ISU Bocconi, University Commercial Luigi Bocconi’s Student Assistance and Financial Aid Center, was established in accordance with regional law n.33 of 13 December 2004 and a convention with the Lombardy Region of 20 January 2006. ISU Bocconi coordinates and provides its students with grants and services which provide equal access to university studies as foreseen by regional law no. 33, December 13, 2004 and other forms of grants and services to facilitate participation in University Bocconi degree programs.
Study Subjects and Level:
Scholarships are provided for Bocconi University Bachelor, Integrated Master of Arts in Law (five years), Master of Science or PhD program. This scholarships for studying undergraduate, master and PhD degree program.
Eligibility to apply:
Students in possession of both merit requirements and requirements regarding economic conditions specified in these Application Requirements and Regulations may submit applications for access to assistance, on the condition that they have been admitted as first-year enrollees at Bocconi or that they have submitted applications to the admissions test at Bocconi University, or they have enrolled for the 2014-2015 academic year for a University Bocconi Bachelor, Integrated Master of Arts in Law, Master of Science or PhD program.
-Italian students, EU-students and NON-EU students from Italian DPR n. 394 of 31 August 1999, enacting Italian D.Lgs. n. 286 of 25 July 1998, may apply.
- In order to participate, students must be enrolled or declare they intend to enroll in University Bocconi for the 2014-2015 academic year, with the following conditions:
- regular students: for the first time in a regular year of a Bachelor, Integrated Master of Arts in Law or Master of Science program or for the first time in a year of a PhD program (if not recipients of a scholarship pursuant to Italian DM 224/1999 or Post Docs pursuant to Italian Law 449 of
- “fuori corso” students for the first time in the first year “fuori corso” after the regular Bachelor, Integrated Master of Arts in Law or Master of Science program has ended.
- Regular enrollment in the academic year will not be verified at the moment the application is submitted: applications may therefore be submitted before enrollment.
- For the purposes of the provisional ranking, students who are not enrolled in University Bocconi by 14 September 2014 will not be considered eligible for obtaining assistance and may be readmitted in the final ranking only upon completion of enrollment and submission of an appeal, according to the rule indicated hereinafter.
- For the purposes of the ranking, students who have completed enrollment in the Academic Year are considered regularly enrolled. For the purposes of the final ranking, applicants must be regularly enrolled in the 2014-2015 a.y. on the date of 14 November 2014, need to have paid University Bocconi the amount regarding tuition and fees required for completing first-year enrollment or enrollment for the 2014-2015 academic year, and the payment must be registered in the financial position.
Number of Scholarship:
The total number of scholarships made available through application to students correctly enrolled in a University Bocconi Bachelor, Integrated Master of Arts in Law (five years), Master of Science or PhD program is fixed at 520, as follows:
- 192 Scholarships: students in their 1st year of a Bachelor, Integrated Master of Arts in Law or Master of Science program a.y. 2014-2015).
- 323 Scholarships: students in a year subsequent to their first year of a Bachelor, Integrated Master of Arts in Law or Master of Science program a.y. 2014-2015 (through the 1st year “fuori corso”).
- 5 Scholarships: PhD programs a.y. 2014-2015
The number of scholarships made available through application may be increased based on additional funds and allocations which may be added afterwards by the Region of Lombardy, the Ministry of Universities and Research, and any residual funds from the previous year. If additional funds are made available for the current year, further assignments of ISU Bocconi Scholarships will be made, and allocated on the basis of two rankings: one ranking for students enrolled in their first year of a program and another ranking for students enrolled in years after their first year of a program, compiled based on the criteria set out. If funds are available, ISU Bocconi will provide information to applicants via email.
Scholarship Duration:
Scholarships in Italy are granted for completing a degree program of each of the degree program levels for the first time, with the following procedures:
- for students enrolled in a Bachelor program: for a maximum period of seven semesters starting from the absolute first year of enrollment;
- for students enrolled in the Integrated Master of Arts in Law program: for a maximum period of 11 semesters starting from the absolute first year of enrollment;
- for students enrolled in a Master of Science program: for a maximum of five semesters starting from the absolute first year of enrollment;
- scholarships are granted to eligible students with disabilities equal to or greater than 66%, for a maximum period of three semesters in addition to the legal duration of the program attended, starting from the absolute first 3 year of enrollment: nine semesters for Bachelor programs, 13 semesters for the Integrated Master of Arts in Law program and seven semesters for Master of Science programs;
- for students enrolled in a PhD program (activated with Italian Ministerial Decree n. 210, article 4 of 3 July 1998), for a maximum period equal to the duration provided for in the related academic regulations starting from the absolute first year of enrollment.
