PhD in Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences
Admissions
The application to the International PhD Course in Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences 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.
University Vita-Salute San Raffaele is now accepting applications for the a.y. 2025/2026. 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 9h, 2025.
The evaluation of the qualifications is carried out by the Commission. It does not require the presence of the candidates and will take place on July 29th, 2025.
The interviews for the admitted to the second phase will take place on September 10th, 11th and 12th, 2025, at 1 PM.
Be aware that the information in 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 above-mentioned Call is for the assignment of the following 7 positions:
6 positions with fellowships:
1 position without a fellowship
The project-based fellowships are divided as follows:
- 4 free fellowships
- 2 project-based fellowships
The details of the projects related to the 2 project-based fellowships are listed below while the description can be found on the UniSR website: Projects.
The terms for the allocation of the above positions are indicated in art. 4 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 fellowship may decrease too.
The number of fellowships may be increased by subsequent measures as a result of additional funding. In this case the deadline for the submission of the applications for admission would remain the same.
Email: ufficio.dottorati@unisr.it
Samuela Bruno - 0291751.714
Alice Dati - 0291751.746
Chiara Deidda - 0291751.642
Head of the PhD Office:
Cristina Cerutti - 0291751.552