Applications are invited for Scholarships for International PhD Programme in Criminology at Catholic University in Italy. Applications are open for international students to pursue PhD degree in the 2019-2020 academic year. 

The Ph.D. aims to train professionals able to meet traditional and emerging standards of excellence in the criminological sector. This goal is achieved through a specific program that combines training, research, and teaching.

• In line with what was decreed by the Ministry of Education, University and Research, the amount will be € 15.343,28 gross per year.
• Ph.D. students enrolled in the second and third year will receive a monthly net fee of € 200 calculated on each month of collaboration with the Transcrime center.
• This additional amount will be recalculated if the amount established by law were to change.
• The program will be increased by 50% during periods abroad. Starting in the second year, candidates will have a research expenditure budget equal to 10% of the free study.
• To promote the internationalization of the doctorate, the winning candidates residing abroad can receive up to € 5,000 for documented travel and accommodation expenses incurred during the first year of the doctorate for the transfer to Milan.

• Ph.D. candidates will attend Master courses aimed at completing and strengthening the candidates’ background (1st-year candidates).
• These are available to pursue the Ph.D. program.
• These are awarded in the field of Criminology.
• International students are eligible to apply for this education.
• The necessary course work to be carried out is defined upon admission to the Programme. Course work is defined in accordance with each candidate’s curriculum.
• Master courses will include a final examination. Additionally, Ph.D. candidates will prepare a paper (in English) on a topic agreed upon with the Professor of the course(s). Graduate courses may include:
• Statistics and advanced statistics
• Criminal law and procedure (Italian and comparative)
• The methodology of criminological research
• Criminology and Applied Criminology

The call for applications is available in English and Italian at the webpage of the PhD Office. Candidates must fill the application form.

Language Requirements: Applicants whose first language is not English are usually required to provide evidence of proficiency in English at the higher level required by the University.