Stage&Placement portal

After being selected by an international company, contact the internship tutor of your faculty to check whether your internship abroad can be recognised as curricular, for study plans that permit it. 

Internship tutor names and office hours can be found on faculty websites under the "attività ed esperienze" section. 

Requesting recognition of credits for internships as curricular activities is optional and is not relevant to recent graduates.

After you have been selected by an international company and have checked whether the internships can be recognised as curricular activity (if applicable), you need to activate the internship via the Internship and Placement portal.

The internship activation procedure is compulsory and must be initiated at least 30 days before commencement of the internship.

Follow the instructions in the Activation Guide.

Once the activation of the international internship has been completed via the Internship and Placement portal, you can apply for a study grant. Grants will be allocated as set out below, while funds last. 

3.1 Requirements for study grants:

• Only internships obtained through applications via the Internship and Placement portal, with CVs and cover letters uploaded but the ‘Candidates’ will be considered valid.
• Your internship must be undertaken abroad. Internships undertaken in virtual mode from Italy are not valid for the purposes of obtaining a study grant.  
• Your internship must be of a duration of at least 60 days (months are considered as 30 days and all days are taken into account, weekends and holidays included)
• Properly completed relevant forms must be submitted within specified times (at least 30 days before commencement of the internship for pre-departure documentation and no later than 30 days after conclusion of the internship for documentation post-internship). 

The study grants cannot be combined with any other funding provided by the Università Cattolica International Office, nor can it be requested during mobility abroad through other programmes.
 

3.2 Amounts

Monthly amounts vary depending on the duration of the internship, the destination where the internship is carried out and also the status of the intern (whether you are a Bachelor’s/Master’s degree student, Master student, or recent graduate).

Study grant amounts for Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree students

1. Destination Countries in the European Union and the United Kingdom
   
   Students in line with the above requirements will receive 2 monthly payments, according to the following table of countries: 
    

   	Host country	Monthly amount
   GROUP 1 (HIGH COST OF LIVING)	Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Sweden, Liechtenstein, Norway Partner countries from Region 14: Faroe Islands, the United Kingdom	€ 500
   GROUP 2 (AVERAGE COST OF LIVING)	Austria, Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Greece, Spain, Cyprus, Netherlands, Malta, Portugal Partner countries from Region 5: Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City State	€ 450
   GROUP 3 (LOW COST OF LIVING)	Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Republic of North Macedonia, Turkey, Serbia	€ 400

   Students submitting an ISEEU form demonstrating an economic situation totalling €30,000 or below will also be paid an additional amount of €500. 
   
   Example: 
   Student with a 2-month internship in Austria and an ISEEU form demonstrating an economic situation totalling € 30,000 or below = total amount € 1,400
   Student with 2-month internship in Austria and an ISEEU form demonstrating an economic situation over € 30,000 = total amount € 900
    

   Additional financial support for "green travel":
   It is possible to obtain an additional contribution of € 50 if either direction of your round trip travel is undertaken using sustainable means of transport: train, bus, bicycle, or carpooling by two or more students.

   How and when the grant is paid
   Study grants are paid in two instalments. The first instalment is made up of 80% of the first two monthly payments, paid after commencement of the internship and submission of the required documentation. The remaining 20% will be paid, together with the additional €500, if applicable, after the conclusion of the internship and submission of the post-internship documentation. Payment will be made within 60 days of submission of the required documentation. There may be a delay for payment in August and December.  
    

2. Destinations in countries outside the EU Europe (those not shown in the table above)

   Students who satisfy the requirements set out above will receive a study grant for two months at €500 per month.
   
   Third month: for internships lasting a minimum of 90 days, students whose ISSEEU form shows a situation of €30,000 or below are eligible for a grant for the third month of an internship. 
   
   NB Proof of expenditure is required. 

   Example
   Students on a 3-month internship at a US destination, whose ISEEU shows a situation of €30,000 or below = total amount of study grant €1,500
   Students on a 3-month internship at a US destination, whose ISEEU shows a situation of above €30,000 = total amount of study grant €1,000

   
   How and when the grant is paid
   Study grants are paid in two instalments. The first instalment consists of 70% of the total grant after commencement of the internship and submission of the required documentation. The remaining 30% will be paid after the conclusion of the internship and submission of the post internship documentation. Payment will be made within 60 days of submission of the required documentation. There may be a delay for payment in August and December.  
    

Amounts for Master programme students and new graduates

New graduates must activate their internships within 12 months of graduation to be eligible for study grants. 

The total amount of the study grant is €500, to be paid in a single payment at the conclusion of the internship. 

Proof of expenditure is required. 

The grant will be paid within 60 days of submission of complete documentation.  

Please be aware that there may be a delay in payment in the months of August and December.