Italy : Call for applications for the Research Doctorate schools at CaFoscari University of Venice 26th cycle

Announcement purposes and general conditions

1. This announcement regulates the admission requirements to the research doctoral schools of Ca’ Foscari University of Venice for the 26th cycle (2010/11 academic year)

2. Failure to comply with the regulations of this announcement will result in the exclusion from the examination.

3. The submission of the application, as set forth in article 5, entails acceptance of the regulations of this announcement by the candidate.

4. The attachments are integral part of the herewith mentioned call.

5. All the communications to the candidates that concern the present call will be sent per email by the University. For this purpose, the University will use the email provided by the candidate when he/she registers online (art. 5, subsection 2).

6. Any further change or addition to the present call will be published online following this path: http://www.unive.it  (English Version) > Programmes and courses > Research Doctorates.

Available courses
1. Ca’ Foscari University of Venice starts the 26th cycle of the following research doctoral courses for the
2010/2011 academic year:

§ Higher School of Economics
1. Research Doctorate in Business
2. Research Doctorate in Economics

§ Inter-University Doctoral School in "Global Change Science and Policy"3. Research Doctorate in Science and Management of Climate Change

§ Doctoral School in Languages, Cultures and Societies
4. Research Doctorate in Languages, Cultures and Societies

§ Doctoral School in Language, Cognition and Education Sciences
5. Research Doctorate in Linguistics
6. Research Doctorate in Cognition and Education Sciences

§ "Ca' Foscari" Inter-University Doctoral School in Juridical Sciences7. Research Doctorate in European Law on Civil, Commercial and Labour Contracts

§ International Doctoral School in the Social History of Europe and the Mediterranean
8. Research Doctorate in European Social History from the Middle Ages to the Present Times

§ Doctoral School in Humanities9. Research Doctorate in Philosophy
10. Research Doctorate in Ancient History and Archaeology
11. Research Doctorate in Italian Studies and Classical and Medieval Philology

§ Doctoral School in Sciences and Technologies (SDST)12. Research Doctorate in Computer Science
13. Research Doctorate in Environmental Sciences
14. Research Doctorate in Chemical Sciences

2. The admission to the doctoral courses is subject to a competitive examination based either on the assessment of both qualifications and examinations, or simply on the assessment of qualifications.

3. For each of the courses listed above in paragraph 1, please refer to the attached sheets (Attachment “A”), which are an integral part of this announcement for what concerns research topics, available places, admission requirements, as well as assessment criteria and procedures to draw up the lists of the qualified students.

4. The candidates are required to come to the examinations (if expected) on the day and at the time indicated in Attachment “A” with a valid ID card.

5. Without prejudice to the terms for the application submission, the number of available places may be increased through future provisions of funds granted by public research bodies or by private qualified corporations.

6. Courses will start in the month of September 2010. The length of the doctoral course is three years.

Doctoral scholarships1. The amount of each research doctoral scholarship is Euro 13,638.47, inclused of social security contributions. The scholarship is exempt from the local Italian Income tax on earnings (ILOR) and personal income tax (IRPEF). The scholarship covers the entire duration of the course.

2. In case of study periods abroad, the scholarship amount will be increased by 50% during this period.

3. The scholarship is paid in twelve (12) monthly instalments.

4. The scholarship cannot be accumulated with others (any type of qualification), except when they are awarded by national or international institutions and can be useful for integrating the education or research activities of the scholarship recipients during their study period abroad.

5. The scholarship will be paid for no longer than three years.

6. Those who have already been awarded a scholarship previously (even partially) cannot benefit from another one.

7. Candidates who intend to apply for the PhD scholarships bound to specific research topics (among those potentially included in Attachment “A”) have to specify the relevant code in the application form.

8. In the case where none of the applicants express a preference for a specific research area scholarship, the Board can propose to award this scholarship to one of the qualified shortlisted candidates, according to the ranking system and in compliance with the relative agreement.

How to Apply

The application must be addressed to Ca’ Foscari University of Venice by:

• Tuesday, 27th April 2010 - at 12:30 p.m. for the courses belonging to the following Doctoral Schools:
  • Higher School of Economics
  • Inter-University Doctoral School in "Global Change Science and Policy"
  • Doctoral School in Languages, Cultures and Societies
  • Doctoral School in Language, Cognition and Education Sciences
  • "Ca' Foscari" Inter-University Doctoral School in Juridical Sciences
  • International Doctoral School in the Social History of Europe and the Mediterranean
  • Doctoral School in Humanities (except for the Research Doctorate in Italian Studies and Classical and Medieval Philology)

• Wednesday, 9th June 2010 - at 12:30 p.m. for:
  • the Research Doctorate in Italian Studies and Classical and Medieval Philology
  • the courses belonging to the Doctoral School in Sciences and Technologies (SDST)

Official Call and Application Forms

Tentative Application Deadline : 9 June 2010