International experiences

Sapienza University offers a wide range of opportunities to study, conduct research and undertake internships in Europe and beyond. These opportunities can be for short or long stays, and include the chance to write your thesis abroad.

Study periods in European countries: Erasmus+
The Erasmus+ programme promotes collaboration between higher education institutions by funding student mobility across all disciplines and levels, including doctoral studies. It also facilitates the academic recognition of studies within the European Higher Education Area. Students can attend recognised courses, take recognised exams and conduct research for their bachelor’s or doctoral theses.
https://www.uniroma1.it/it/pagina/erasmus-studenti-sapienza-studio

Internships in European countries: Erasmus+ traineeship
The Erasmus+ programme enables students to undertake training placements at companies, training centres, and research institutes in one of the participating countries. Students can undertake a full-time internship abroad that is recognised as an integral part of their studies. The internship can also be completed after graduation, provided that the selection process takes place before graduation. The number of months spent on the programme is added to the Erasmus study periods, up to the maximum allowed by the programme.
https://www.uniroma1.it/it/pagina/tirocini-erasmus-allestero

CIVIS European Alliance, “A European Civic University”
Sapienza is a partner of the CIVIS European Alliance, “A European Civic University”, which is funded by the European Union and comprises the following universities:
- Free University of Brussels
- University of Tübingen
- Autonomous University of Madrid
- Aix-Marseille Université
- National Kapodistrian University of Athens
- University of Bucharest
- University of Stockholms
- University of Glasgow
- Paris Londron University Salzburg
- Université de Lausanne.
The alliance has implemented a variety of shared study programmes across its 11 European campuses with the aim of establishing a truly European higher education area and contributing to the development of a strong multilingual European knowledge society. Education is based on research and innovative teaching activities, including short-term mobility, virtual learning and distance learning, as well as traditional Erasmus mobility.
https://civis.eu/en
https://www.uniroma1.it/it/pagina/civis-mobility

Study periods in non-EU countries: Overseas Programme
Thanks to funding provided by the Ministry of University and Research (MUR) and Sapienza University, students have the opportunity to study, take exams, or conduct thesis research at one of over 200 non-EU institutions with which Sapienza University has bilateral agreements. The overseas mobility grant is €700 net per month for the first five months, decreasing to €500 net from the sixth month onwards. The minimum stay abroad is 90 days, with a maximum of two consecutive semesters. This grant can only be used once per study cycle and cannot be combined with other Sapienza grants.
https://www.uniroma1.it/it/pagina/programma-overseas

Periods of study or research in non-EU countries: Erasmus+ KA171 International Credit Mobility Programme - ICM
Funded by the European Commission, the Erasmus+ ICM programme enables students and faculty members to undertake periods of study, thesis research, teaching or training in non-EU countries. The programme provides a scholarship and covers travel expenses. All activities undertaken abroad will be recognised by the relevant Sapienza faculty upon your return, as set out in the Learning Agreement. Student mobility can last a minimum of three to six months (extendable to a maximum of 12 months, with the final six months without a scholarship, known as the ‘Zero-EU Grant’). The ICM scholarship also covers PhD-level research mobility for the same duration. Travel expenses are calculated using the Distance Calculator based on the distance between the home and destination universities.
Further information can be found at: https://www.uniroma1.it/it/pagina/borse-erasmus-international-credit-mob.

Scholarships for Master’s Theses Abroad
These scholarships are available to students who are enrolled in the first year of a Master’s degree programme, or in the penultimate or final year of a single-cycle Master’s degree. Students must wish to carry out part of their thesis preparation at foreign or EU institutions, organisations, businesses or supranational or international institutions of adequate scientific and cultural standing.
Thesis work abroad must be carried out for a period of at least two consecutive months.
The scholarship amounts to €2,821.00 gross (including IRAP).
Scholarships are awarded through a competitive process managed by the faculties.
https://www.uniroma1.it/it/pagina/borse-tesi-allestero

Postgraduate scholarships for advanced training abroad
These scholarships enable students to attend courses or undertake training activities at overseas higher education institutions. Scholarships are offered annually and last between 6 and 12 months. The monthly allowance is €1,290, which is exempt from personal income tax (IRPEF).
They are reserved for individuals who earned a Master’s or single-cycle Master’s degree, or an equivalent qualification, from Sapienza University of Rome in the final session of the previous academic year, and who are under 29 years of age.
Further information can be found at: https://www.uniroma1.it/it/pagina/borse-di-perfezionamento-allestero.

COASIT: Grants for Italian Language Assistants in Australia
https://www.uniroma1.it/it/pagina/coasit-melbourne-e-sydney
In collaboration with COASIT in Melbourne and Sydney, Sapienza University of Rome is offering grants for teaching assistantships to teach Italian in schools in the Australian states of Victoria and New South Wales. Applications are open to recent graduates of the Faculty of Humanities who obtained their degree within the last 12 months. Proficiency in English and the ability to start working in Australia in April are essential, as is certification in teaching Italian to foreigners.

***Degree Programme Activities***
Specific information sessions about the Erasmus+ and CIVIS student mobility programmes have been organised to raise awareness of them and encourage participation. Over the last two years, Professor Alessandro Vanzetti, the Erasmus+ and CIVIS contact person, has spent a day explaining the programmes to students.