Nine PhD scholarships funded by the University of Padova and Ministry of University and Research are available at University of Padova for candidates interested in the area of Statistical Sciences (start of activities: November 1st, 2026).

Eligibility
The scholarship competition is open to applicants of any age or citizenship, holding a 2nd cycle degree or a single cycle degree from an Italian university or an equivalent qualification from other countries of at least four years’ duration (applicants can get their qualification no later than 30th September 2026). 
Admission is decided on the basis of qualifications and an interview.

Grant awarded
The annual grant will be of euros 18,643.00 (gross amount). This corresponds to the basic scholarship of €16,243.00 (gross amount), plus €2,400 funded from the Department’s and the University’s budgets. This results in a net monthly amount of €1,372.18, compared with the basic amount of €1,195.53. The grant will be awarded for a period of three years and will be conditional upon the achievement of satisfactory results, which will be assessed on an annual basis.

How to apply
The call is published (deadline May 20, 2026 - 1 pm CEST) at the page
http://www.unipd.it/ricerca/dottorati-di-ricerca/bandi-e-graduatorie
English version at the page
http://www.unipd.it/en/node/1053

Please note that the curriculum has to be written by filling the template
CV_XLII available from the Course web page http://www.stat.unipd.it/ricerca/ammissione
and uploading the filled template in the online procedure.

Applications are only accepted online using the link indicated in the call.

For more information about the Statistical Sciences PhD program see
https://www.stat.unipd.it/ricerca/dottorato-di-ricerca
For more information about admission see http://www.stat.unipd.it/ricerca/ammissione
or contact phd@stat.unipd.it

Kindest regards,
PhD Secretariat

on behalf of prof. Nicola Sartori
Coordinator of the PhD Course in Statistics
University of Padova - Italy

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Dott.ssa Susi Ceron
Dipartimento di Scienze Statistiche
Universita' degli Studi di Padova
Via Cesare Battisti 241 - 35121 Padova
tel. +39 049 8274167 fax +39 049 8271524
www.stat.unipd.it