CICOPS Scholarships 2027

THE CALL FOR APPLICATION IS NOW OPEN!

In order to promote international cooperation, particulary with Developing Countries, the University of Pavia and EDISU (Institute of the Right to University Studies) provide 8 scholarships to visiting scholars for the year 2027 for a period of stay of 4 to 12 weeks at the University of Pavia.

Deadline: 10th June 2026

Applicants must fulfil the following criteria:

1. Currently residing in a World Bank low-income, lower-middle income, or upper-middle income economy (at the application deadline)

2. PhD (or equivalent doctoral degree) obtained by the application deadline and currently employed by a university / higher education institution

and/or

3. Currently employed (teaching/lecturer/research/technical staff), for at least two years by:  a university / higher-education institution, or a public/non-profit research centre, or an intergovernmental/international public institution (only if research/technical duties are documented), based in an eligible country.

4. Applicants must demonstrate recent research activity through at least 2 authored scientific publications/outputs in the field of the proposed joint research.

Please read carefully the CALL and the FAQ_2027 before applying, and fill out the online APPLICATION FORM only once you have received the letter of invitation by your contact professor at the University of Pavia.

Please be informed that incomplete applications will be rejected, no exceptions will be made. In particular, the invitation letter is essential for the application.

Applicants who do not already have a contact at the University of Pavia can use UNIFIND, the University’s research/staff search tool to identify professors and researchers working in their field of interest. Applicants must contact potential hosts directly. The CICOPS office cannot suggest supervisors.

For any other information, please write to cicops@unipv.it.