Scholarship Value:
The amounts of the scholarship, including reimbursement of the regional tax for equal access to university study, are defined as follows:
Resident Students
- € 1,954.00 + one free meal per day at the Bocconi University canteen services, during the entire period the service is open, for a total of € 2,637.00 for those in the first ISU Bocconi bracket
- € 1,503.00 + one free meal per day at the Bocconi University canteen services, during the entire period the service is open, for a total of € 2,186.00 for those in the second ISU Bocconi bracket
- € 1,188.00 + one free meal per day at the Bocconi University canteen services, during the entire period the service is open, for a total of € 1,871.00 for those in the third ISU Bocconi bracket Commuting Students
- € 2,128.00 + one free meal per day at the Bocconi University canteen services, during the entire period the service is open, for a total of € 2,811.00 for those in the first ISU Bocconi bracket
- € 1,681.00 + one free meal per day at the Bocconi University canteen services, during the entire period the service is open, for a total of € 2,364.00 for those in the second ISU Bocconi bracket
- € 1,366.00 + one free meal per day at the Bocconi University canteen services, during the entire period the service is open, for a total of € 2,049.00 for those in the third ISU Bocconi bracket
Non-Resident Students
- € 4,390.00 + one free meal per day at the Bocconi University canteen services, during the entire period the service is open, for a total of € 5,073.00 for those in the first ISU Bocconi bracket
- € 3,826.00 + one free meal per day at the Università Bocconi canteen services, during the entire period the service is open, for a total of € 4,509.00 for those in the second ISU Bocconi bracket
- € 3,285.00 + one free meal per day at the Bocconi University canteen services, during the entire period the service is open, for a total of € 3,968.00 for those in the third ISU Bocconi bracket
All of the above amounts are halved for fuori corso students receiving ISU Bocconi Scholarship.
Eligible students, recipients and non-recipients of scholarships, will be able to make use of the following, free of charge –
- one meal per day at the Bocconi University canteen services, during the entire period the service is open, between 7 January 2015 and 31 December 2015.
- a possible second meal per day at the rate set for that student’s ISU Bocconi bracket for the period between 7 January 2015 and 31 December 2015.
Student recipients and non-recipients of scholarships who do not use or use only partially the canteen service are not entitled to any reimbursement for unused meals.
Scholarship Selection Criteria:
Selection will be based on both merit and financial need. In order to evaluate merit for the provisional ranking, exams taken by 10 August 2014 and registered at the Punto Blu by 30 September 2014 will be taken into consideration. Students should therefore:
- personally verify that all exams taken have been recorded in Punto Blu;
- Inform the Academic Affairs Division using the Help & Contact form available on the YoU-at-B agenda, if there are anomalies in the recording of exams completed, starting from 16 September 2014.
Students who apply for Right to Study benefits must meet both of the following financial requirements for 2013, regarding their family household:
- an indicator of university equivalent financial situation (I.S.E.E./I.S.E.E.U.) not greater than € 20,728.45.
- an indicator of university equivalent assets situation (I.S.P.E./I.S.P.E.U.) not greater than € 34,979.27;
Scholarship Notification:
Provisional rankings will be published on the ISU Bocconi notice boards, at the One-Stop Service Center and individual placements can be consulted on the ISUdesk by 30th October 2014 for a period of at least 15 days.
How to Apply?
The process for requesting participation in the application is made up of:
1. Inserting online data needed in order to generate the application form;
2. Submitting the application printed and signed by the applicant along with all required documentation.
Failure to insert data online as stated in these Regulations and/or failure to submit the signed application and/or failure to submit one or more documents, will result in the disqualification of the interested party from application.
Application Deadline:
Inserting online data needed for creating the application form must be completed by 12th September 2014. The deadline for submitting the printed and signed application along with all required documentation is 22 September 2014.
For further information: http://www.unibocconi.eu/wps/wcm/connect/Bocconi/SitoPubblico_EN/Navigation+Tree/Home/Services/ISU+Bocconi
