Application for all Doctoral Schools at the University of Padova must be submitted following the instructions at the University of Padova website for Doctorates.

Two announcements are of interest for foreign students:

1) 15 fully funded grants for foreign (non-Italian) graduate students starting doctoral courses in January 2012. Here is the call for applications  (deadline September 5th, 2011). These grants are awarded on the basis of qualifications only. The grants include all University and Department fees, full board at the University accommodation and provide an additional personal scholarship of about  13.638 € per year for a total of 3 years. Application is to be made following carefully the instructions in the call for applications. Interested applicants can contact the for any advice.

Final pass list

2) The ordinary announcement for admission to PhD Schools of Padova University has been published on September 6th 2011, with deadline October 6th, 2011. Here is the call for applications. Application is to be made following carefully the instructions therein. Interested applicants can contact the for any advice.

Please, note that documentation has to be sent by mail or personally delivered at the address in the call and has to reach the University within the deadline (e-mail applications are not allowed).

There will be 9 positions available, of which

• 5 supported by scholarship from the University of Padova;
• 1 supported by scholarship from  Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Padova e Rovigo on the subject "Statistical methods and models for integrating genomic and functional data"  (supervisor Prof. Alessandra Brazzale);
• 1 supported by scholarship from  IRVAPP on the subject  "An evaluation of the causal effects on labour supply of the Italian reforms of pension of unemployment insurance schemes"  (supervisor Prof. Enrico Rettore);
•  2 without scholarship.

Apart from the two scholarships devoted to specific subjects, the research topic is to be defined by the end of the first year.  Although not formally required, candidates are strongly invited to apply for all possible grants.

Please, note that a research project has to be attached to the application for each specific subject scholarship selected.  

The annual scholarship amounts to around 13,638 euros. For periods of study abroad (up to 18 months) the scholarship value is increased by 50%. Moreover, the School contributes to travel and living expenses abroad, subject to budget availability. 

Admission to the PhD School in Statistics will be decided on the basis of qualifications only and will not require an entry examination.

• Qualifications include: undergraduate and/or master final mark, thesis, curriculum, scientific publications, list of examinations successfully passed and marks obtained, at most 2 letters of recommendation, other qualifications such as GRE MATHEMATICS, GRE,  TOEFL, etc. Having already been awarded the degree is not necessary for application, but it is necessary to obtain the degree before the admission procedures start.
• The CV and the reference letters have to be compiled according to the templates: CV_2011 (doc, pdf), LETTER_2011 (doc, pdf).

Application is open to people of all ages and citizenship; applicants must be in possession of one of the following qualifications:
- Diploma di Laurea (vecchio ordinamento);
- Laurea Specialistica/Magistrale (nuovo ordinamento);
- an academic qualification issued by a foreign university and recognized as equivalent to the aforementioned qualifications.

Applicants must be in possession of this requirement by the day of the first meeting of the Evaluation Committee.

Citizens of countries not included in European Union who passed the evaluation procedure can be admitted to the School extra quota and without scholarship.
 

Note:   as a third possibility, foreign candidates who have been awarded a - minimum three-year - scholarship by some international scientific committee (e.g., Marie Curie or Erasmus Mundus scholarship) can be admittex extra quota. Admission is decided by the School Board on the basis of qualifications. Last year, the deadline for these applications was the end of November.

• Results of evaluation for admission to cycle XXVII

  Temporary pass list

  Temporary pass list for mandatory thesis topic "Statistical methods and models for integrating genomic and functional data"

  Temporary pass list for mandatory thesis topic "An evaluation of the causal effects on labour supply of the Italian reforms of pension of unemployment insurance schemes"