To be admitted to the Ph.D. Programme, applicants must participate in an open competition based on qualifications and examinations. The selection procedure aims to ascertain the applicants’ academic background and scientific research aptitude to ensure an appropriate comparative assessment. The Call for Applications sets out details about examination and assessment criteria.

At the end of the selection procedures, the winner candidates must enroll in the PhD Programme by the deadline indicated in the Rectoral Decree following the instructions in the "Guidelines" published at the same time as the Decree. Upon registration, payment of an annual fee is required, to be paid in a single installment at the time of registration and consisting of the following items:

PhD students with scholarship: €454.00 (of which €188.00 as regional tax on the right to study, €250.00 for contributions, €16.00 for stamp duty paid virtually)

PhD students without scholarship: €204.00 (of which €188.00 as regional tax on the right to study, €16.00 for stamp duty paid virtually)