International Thesis

The programme is for graduating Bachelor’s and Master’s degree students from all faculties and from all campuses.

Before you can apply, you must have a receipt of submission of your thesis topic. A screenshot or an email confirming submission will also be accepted.

Note that there is a specific application process for Master’s Degree graduating students from the Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences, which makes it possible for them to have their final exam credits to be accepted as credits for international study. 

There is no predefined list of destinations e.g. universities, libraries, research institutes, non-profit organisations, companies and so on.

It is your responsibility:

• to inform your Università Cattolica supervising professor and ask for approval of your international thesis project
• to check that a host institution is prepared to host students within the framework of a research for thesis programme. You must check requirements in place for the institution itself and for the county e.g. visas etc..

PLEASE NOTE: Cattolica International reserves the right to carry out all necessary checks on the selected destination in order to assess and confirm the activation of the insurance coverage.

The programme has no fixed dates: you can decide your own dates, subject to agreement with your supervisor at Università Cattolica and the host institution. You must complete your application at least one month prior to the scheduled start date.  

Study grants are available to the amount of €300 per month, payable for a period of between 1 and 3 months, while funds last. 

To be eligible for a grant, the final month of the programme must be of at least 21 days. If the period is of just one month, it must be of at least 21 days.  

Study grants:

• will be assigned to all participants who submit the required documentation, while funds last;
• are provided in the form of a reimbursement and therefore proof of expenditure must be uploaded;
• cannot be combined with any other funding provided by the Università Cattolica International Office, nor be applied for your stay abroad through other programmes.

MODALITIES OF FUNDING

1. Scholarship for one month of mobility:
In this case, the scholarship will be disbursed in a single payment upon return and after submitting:

• Documents ‘After Arrival’ (travel ticket)
• Documents ‘After Return’ (photos and mobility experience report + final report, only for the students of the Faculty of Agriculture)
• Expense receipts equal to or exceeding €300.

2. Scholarship for mobility exceeding one month:
In this case, the scholarship will be disbursed in two installments.

• the first 50% of the amount will be paid about a month after departure; on arrival, you must upload travel receipts (plane/train/bus etc.) proving expenses;
• the remaining 50% will be paid upon your return to Italy, only after the submission of a short final report on the activities carried out during your time abroad, photos, and - only for students of the Faculty of Agriculture - a final report (template available in the application). The balance of the payment of the grant will be settled only after you have uploaded digital copies of receipts of expenses to the application portal. 

Additional scholarships worth €2,500 are also available for students of the Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences at the Piacenza campus: click here for more information.

Students taking part in the programme as a first experience abroad will receive 1 extracurricular credit for International Activity upon return from the programme.

Master’s Degree programme in the Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences: graduating students who spend at least three months abroad and have submitted the relevant documentation will have their final exam credits recorded in their study plan as credits for international study.

All participants are required to take out "Student Safety Package” insurance cover for the total duration of the programme abroad. The insurance cover costs €90 and includes a Safety App, an application for dealing with emergency situations. Payment must be made at the time of application.

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