Merit-based scholarships for the 2025/2026 academic year

The scheme aims to reward students from Trentino who have achieved a mark of 100/100 with distinction in the final state examination at the end of their upper secondary education.
The Autonomous Province of Trento will award a scholarship to cover university fees and enrolment charges for the first year of study, up to a maximum of €2,000.00.

Eligibility criteria for the scholarship

• residence in the Province of Trento on the date of obtaining the secondary school leaving certificate
• to have completed upper secondary education and training, achieving a final mark of 100/100 with honours in the state examination
• enrolment at a national or foreign, public or private tertiary education institution which awards legally recognised qualifications or qualifications recognised as equivalent abroad, in the first year of a course of study during the 2025/2026 academic year
• have incurred costs for university fees/enrolment charges for attending the first year of the tertiary education programme
• not be eligible for the scholarship provided for under the legislation on the right to university education (Legislative Decree 68/2012 or Provincial Law 9/1991 – Article 2) or for other grants or scholarships awarded pursuant to Article 23 of Provincial Law 9/1991 or Article 43 of Provincial Law 8/1996
• not have already received the scholarship provided for in a previous call for applications 

School leavers in Trentino

Applications may be submitted by students who have completed the second cycle of education and training and achieved a mark of 100/100 with distinction in the state examination

Applications for the scholarship must be submitted via the ONLINE procedure by the deadlines and in accordance with the procedures set out in the annual call for applications, from 09.00 on 31 March 2026 until 5.00 pm on 4 May 2026.

Documentation relating to the total calculation of the amount (the sum of the various instalments for the relevant academic year) to be paid for the first year of enrolment in the 2025/2026 academic year, and receipts for payment of university fees/enrolment fees incurred during the first academic year

Applications for the scholarship must be submitted from 09.00 on 31 March 2026 until 17.00 on 4 May 2026.