The College aims to institute full Prize Studentships in key subjects reflecting the interests of the College and the main Courses studied at Volta from the academic year 2015/16. These Prize studentships will be named after distinguished scholars, of the University of Pavia where suitable, who can inspire young students to follow on their examples. As an interim step, the College has introduced a system in which undergraduates and MSc students who have particularly distinguished themselves during the academic year receive a public citation and a written statement from College during the General Assembly at the start of Freshers' week in October.