Italy: Cattolica Africa Scholarship Program 2024/2026 for African Masters Students

Cattolica Africa Scholarship Program 2024/2026: Italy’s Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (UCSC) offers masters scholarships for African students to study for selected programs for 2024/2026 academic year through the Cattolica Africa Scholarship.

Application Deadline: 

• 1st Round: 25th January, 2024
• 2nd Round: 22nd February, 2024
• 3rd Round: 26th March, 2024
• 4th Round: 9th May, 2024
• 5th Round: 27th June 2024

Eligible Countries: African countries

To be taken at (country): Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy

Subject Areas: The Cattolica Africa Scholarship program consists of twelve 2-year MSc programs (Laurea Magistrale), all taught in English. These programs are preparing for an academic and/or professional career. Graduates of MSc programs are also eligible to enter PhD programs at Italian universities.

1. The Art and Industry of Narration (Milan Campus)
2. Banking and Finance (Milan Campus)
3. Economics – Laurea Magistrale in Economia (Milan Campus)
4. Innovation and Technology Management (Milan Campus)
5. Management (Milan Campus)
6. Methods and Topics in Arts Management – Laurea Magistrale in Economia e Gestione dei Beni Culturali e dello Spettacolo (Milan Campus)
7. Statistical and actuarial sciences – Actuarial Sciences for insurance (Milan Campus)
8. Agricultural and Food Economics (Cremona Campus)
9. Food Processing: innovation and tradition (Cremona campus)
10. Global Business Management (Piacenza Campus)
11. Healthcare Management – Laurea Magistrale in Management dei Servizi (Roma Campus)

About Cattolica Africa Scholarship Program: Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, as part of its mission to foster relationships with developing countries, has developed a special program for students from the African continent. This program will enable students to study for undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs taught in English at UCSC’s Milan, Piacenza and Cremona campuses.

Through the Cattolica Africa Scholarship, all accepted applicants will be offered tuition fee reductions (see the chart below). However, students will still be responsible for their living expenses, hence the Cattolica Africa Program is NOT a program through which full scholarships can be obtained.

Type: Masters (Taught degree)

Eligibility: Students, either citizens or residents, of all African countries may apply for the Cattolica Africa Scholarship, which is applicable only for degree programs taught in English.

Admission requirements for all Master Degree programs include:

• Completion of at least a Bachelor Degree from a recognized university (2nd class upper division / 2.1 degree or higher)
• English Language Test score: IELTS 6.0 (Academic) or TOEFL IBT 80 if English is not your first language.or successful completion of a degree program taught in the English language.
• An application fee of 75€ is due to submit the candidacy.

Number of Awards: Not specified

Value of Cattolica Africa Scholarship Program: €5540 tuition waiver per year.

Duration of Award: Cattolica Africa Scholarship Program will be offered for 2 years

How to Apply for Cattolica Africa Scholarship Program

An application fee of 75€ is due to submit the candidacy. Read the admission procedure guideline carefully.

1. Make sure you follow the instructions provided to properly submit your application.
2. Select the degree program of your choice. You may select up to two programs. Your application will be considered for your first choice only. If your application is unsuccessful, we will automatically consider you for the second choice.
3. Create your account, fill out the online form and upload the required documents (listed in the guidelines)
4. Pay the application fee (75€, non-refundable) and submit your application. We will start processing your application after the payment of the application fee has been received: check that the status of the application in your Self Service Center is “Applied and paid”. In case it is not, please contact. international.admissions@unicatt.it

Visit scholarship webpage for details

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