Entrance Exam

EU citizens

EU students must be selected by means of an entrance examination held personally at SISSA. Entrance exams are based on a written and/or oral examination evaluated together with the academic and scientific qualifications presented by each candidate, and at least one letter of reference. Usually there are one or two selection exams per year: Spring or Spring/Summer. Here you can find announcements and the link to the online procedure to participate in the entrance exams.

Non-EU citizens

Non EU candidates can either present the entrance exam personally in Trieste or can apply through the preselection admission procedure (see Preselection Application for Non European Candidates).

PhD courses

For more information about SISSA PhD courses:

• Astrophysics
• Astroparticle Physics
• Physics and Chemistry of Biological Systems
• Statistical Physics
• Theoretical Particle Physics
• Theory and Numerical Simulation of the Condensed Matter
• Theoretical and Scientific Data Science

• Mathematical Analysis, Modelling, and Applications
• Geometry & Mathematical Physics

• Cognitive Neuroscience
• Functional and Structural Genomics
• Neurobiology