In line with initiatives aimed at enhancing the international attractiveness of its academic programs, the University of Siena is providing grants to honor distinguished international students and encourage their enrollment in selected Master’s degree programs (Lauree Magistrali).

For the academic year 2025/2026, our University is offering five Siena International Excellence Scholarships, each worth €6,000.00 annually (gross amount), for a duration of one year, renewable for a second year (for a total of 12,000.00 euros over two years, gross amount).

Application deadline: May 6, 2025.

Which courses qualify for the scholarship?

The scholarships are awarded to the most talented students admitted to selected Master’s degree programs conducted entirely in English.

One scholarship is available for each of the following three areas:

1. Area of Economics and Law, which includes the following Master’s degree programs:
   • Economics
   • Finance
   • International Accounting and Management
2. Area of Political, International, Social and Cognitive Sciences, which includes the following Master’s degree programs:
   • Language and Mind: Linguistics and Cognitive Studies
   • Public and Cultural Diplomacy
   • Scienze Internazionali (curriculum: European Studies)
3. Area of Biomedical and Medical Sciences, which includes the following Master’s degree programs:
   • Biotechnologies of Human Reproduction
   • Medical Biotechnologies

Two scholarships are available for two different courses of the following area:

1. Area of Math and Experimental Sciences, which includes the following Master’s degree programs:
   • Applied Mathematics
   • Artificial Intelligence and Automation Engineering
   • Biodiversity, Conservation and Environmental Quality
   • Chemistry
   • Electronics and Communications Engineering
   • Engineering Management
   • Sustainable Industrial Pharmaceutical Biotechnology