GRANTS FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS AND ITALIAN CITIZENS LIVING ABROAD AWARDED BY THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT. CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2025-26
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) offers grants in favor of foreign students and Italian citizens living abroad (IRE) for the academic year 2025-26 in order to foster international cooperation in cultural, scientific and technological fields, to promote Italian language and culture and to support Italy’s economic system in the world. Grants are offered to complete study courses and […]
Read moreContributions for visits by researchers, teachers, experts, personalities and cultural workers
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (DGDP) offers contributions for: the travel and living expenses (as a post-visit contribution) of Italian or foreign researchers, lecturers, experts, cultural personalities and cultural workers who have been residing in Italy for at least two years, invited abroad by foreign university or cultural institutions; the travel and […]
Read moreLEGGIAMOCI 2025 AWARD FOR GIRLS AND BOYS AGED 13 TO 19
The IIC announces the new edition of the Leggiamoci Award. The project’s promoting committee consists of the Maria and Goffredo Bellonci Foundation, the Center for Books and Reading of the Ministry of Culture, and BPER Banca. The project is promoted in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), Tirreno Power, 42Gradi-sustainable […]
Read more24th Ennio Flaiano International Award for Italian Studies 2025
Call for applications is now open for the 24th edition of the International Flaiano Award for Italian Studies – Luca Attanasio. Established in 2002 and dedicated, since 2021, to Ambassador Luca Attanasio, the Flaiano International Prize for Italian Studies reaches its twenty-fourth edition, with the confirmation once again of the “Young Scholars – Under 35” category. Promoted and […]
Read more16TH MATTADOR INTERNATIONAL SCREENWRITING AWARD
The 16th MATTADOR International Screenplay Award, dedicated to Matteo Caenazzo and aimed at young Italian and foreign authors aged 16 to 30, has been opened. We kindly ask for your cooperation in spreading the word about the competition. The Award, which has the patronage of the MiC, the contribution of the General Directorate for Cinema […]
Read moreFOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION “SHAMS” | SURSOCK MUSEUM
Visit the photographic exhibition SHAMS / شمس , organized by the Italian Embassy and the AICS-Italian Agency for International Cooperation and scheduled for Thursday, March 6th, 6:30 pm at the Sursock Museum. The exhibition is a journey through the images taken by the Italian photojournalist Marco Palombi in the schools that benefit from AICS interventions.
Read more7th edition of the Làszlò Spezzaferri International Music Prize
7th edition of the Làszlò Spezzaferri International Music Prize in May 2025, from the 9th to 11th. The competition takes place in the beautiful setting of Palazzo della Gran Guardia, in Piazza Bra, Verona, Italy. The deadline for applications is set on the 15th of April 2025. Regulation and application form can be found on […]
Read moreCREATIVE WRITING LITERARY CONTEST
The Italian Cultural Institute is organizing a creative writing literary competition with prizes – for students in the last two years of high school and for university students – directly linked to the publication of the bilingual Italian-Arabic work “Libro del piacere di chi anela varcare gli orizzonti – Il mondo fra le righe della […]
Read moreThe Farnesina and Embassies join the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
This year as well, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation joins the international mobilization campaign on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. As stated by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, “Italy must be at the forefront […]
Read more2024/2025 SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE “ACCADEMIA D’ARTI E MESTIERI DELLO SPETTACOLO TEATRO ALLA SCALA” – MASTER IN “PERFORMING ARTS MANAGEMENT”
The MAECI-Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, on the basis of a specific Agreement with the “Accademia d’Arti e Mestieri dello Spettacolo Teatro alla Scala”, an educational institution in the performing arts sectors renowned on a global scale, offers ministerial scholarships in favor of international students to attend the Master’s degree program in “Performing […]
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