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Italy 2026/27 intake: Master's admissions and scholarship calls typically open winter–spring 2026; Lombardy DSU right-to-study call usually mid-2026

University of Milano-Bicocca International Scholarship

The University of Milano-Bicocca is a large, relatively young public research university in northern Milan — distinct from the older University of Milan (Statale) — with strong faculties in economics and statistics, medicine, psychology, materials science, computer science, and the environmental sciences, and a growing portfolio of English-taught Master's. For international students it offers merit-based incentive scholarships and fee reductions for strong admitted applicants, and, because it sits in Lombardy, students can also apply for the regional DSU/right-to-study grant, which is means-tested and can add accommodation and living support. For Sri Lankan applicants this is a route into a well-ranked Milan university — Italy's financial and design capital — with English-medium options and stackable merit-plus-need funding. Be clear that Milan is one of Italy's more expensive cities, the merit awards are competitive, and the regional need grant requires legalised family-income evidence assessed on Italian criteria; confirm current amounts and eligibility for your programme each year.

University of Milano-Bicocca

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Merit

Incentive Scholarships / Fee Reduction

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Need-Based

Lombardy DSU Right-to-Study Grants

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English-taught Master's options

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International Applicant

Open to non-EU/international applicants to Bicocca degree programmes. Sri Lankan citizens are eligible; merit awards target incoming international Master's students on eligible programmes.

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Merit at Admission

Incentive scholarships and fee reductions are awarded on academic record and admission ranking — a first-class or high upper-second Sri Lankan degree competes best. Numbers are limited.

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Need Route (DSU Lombardy)

The regional right-to-study grant is means-tested on family income/assets and can add accommodation and meal support, but requires legalised income documentation assessed on Italian ISEE-equivalent rules.

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English Proficiency

English-taught Master's require IELTS ~6.0–6.5 or an English-medium degree; a Sri Lankan MOI letter can evidence English-medium study. Italian-taught programmes require Italian proficiency.

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Apply for admission to a Bicocca Master's

Submit your Master's application through Bicocca's international admissions (with Universitaly pre-enrolment for the visa), including transcripts, degree certificate, CV, and English evidence.

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Be assessed for the merit scholarship

Check whether the merit incentive is automatic on ranking or needs a separate form; apply by the stated deadline with required documents.

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Apply for the DSU need grant (optional)

For the regional right-to-study grant, submit the Lombardy DSU application separately with legalised income/asset evidence by its deadline.

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Pre-enrol via Universitaly and get the study visa

Complete Universitaly pre-enrolment and apply for the Italian type-D study visa at the mission serving Sri Lanka, then the residence permit on arrival.

Why Milano-Bicocca?

Milano-Bicocca is a large, research-intensive university with a modern campus in a regenerated Milan district, strong in economics, psychology, medicine, and the sciences. Its English-taught Master's, Milan location, and combination of merit and regional funding make it a competitive choice for internationally-minded students.

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Intensive public university

English

Range of taught Master's

Milan

Italy's business & design capital

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