Overview
Scholarship type
Number of scholarships to award
Grant
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
- travel expenses
- spouse child care
- health
Description
Ph.D. Candidates funded by the EUI contracting states receive a monthly scholarship/stipend and do not pay the programme's tuition fees.
Benefits
Monthly grant: €1,500 for a maximum of 3 years.
Children allowance: Included in the fixed monthly grant amount, no extra supplement.
Travel allowance: Included in the fixed monthly grant amount, no extra supplement.
Insurance allowance: Included in the fixed monthly grant amount, no extra supplement.
The Authority (Malta) provides a monthly grant for the first three years of EUI Ph.D. Programme. The fourth year is covered by the EUI (2025 EUI fourth-year grant is 1.620 € per month, in addition to other allowances).
Eligibility
In addition to the general EUI terms and conditions of eligibility, the following general grant terms apply. Applicants must meet one of the following criteria:
- Maltese citizen who has been residing in Malta for the past five (5) years. Provided that a Maltese citizen who has been residing outside Malta for study, health or work purposes or any other purpose which the Tertiary Education Scholarships Scheme Board may consider, will still be eligible to apply and this period of time during which the citizen was abroad will not be taken into consideration for the purpose of calculating the five (5) year requirement.
- Or Maltese citizen who is a worker or self-employed person in Malta.
- Or national of an EU/EEA state or a family member of such EU/EEA national (as defined in SL460.17 and in SL217.04, respectively, for EU and EEA nationals), provided that such person has obtained permanent residence in Malta in accordance with SL460.17 and in SL217.04 respectively for EU and EEA nationals.
- Or national of an EU/EEA state who is in Malta exercising his/her Treaty rights as a worker, self-employed person or person retaining such status in accordance with SL460.17.
- Or third-country national that has been granted long-term residence status under SL217.04.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Locations
Nationality
Study experience required
Age
Application
Application deadline
Candidates from Malta applying for EUI Doctoral Programmes who meet the Eligibility Criteria below are automatically eligible for a Malta National Grant for a scholarship covering full funding of fees and subsistence for the full duration of the programme, in residence in Fiesole, Florence, Italy.
No separate funding application is required.
The application for admission to the EUI doctoral programme is automatically an application for a national grant.