The Progetto funds 6-18 month research stays at MIT for 5-6 Politecnico PhD students every year. Priority
will be given to students hosted by MIT faculty involved
in collaborative projects with Politecnico.
The Roberto Rocca Doctoral Fellowships amount to $ 6,500 per semester,
plus a $ 1,500 una tantum travel allowance.
Visiting students have access to MIT facilities and the labs they
are affiliated with, and can audit seminars and classes with instructors’ permission.
However, they cannot receive credit, or enroll in language
classes, and are not eligible for a MIT degree.
Unless otherwise explicitly agreed by the host faculty, students
should time their stays to coincide with MIT semesters: from the
beginning of February to the end of May for the Spring semester,
and from the beginning of September to the third week of December
for the Fall semester.
Applications are due May 20th —for the Fall Semester —and
October 30th, for the Spring Semester.
Applications must include:
- A one page description of the student’s research
project at MIT.
- The name of the MIT faculty who will “host” the
student
- An indication of the desired length of stay at MIT (one, two or three semesters)
- Two letters of recommendations, one from a Politecnico faculty,
and the other preferably from the hosting MIT faculty
- The authorization to study abroad by the candidate’s
PhD coordinator
- A recent Curriculum Vitae
- The student’s graduate and undergraduate academic
record
- Proof of Engligh Proficiency ( TOEFL or similar test)
Applicants will be assessed by members of the MIT-Italy
Program Scientific Committee.
Please note that the fit between the applicants’ interests
and those of the hosting labs is a major criterium for selection.
Selected Fellows will need to complete all the necessary visa procedures.
Admission to MIT is subject to the successful completion of such
procedures.
Applications need to be sent to the Scuola di Dottorato del Politecnico
di Milano. Please contact progettorocca@polimi.it
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