International PhD Course in Molecular Medicine
Admissions
The application to the International PhD Course in Molecular Medicine can be submitted, regardless of age or citizenship, by those holding a 5-year University Degree (according to the old Italian regulation), a Master’s Degree according to the new Italian regulation (hereinafter the “Degree”) or an equivalent foreign academic qualification. The suitability of the foreign qualification is verified beforehand by the Committee of admission to the PhD Course, in compliance with the legislation in force in Italy and in the country where the title was issued also under international agreements on the recognition of qualifications for the continuation of studies.
Last year Master’s degree students can also apply to the PhD Course if they have already taken all exams when submitting the online application and will graduate before October 31st, 2025.
In accordance with the current legislation, MDs who will enroll in the last year of a Residency Program for the A.Y. 2025/2026 and can EXCLUSIVELY apply for the PhS fellowships (Physician-Scientist).
University Vita-Salute San Raffaele is now accepting applications for the a.y. 2025/2026. A new Call for applications has been published. The applications are open.
Registration and application for the competition must be submitted within 1:00 pm of July 7th 2025.
The Referees must upload the reference letter on the website (according with the procedures indicated in the Call for Application) within July 9th 2025.
The evaluation of the qualifications is carried out by the Commission, and it does not require the presence of the candidates and will take place by the end of July, 2025.
The interviews for the admitted to the second phase will take place on September 9th-12th 2025 (for both PhS programme and three-year programme)
The exact dates will be communicated as soon as possible.
It is recommended that candidates should contact the proposing Supervisor, possibly before submitting the application for admission to the current call, in order to have more details on the characteristics of the chosen project. Indeed, for some of them there may be specific obligations that must be followed during the course of the project.
Be aware that the information on the website is an excerpt, for information only, of what is reported in the Call for application which represents, in the Italian version, the only legal communication of the related contents and therefore, in the event of a dispute, will only be valid the text of the Call in Italian.
The following 43 positions will be assigned through the present Call:
5 positions without a fellowship
38 positions with fellowships divided as follows:
5 two-year fellowships PhS to be awarded to students who will be enrolled, during the A.Y. 2024/2025, in the last year of one of the medical area of the Residency Programs reserved for M.D.s divided as follows:
- Free PhS two-year fellowships: 3
- Project-based PhS two-year fellowship: 2
38 three-year fellowships divided as follows:
- 7 three-year free fellowships
- 26 funded three-year project-based fellowships
The details of the projects are listed in Projects.
The terms for the allocation of the above positions are indicated in art. 5 of the Call for Applications.
The positions with fellowships awarded by external funding will be activated only if the agreement for each fellowship is successfully made. If these positions are not activated, the number of positions without scholarship may decrease too.
It is recommended that candidates should contact the proposing Supervisor, possibly before submitting the application for admission to the current call, in order to have more details on the characteristics of the chosen project. Indeed, for some of them there may be specific obligations that must be followed during the course of the project.
Email: ufficio.dottorati@unisr.it
Samuela Bruno - 0291751.714
Chiara Deidda - 0291751.642
Alice Dati - 0291751.746
Head of the PhD Office
Cristina Cerutti - 0291751.552