31 PhD Grants at University of Eastern Piedmont, Italy

Open selection for admission to doctoral studies at the UNIVERSITA' DEL PIEMONTE ORIENTALE

Information for foreign students and documents required in case of non-Italian academic degree

The following notes are a short summary of the official statements available at the University web site: www.unipmn.it

They are provided here in order to assist non-Italian candidates during the application and selection procedures for doctoral studies. and in the call for applications.

Doctoral studies are open to candidates without any restriction on age and citizenship.

The selection procedure for admission to Doctoral courses will be by examinations (written and/or oral). Selected candidates are admitted to the doctorate in the order of ranking and will obtain the fellowship(*) on the basis of the availability of positions.
(*The amount of the fellowship is € 13.638,47 gross per year. This amount can be increased up to 50% for PhD student who decide to spend a period of time abroad (maximum 18 months in the three-year PhD course). Additional contracts for specific research teaching activities may also be granted according to University rule

HOW TO APPLY

Deadline the application for admission:
September 11, 2012
A signed photocopy of the candidate's personal document (passport or ID card) is required.

The application form, along with the requested documents, should be signed and sent by September 11, 2012 (by registered mail) to
Magnifico Rettore
Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale "Amedeo Avogadro"
Via Duomo, 6
13100 Vercelli – Italy.

Candidates with academic degree awarded by a foreign University not officially declared equivalent to the Italian academic degree, must submit an explicit request for the declaration of the equivalence by filling in the field "To the request of equivalence of the Degree the following documentation is attached" in their application form and then attach to the printed and signed application the following documents:
a) a copy of the University academic degree in their original language and its translation into Italian or English;
b) a final University transcript, including denominations of the courses taken, the marks received and the date of the award of the degree and its translation into Italian or English;
c) if in possession, the "dichiarazione di valore", issued by the Italian Embassy or Consulate.

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