Scholarship for schooling abroad in non-EU countries a. s. 2026/2027

By Resolution of the Provincial Council no. 1738 of 17/11/2025 , the Notice containing the criteria and procedures for the granting of a grant to secondary school students to attend school courses abroad in countries outside the European Union to improve their language skills and increase their understanding of other cultures, during the 2026/2027 school year, was approved.

This is a grant for the attendance of:

• Year III for students attending four-year institutions of higher education
• Year IV for students attending other higher education institutions.

The school course must be undertaken at a foreign educational institution based in a non-EU country.
The educational pathway may be of one-year or partial duration.

The amount of the grant depends on the foreign country of destination chosen, the duration (annual or partial) of the school course and the ICEF "Family" economic condition indicator.
For complete information and quantification of the study grant, please consult the provisions contained in the Notice.
The study grant is paid in two instalments

• the first, as an advance payment, is equal to 50% of the total amount (including any additional amount granted by the Administration in the case of students with disabilities). For transmission methods and deadlines, please consult the Notice.
• The second balance instalmentequal to 50% of the total amount, after the conclusion of the educational pathway subject to verification of the Final Report completed by the foreign school (including any additional amount granted by the Administration in the case of students with disabilities)

The study grant cannot be combined with vouchers or similar benefits awarded for the same purpose by the Province or other public or private bodies, including non-profit organisations (e.g. Inps, Fondazione Caritro, Intercultura, Wep etc.).

The organisation of the school course is the responsibility of the student and his/her family.

The student is obliged to:

• attend a foreign school for the entire school year for a minimum of 240 days, failing which the grant may be reduced or revoked (annual duration)
• attend a foreign school for a minimum of 110 days, failing which the grant may be reduced or withdrawn (partial duration)
• produce, at the end of the school course, thefinal evaluation/report form (Final report), drawn up by the foreign institution (according to the established procedures) certifying the period of school attendance and a positive evaluation.

It is aimed at students with the following characteristics

1. age not exceeding 20 years completed on 09 January 2026
2. belonging to a household with an indicator ICEF "household" indicator equal to or lower than 0,83 (resulting from ICEF Income and Assets Declaration 2024 calculated as of 15 September 2025)
3. residents in the province of Trento and attending in the 2025/2026 academic year, the 2nd year^of a four-year secondary school or the 3rd^{year of a} secondary school in Trento or other Italian provinces/regions.

The grant awarded is conditional upon completion of the 2025/2026 school year without educational deficiencies.

The application must be submitted through an IT procedure using SPID, CIE or CPS access credentials (the service is not active at this time because the application deadline has expired).

Starting in July, it will be possible to apply for the payment of the first instalment.

Scholarship recipients are required to submit the following documents

1. "application for payment of the first instalment" form.
The following changes to the submitted scholarship application are permitted

• change of foreign country, bearing in mind that the amount of the scholarship awarded in the ranking list constitutes the maximum amount that can be recognised in any case; the amount of the scholarship will instead be redetermined in the event of the choice of a country with a lower amount according to the table in paragraph 3 of the Notice
• reduction of the duration of the course from annual to partial; the amount of the study grant will be recalculated on the basis of the table in paragraph 3 of the Notice
• shifting of the educational pathway during the 2026/2027 school year: the shift (from the first to the second semester or vice versa) is allowed, in order to meet the needs of the students

2. tax deduction model for the relevant year.

The deadline for submitting an application has expired.