Answers to the questions we receive most often from applicants and PhD candidates.
Applying
Every year in June, on the University of Messina website. The call is linked from the Admission page.
A Master’s degree (laurea magistrale or equivalent), or a comparable degree obtained abroad. Detailed requirements are set out in the call.
On the basis of their qualifications, a research project and an interview in English.
The number of positions is not fixed: it is set every year in the call for applications. For the 42nd cohort there were 7 positions, 4 of which with a scholarship of €16,243 gross per year.
Yes. The call for the 42nd cohort included 2 positions without scholarship. Candidates without a scholarship also have the yearly research budget of about €1,600.
Three years. Moving to the following year requires the approval of the Faculty Board.
Yes. Periods abroad are approved and recommended by the Faculty Board, and the scholarship is increased by 50% while abroad. See Admission – Funding.
The University Welcome Office supports international candidates with visas, residence permits and the other procedures on arrival in Messina (uopwelcomeoffice@unime.it).
The PhD Coordinator or the Department PhD Office – see Contacts.
During the PhD
Before leaving, send the mission authorisation form to the Department PhD Office, with the PhD Coordinator in cc. Pay all expenses by bank transfer or card and keep every receipt: cash payments cannot be reimbursed. After returning, e-mail the reimbursement request and all receipts to the Department PhD Office. The forms are on the Forms and documents page.
Fill in the request for authorisation of a period abroad: it must be approved by the Faculty Board before departure. During authorised periods abroad the monthly scholarship is increased by 50%. See Forms and documents.
Stata and MATLAB are free through the University campus licences. A temporary LSEG Workspace (Datastream) licence can be requested by writing to cab@unime.it with your supervisor in cc, and VOLARE offers free realized volatility data. See Online services.
Yes. With your UniMe credentials you can use the digital library, subscribed e-journals and databases also from home. See Library services.
The Department PhD Office (Pietro Corona, room 112). See Contacts.
These requests are handled by the University PhD Office (dottorati@unime.it). The forms are on the Forms and documents page.