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Students who do not hold any other grants can obtain one from the "Opera Universitaria di Trento" of the University of Trento.
This grant is a contribute and does not cover all the student's living expenses in Trento.

The Opera Universitaria grant offers the following benefits:

• Total or partial exemption from the registration fees.
• Exemption from the Province tax for the right to study.
• If you don't earn sufficient educational credits within the deadline provided by the University Guild, you will pay the fees.
• The Opera Universitaria also offers rooms at discounted rates.
• Study grant award: The scholarship amount ranges from a minimum of 2.350 Euro/year to a maximum of 4.700 Euro/year. In the past years the fellowship amount has always been the maximum and we assume that this will be also the case in the A.Y. 2009-2010. This is the basis for the details reported below.

The scholarship is paid in different allotments, according to the following schedule:

• 2350 Euro (50% of the 1st A.Y. scholarship) by December 31 of the 1st A.Y.;
• 2350 Euro (50% of the 1st A.Y. scholarship) within 60 days from the student's request, with the requirement that the student must have passed 35 credits by August 10 of the 1st A.Y. (the sooner the student earns the credits the sooner (s)he gets the money);
• 4700 Euro (100% of the 2nd A.Y. scholarship) are paid during November of the 2nd A.Y.;
• 2350 Euro during October, after the end of the 2nd A.Y., for those students who have not yet graduated, partially covering the expenses of the extra semester.

The minimal amount indicated above is further increased for top quality students. In particular students may receive:

• 1000 Euro within May of the 1st A.Y., if they pass 18 credits by March 31 of the 1st A.Y.;
• From a minimum of 400 up to 1000 Euro if they pass from a minimum of 45 up to 55 credits by August 10.
• 2350 Euro during October, after the end of the 2nd A.Y., for those students who graduate by October 31st, 2011.

Notice that, during the two years of Master duration, the top quality student globally receives:

• 11,750 Euro for living in Trento for a period of 24-30 months, for those students who do not get incentives. In average these students get an amount in the range 490-390 Euro/month which only partially covers their living expenses.
• Up to 13,750 Euro for living in Trento for a period of 18-24 months, for those students who graduate by the end of October of the 2nd A.Y. and get both incentives.
  In average these students get an amount in the range 770-570 Euro/month which covers their living expenses in Trento.

NOTE: students who do not pass at least 30 credits by November 30th at the end of the 1st A.Y. are requested to return the money given to them (2350 Euro), the amounts due for housing and the University registration fees for the first year.

The following chart shows the basic grant award timeline:

 
Fast students can receive extra money on the basis of very good academic results:

 

The Honors program grant can be added on top of the University Guild grant.

The following chart shows the cumulated timeline for Honors students who also receive the University Guild Grant:

 

 
The student’s financial situation is evaluated according to three factors: Family income, Family property and number of family members.

Limits for the attribution of the grant and exemption of university taxes (refers to income and property in 2007) (further details in note 1)

Family members		Maximum family income after taxes
1		14.705,88 €
2		23.088,24 €
3		30.000,00 €
4		36.176,47 €
5		41.911,76 €
6		47.058,82 €
7		52.205,88 €

• If the income and the property of the family unit have a total or more than 2/3 of the limit values, the student might not be eligible for some of the grants
• If the income and the properties of the family unity sum up less than half of the limit value, the student will almost certainly receive a grant.
• In case the students come from a country which is considered very poor (further details in note 2), the valuation of their financial condition is based upon a certificate from the Italian representative in their country. This document needs to state that the student’s family does not have an exceptionally high income nor a socially high status. Generally, all students that present this certificate automatically obtain the grant.

Applicants who are citizens of other countries outside of the European Union have to provide the following documentation, issued by competent offices of their country:

• certificate that attests the composition of the family and the residence,
• certificate/s that attests the income of the family members. In case there are unemployed family members, one should submit a certificate from a competent office, that attests this. In case there are schoolboys/girls one should present documentation that attest their enrolment at school,
• certificate/s that attests patrimony of the family members, including the area of the habitation, as well as that of other property, that the family possesses
• bank deposits

All the documents must be translated into Italian and notarised by an Italian Embassy/consulate.

The Opera Universitaria also offers rooms at discounted rates. See here.

For further information please follow this page (in Italian).

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