EUI Special Doctoral Fellowships at the European University Institute, Florence 2027/2028

About this scholarship

Doctoral fellowships at the European University Institute in Florence for candidates from a list of countries that includes Palestine and 13 other Arab countries, who cannot get any other EUI funding. They cover the doctoral programmes in Economics, History, Law and Political and Social Sciences.

Funding type

Covers: a monthly grant of EUR 1,650 (the rate from 1 January 2026), a travel allowance, insurance and a family allowance. The EUI says its doctorate lasts 4 years and is fully funded, covering tuition fees and living costs. The fellowship page itself does not mention tuition. Self-funded candidates are not admitted. A candidate from a non-member country admitted with an outside scholarship pays a fee of EUR 15,900 a year for 2027/2028.

Tuition fees

Covered

Living costs

Covered

Travel

Covered

Insurance

Covered

Eligibility requirements

Nationalities

Listed nationalities only — Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Bhutan, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cape Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Brazzaville, Congo - Kinshasa, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, North Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mexico, Micronesia, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar (Burma), Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Pakistan, Palau, Palestinian Territories, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & Grenadines, Samoa, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Residence condition

No residence condition

Nationality of a country on the EUI list. The list includes Palestine, Algeria, Comoros, Djibouti, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen, and many countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America Not eligible for any other EUI funding programme. Egypt and Tunisia are not on the list because their nationals apply for the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs grants at the EUI In History, Law and Political and Social Sciences, candidates of other nationalities may apply as an exception if war or armed conflict has disrupted their studies, for example the war in the Middle East A master's degree or equivalent in a field relevant to the department and to your proposal, awarded before 31 August of the year you start English at level C1

Minimum grade

Not stated

Work experience asked for

Not stated

Return condition

Return condition not stated

How to apply

Straight to the provider

Language requirements and exemptions

Language test required IELTS TOEFL iBT Cambridge English Waiver possible

English at level C1. Accepted certificates: IELTS from 7.5, TOEFL iBT from 110 (or 5.5 on the new scale), Cambridge Proficiency at grade A, B or C, or Cambridge Advanced at grade A or B. Native speakers and those who wrote their thesis in a programme taught fully in English are exempt. A lower score does not mean rejection: shortlisted candidates take an English test at the EUI. If your research needs French, German, Italian or Spanish, you may be tested in it at the interview.

University admission details

Admission included in application?

There is no separate fellowship application. Apply to one EUI doctoral programme, choose the EUI Special Doctoral Fellowship Programme in the funding section and write your nationality in the Justification field. The 2027/2028 call opens in early November 2026 and the online form is activated on 1 November. The deadline is 15 January 2027 at 14:00 Italian time. Some EUI pages still show 15 January 2026 from the last round, but the department pages give 15 January 2027 for 2027/2028. Reference letters must arrive by the same deadline. Candidates are chosen for interview on their academic record and research proposal. Do not write to professors to ask for support. You can name possible supervisors in the application form. The fellowship page was last updated in October 2025 and describes the 2026/27 round. Check the country list when the call opens.

Required documents

CV of one or two pages Research proposal of up to 2,500 words including footnotes and bibliography, or a research statement of up to 1,500 words for Economics, and an abstract of up to 1,000 characters Transcripts of all your university degrees English certificate, unless you are exempt Copy of your passport or identity card as a JPG file GRE scores, for Economics only Statement of up to 700 words if war or conflict has disrupted your studies, in History, Law and Political and Social Sciences

Application steps

Choose a department and read its research themes and proposal guidelines. From 1 November 2026, register on the online form and enter your referees early so they can send their letters. Choose the EUI Special Doctoral Fellowship Programme in the funding section and write your nationality in the Justification field. Upload your documents as PDF files and your passport or ID copy as a JPG file. Submit before 15 January 2027 at 14:00 Italian time.

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Scholarship contacts

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