CSC – UNIPI Joint Scholarship for PhD Programmes

These are all the UniPi PhD programmes available for application:

• Biology
• Physics
• National Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence for Society
• Geosciences and Environment
• High Performance Scientific Computing
• Mathematics
• Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences
• Chemical and Materials Sciences
• Business Administration and Management
• Legal Sciences
• Political Sciences
• Computer Science
• Energy, Systems, Land and Construction Engineering
• Information Engineering
• Industrial Engineering (CURRICULA: Aerospace Eng., Chemical Eng.and Materials, Eng.of Vehicles and Transport Systems, Mechanical Eng, Nuclear Eng. and Industrial Safety)
• Smart Industry
• Clinical Pathophysiology (CURRICULA: Pathological Anatomy and Oncology; Bio-Psychological and Statistical; Cardiopulmonary; Surgical, Integrated Surgical and Anaesthesiological)
• Pharmaceutical Sciences and Bioactive Substances
• Clinical and Translational Sciences (CURRICULA: Endocrinology, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases; Imaging, Simulation and Planning; Immunology and Microbiology; Neuroscience; Oncology and Molecular Medicine; Public Health)
• Veterinary Sciences
• Linguistics, Foreign Literatures and Italian Studies (CURRICULA: Modern and Comparative Foreign Literatures (French, English, Spanish, Slavic Studies, German, Portuguese, Romanian); General, Historical, Applied, Computational, Educational Linguistics and Modern Languages (French, English, Portuguese, Spanish, German, Baltic and Slavic Languages); Italian Studies (Literary, Philological, Linguistic))
• Ancient Studies and Archaeology (CURRICULA: Anthropology of the Ancient World; Archaeology; Classical Philology)
• History

Applicants must meet the following admission requirements:

• Being citizens of PRC (overseas Chinese students may be eligible for application subject to CSC policy)
• Being students who will complete a master degree by 31 december 2026
• Having excellent knowledge of English.

The selection process is made of two parts:

1. pre-selection by UNIPI to get an offer of admission;
2. selection by CSC for the prospective awarding of a scholarship.

1. PRE-SELECTION BY UNIPI:

In order to get the pre-acceptance letter, prospective PhD students must fill in and submit this form by 31 January 2026, by specifying the PhD programme of interest and attaching:

• CV;
• Research project;
• Master degree certificate with translation in English (if already obtained);
• Transcripts (marksheet) with translation in English;
• Copy of a valid Passport with translation in English;
• Motivation statement signed is optional;
• Reference letter(s) is optional (university letterhead and stamp and signature by a professor are mandatory);
• English language knowledge certificate.

2. SELECTION BY CSC:

Once UNIPI notified the admission, successful applicants will then have to apply for CSC funding (see CSC call once published).

Between March and June 2026, CSC will review the applications according to CSC requirements and priorities, and provide UNIPI with a final list of scholarship recipients and inform the successful candidates.

UNIPI will accept ONLY the candidates who obtain the CSC Scholarship.

UNIPI will offer a tuition fee waiver, which covers:

• registration/tuition fee;
• thesis defense fee; the necessary resources and equipment needed to study;
• the facilities and resources including study space, laboratory access, computer use, network and a library.

The successful applicant will be part of the research groups of professors with official access to their respective research funds.

UNIPI will give all of the required help to the successful applicants for access to accommodation, banking and visa formalities, and will provide a free Italian language course.

For further info please write to cooperations@unipi.it

NOTICE: Candidates interested in applying to the University of Pisa outside the CSC grant agreement will follow a regular admission procedure.