Admission to the PhD Course a.y. 2024-25 - The results of the oral examinations
The final ranking for the admission to the XL cycle of the Phd Programme is now available.
The enrollment application must be submitted by 25th July 2024 – 12 pm (12:00 CEST).
Here below you will find the list of candidates who have passed the oral exam:
The final rankings will be made public from July 2nd 2024 through:
- Publication on the University’s official register;
- Publication on the University of Padova website
Successful candidates must enrol by July 25th 2024. Information on enrolment procedures will be published at the same time as the rankings. Publication of enrolment deadlines are to be considered as official notification for all intents and purposes. No personal communication will be sent to the candidates. Candidates granted admission to the Courses are responsible for checking enrolment dates and procedures.
The selection committee concluded the evaluation of qualifications and announced the list of candidates admitted to the oral examinations:
List of candidates admitted to the oral examinations
Schedule of the oral examinations
The password for viewing the list of admitted candidates and the schedule of oral examinations is the one all candidates received in the email confirming submission of their application
For all intents and purposes, the examination dates indicated in the Course information sheets represent official notification. Candidates will therefore not receive any further call or notification regarding the selection procedure.
The entry examination will be taken in Italian or English; the knowledge of a further language chosen at the time of application (English or French) will be assessed during the examination.
Candidates will take the oral examination remotely only if they selected this option in the admission form; in this case the oral examination will be taken via Zoom or, if not available in their country, another equipment agreed with the Committee. Candidates must guarantee that they will use a webcam in order to be correctly identified by the Selection Committee and they will identify themselves showing the same identity document already sent as an attachment to the application before the start of their oral exam.
Failure to connect or be reachable on the day and at the time agreed, or failure to show a valid identity document pursuant to the previous paragraph, may result in exclusion from the selection process.
The University of Padova shall accept no responsibility for any technical issues that may prevent the oral examination from being correctly carried out.
Oral examinations are public.
For candidates who have also submitted an application for priority research grants, the Committee will also verify their suitability for the specific subject.
Instruction on how to use Zoom: https://zoom.us/docs/doc/Education%20Guide%20- %20Getting%20Started%20on%20Zoom.pdf
The results of the pre-selection and the schedule of the oral exams will be also available at the DiSSGeA website: here.
The Call for Admissions to the Phd Courses, XL cycle, 2024/25 is now closed. The Selection Committee will carry out a pre-selection based on the academic qualifications presented by the candidate. Only candidates obtaining a minimum score of 7/10 will be admitted to the oral examination. The list of candidates admitted to the oral examination and the schedule of the exams will be available on this page by July 11, 2024 starting from 1 p.m. (Italian time).
The results of the pre-selection and the schedule of the oral exams will be also available at the DiSSGeA website: here.
The full document “Call for admission to the Phd Courses 2024/25” is available here.
The application form to participate in the selection process may only be submitted using the dedicated online procedure, available here. It is highly recommended to read carefully the instructions contained in the call and to submit all the required documents listed in the specific notice of the course. For what concerns the submission of Curriculum vitae, Master’s Thesis Abstract and Research Project, candidates are required to fill in and submit the following templates:
Curriculum vitae – template to download and fill in
Master’s Thesis Abstract – template to download and fill in
Research Project – template to download and fill in
Candidates wishing to compete for one of the two places with priority research grants, in the framework of the ERC 2023 – CoG “A Continent Disarmed? Gun cultures, gun control and the Making of Western Europe (c. 1870-1970)” PI. Prof. Matteo Millan, are invited to read the description of the topics in the following documents:
Grant n. 1 – Gun control and gun cultures in Italy (c. 1870-1970): a social, political and cultural study of the lawful possession and use of small firearms
Grant n. 2 – Gun control and gun cultures in the United Kingdom (c. 1870-1970): a social, political and cultural study of the lawful possession and use of small firearms
At the end of the procedure you will receive an email confirming the successful submission of the application and containing the code that you will need to view the results of the pre-selection on the basis of the academic qualifications.
For all intents and purposes, the examination dates indicated in the Course information sheets represent official notification. Candidates will therefore not receive any further call or notification regarding the entry examinations.
This year the Call for admission does not require the submission of letters of reference.
Applicants are selected through an open competition based on qualifications and, when successful, an interview. A 5-member Board evaluates the candidates’ dossiers, rates them and draws up a ranking. PhD scholarships are awarded in accordance with the ranking list.
We welcome applicants from all Universities, countries and ages, as long as they hold a Master’s Degree or an equivalent 4-year (minimum) foreign qualification.
Ordinary call for applications
A call for applications is published every year between April and May. All applicants holding a Master’s Degree or an equivalent 4-year (minimum) foreign qualification may enter the competition, irrespective of their age and nationality. Candidates can submit their application even if they have not obtained their Master’s Degree yet, but they must achieve it by September 30th. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of the submitted qualifications, research project proposed and, when successful, an interview. In addition to ordinary scholarships (about 10 per year), other scholarships may be funded by research programmes featured in the call or by external bodies. Over the last few years, Cariparo Foundation has awarded additional PhD scholarships.
Foreign candidates who have already achieved a scholarship of at least 3 years awarded by an international scientific board (for instance, Marie Curie or Erasmus Mundus) and wish to be admitted to this PhD programme, can submit a request for over quota positions.
China Scholarship Council
The University of Padova and the China Scholarship Council (CSC) award yearly PhD scholarships for Chinese students with excellent academic track-record, so that they have the opportunity to enrol for a PhD at the University of Padova.
The scholarships build on Padova University’s existing relationship with China. It has, in fact, extensive research links with Chinese research institutions and Universities. Successfull candidates are supported jointly by the China Scholarship (on behalf of the Chinese Ministry of Education) and the University of Padova.
The call for admissions is usually published in January.
Cariparo Foundation
Depending on their yearly distribution of funds, CARIPARO Foundation may decide to finance ordinary scholarships or scholarships for students who achieved their qualification abroad and do not reside in Italy. In this latter case, the CARIPARO PhD scholarship also covers expenses for meals and accommodation of international candidates.
International candidates who have not been selected through the call for the CARIPARO Scholarships can still submit an application for the ordinary call.
For cycle XXXVII (a.y.2021-22) the CARIPARO Foundation will finance an ordinary scholarship of the PhD Programme in Historical, Geographical and Anthropological Studies.