PhD students registered with the University of Pavia are admitted once a year through a call published on the University website. Students interested in PhD studies at Pavia should monitor the relevant web page on the University web site for updates. Under existing rules, the call is published early in the summer with a deadline in July, admission tests in September and start of the PhD on 1st November.
Prospective PhD students interested in a placement at Collegio Volta should submit an application through the offices of EdISU (http://www.isu.pv.it/), the College governing body. EdISU publishes calls each year in late spring early summer inviting applications for College placements and for bursaries but only undergraduates and MSc students are eligible for bursaries as PhD students are expected to hold a PhD studentships. Applicant PhD students are advised, nevertheless, to submit financial papers to EdISU as discussed below because if they win a placement in College they may find that that they are entitled to reduced College fees. The Student's Guide to the EdISU application downloadable here conatins valuable information for this process especially forforeign students. Students who apply to EdISU and indicate Collegio Volta as their first preference may be invited by College to complete a questionnaire about their general and extra-curricular interests. The questionnaire is available in English and in Italian, it can be downloaded as a Word file, completed and should be returned as to the office of the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
College welcomes informal enquiries about admissions and prospective PhD students interested in studying at Collegio Volta may write to College. Academic enquiries should be addressed to the Office of the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Financial enquiries about fees, payments, etc should be addressed to the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. PhD students living at Collegio Volta, according to College rules, are expected to take a direct role in undergraduate supervisions (typically 24 hours of teaching per year). Visiting PhD students, namely PhD students registered with a University different from Pavia, who plan a period of study and research in Pavia and who would like to live at Collegio Volta during their time in Pavia, should contact directly the Office of the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
