Admission

The call for interest for the a.y. 2026/2027 is now on line!

Deadline: February 13, 2026 h. 23.59. (CET/CEST, Rome time).

In order to speed-up the selection procedure and to be able to give you timely feedback, we kindly ask you to express your interest in our Ph.D. program by filling in the pre-registration form you can find here.

You will be given feedback by February 27th, 2026. 

The official call will open in March 2026. 

For this pre-screening, be prepared to upload (max 10 MB in total):

- your CV

- a one-page statement of purpose 

- copy of your GRE and knowledge of English certificates 

- an academic transcript

- name and email address of two letter writers

Be aware that for the official application in March you will need additional documents:

- a scanned copy of a valid ID with photo

- certification of your first and second level degrees 

Available PhD Positions and Scholarships

For the academic year 2026/2027 a total of 6 scholarships for full-time PhD students are available:

• 5 PhD positions for research projects in Economics within the Department of Economics
• 1 PhD position for a research topic related to the Law and Economics within the European Doctorate in Law and Economics - EDLE

Candidates are asked to specify their interest in applying for one of the different types of scholarships. For the position in EDLE both Economics and Law backgrounds are welcome; the statement of purposes should include a short research project and information on the candidates’ specific skills and experience that makes them comparably well suited for the position.

Each scholarship amounts to € 18.341,00 gross per year  for four years and is paid on a monthly basis. This amount is increased by 50% during visits abroad of no less than 1 month and no more than 18 months. The full-time scholarships will be assigned to the best applicants on a competitive basis.

All admitted students will also have an endowment in research funds (around € 1624,30 per year).

Further financial support takes the form of teaching assistantships with official calls from the University, and research assistantships (usually coming from professors’ own research funds).

Who can apply?

We welcome candidates from any country, gender, and age holding a Master Degree (second cycle of higher education), or who are in line to complete it no later than October 31st, 2026. Such a degree must be one of the following:

• an Italian laurea specialistica/magistrale (3+2-year system);
• an Italian university degree – pre-reform system (4 years).
• a second cycle degrees obtained abroad, recognized as equivalent to the above mentioned.

Please note that:

• Applicants awarded of the above academic degrees by foreign Universities in extra-EU countries must submit a certificate attesting the completion of their Bachelor’s and Master’s degree (i.e. first and second level degree) and the transcript of records.
• Applicants holding a degree awarded in the EU Member States or by an Italian private university can submit either certificates or a self-certification. The Diploma Supplement can be also submitted as an alternative to the certificate.