird fee.
2. Then fill in the separate scholarship form on Online Services (Benefits and Agreements → Economic benefits → Scholarships for International Master of Science Students a.y. 2027-2028) by 12:00 noon Italian time on 15 December 2026. No other way of applying is accepted.
3. Upload a valid English certificate by 4 March 2027 if you did not include it with your application.
4. Admission results come by the end of May 2027; scholarship outcomes are emailed three to four months after the application deadline.
5. Accept the award by paying the administrative fee (about €190) by the date in the award email, then enrol for 2027-28. Not enrolling cancels the scholarship.

Before you apply: things to know

• Applying in the Early Bird window is not enough on its own: the scholarship form must also be filed by 15 December 2026. Applicants in later admission rounds are not considered.
• There are only 64 awards in the 2027-28 call across every English-taught MSc, so do not build your budget on winning one.
• To keep the award in year two you need, by 10 August 2028, a sum of grades multiplied by ECTS credits of at least 1,000 points (Platinum) or 700 (Gold, Bronze and Silver), and you must stay in the same programme.
• The merit scholarship cannot be combined with any other scholarship, Italian or foreign, except mobility grants. If you win another award you must choose one within ten days.

Common questions

A working timeline

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