Enrollment Procedure

If you have been admitted as Ph.D student at SISSA, an official communication (telegram or letter) will be sent to you by the Students' Secretariat.

First it is important that you let the Students' Secretariat know if you do intend to follow your Ph.D. studies in SISSA. If you do, you will be awarded a fellowship of the amount of € 15.010,32 gross per year (approx. € 1135,00 net per month). Moreover a contribution towards living expenses will be also given (€ 1.200,00 gross per year) providing you will show us a registered contract.

Admission criteria

To be admitted to the School, candidates must be in possession of the Italian laurea ("laurea specialistica" as per new rules) in a scientific subject, or of a University degree obtained abroad and considered equivalent by the governing bodies of the School (i.e. M.Sc.). This degree must have been conferred within the starting date of the teaching programme which is:

• First week of October for participation in the Ph.D. in Astroparticle Physics; Geometry; Mathematical Analysis Modelling and Applications; Mathematical Physics and Theory of Particle Physics; Cognitive Neuroscience.

• First week of November for all the other Ph.D. programmes.

Admission procedure - Under Construction

Marca da bollo specimen

The enrollment procedure is now active on Esse3 website. With the registration on Esse3 you can provide to SISSA your personal information and your bank account information (IBAN). In order to be paid by SISSA, you need a SEPA (EU) bank account. Please pay attention about your personal information on the Esse3 registration because a wrong Fiscal Code can slow down your registration and give us problems to provide you your SISSA account and e-mail.

With in the first week of the starting of your Ph.D program you are asked to come to the Students' Secretariat in order to bring the Enrollment form.

ERDISU "Regional tax"

By November, 15th, you should have paid the ERDISU "Regional tax". The amount depends on your/your family income and it will grant you discounts on the SISSA bar and cafeteria and for the annual bus pass. The payments can be done in any bank (even online) into this bank account:

Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati

Bank: Unicredit Banca

Branch: TRIESTE OPICINA

IBAN: IT 95 Q 02008 02243 000002733637

SWIFT: UNCRITM10MD

Causale : Tassa ARDISS

• A marca da bollo of € 16.00 which you can find in any local tobacconist.

Further info

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