European Joint Master’s Programme in Digital Society, Social Innovation and Global Citizenship (DIGISOC) Student Scholarship Programme - Academic Year 2025/2026 - Call for Application

Students enrolled in the European Joint Master’s Programme in Digital Society, Social Innovation and Global Citizenship (DIGISOC) are eligible to apply for a scholarship if they meet one or more of the following criteria:

1. Students with certified Disabilities

2. Migrants or Refugees

3. Students with Low Socio-Economic Family Condition

4. Students living in Remote Areas

See the Call for Application to the DIGISOC Scholarship for further details on these criteria at

https://digitalsociety4innovation.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/PG_2025_0136271_DIGISOC_Call-for-Scholarship_extended-deadline_08.10.2025.pdf

Applicants are required to upload the necessary documents as listed below on the DIGISOC OLAT platform at the following link: https://lms.uibk.ac.at/auth/RepositoryEntry/5831590270/CourseNode/112467122848252. Applicants are required to upload the following materials in a single folder labeled with the applicant name:

1. The signed Application Letter (Annex 1);
2. The matriculation number at the University which is issuing this call;
3. The supporting documentation for each claimed eligibility criteria, issued by a responsible authority or accredited expert.

The application must be in English. Supporting documents may be submitted in English, Italian, German, or Czech; all other languages require certified translations. If the documentation is not sufficient, the Evaluation Committee may request additional information or reject the application.

A joint Evaluation Committee, appointed by the Department of Social Sciences of the University of Naples Federico II, reviews all applications and consists of:

• One representative from each of the three DIGISOC degree awarding universities;
• At least one student representative from the University which is issuing this call;
• One disability officer from the University which is issuing this call.

The Committee is appointed after the deadline for the application submission and terminates the evaluation process no later than 15 days after the deadline.

The joint Evaluation Committee will evaluate each application and award each points based on the following criteria:

1. Students with certified Disabilities
   1. Applicants will be awarded points on the basis of the severity of their condition, ranging from 5 points for a relatively less impactful disability to 10 points for a very serious disability.
2. Migrants or refugees
   1. Applicants will be awarded points on the basis of following criteria: a) 10 points granted for refugee status; b) 10 points for the status of migrant with less than 5 years in the current country of residence; c) 5 points for the status of migrant with 5 or more years in the current country of residence.
3. Low socio-economic family condition
   1. Applicants will be awarded 10 points if their family income falls within the first quartile (Q1), that is within the 25% of the population with the lowest incomes in their country of origin. Applicants will be awarded 5 points if their family income falls between the first and the second quartile (Q2), that is within the range defined by the median income and Q1 in their country of origin. The fiscal year of reference is the one preceding the year in which the application has been submitted.
4. Remote Areas
   1. Applicants will be awarded 5 points for residence in Remote Areas. An additional 5 points will be awarded if student’s residence is in a remote area with no regular access to higher education within 100 km radius.

All applications will be ranked on the basis of the sums of the points obtained across the four criteria. Each application can obtain a maximum of 30 total points.

To determine the exact amount of the scholarship allocated to each applicant, the joint Evaluation Committee will use a proportional point-based model:

1. Total funds available are divided by the sum of all points awarded across valid applications;
2. This determines a value per point (EUR/point);
3. Each applicant receives funding according to its own score, up to the maximum of EUR 3.000,00.

Applicants are notified of decisions within 15 days after the end of the submission period via e-mail. Rejected applications include a short justification.

Disclaimer

This call (as well as the financial support that will be provided through it) is NOT an EU action. This call is launched solely by the Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II (UNINA).

The financial support to the selected successful applicants will be provided directly by UNINA in its own name and under its own responsibility.

UNINA’s own responsibility includes the preparation and drafting of this call as well as the selection of successful applicants that will receive the said financial support.

The publication of this call in the EU Funding & Tenders Portal is made solely for information purposes with the aim to increase the visibility of this call to the general public, including to potential applicants (i.e. students). The said publication shall not be construed as direct or indirect approval of the content and conditions of this call by the relevant EU authorities or as any form of waiver from the above-described responsibility of UNINA.

The University of Naples Federico II is issuing a Call for Application within the DIGISOC Scholarship Programme, reserved for students enrolled for the Academic Year 2025/2026 in the first year of the Joint Master’s Programme in Digital Society, Social Innovation and Global Citizenship (DIGISOC). The Call for Application has a total budget of EUR 50.000,00 and is issued within the framework of the activities planned under the Project European Inclusive Education for Digital Society, Social Innovation and Global Citizenship (EURIDICE).

The DIGISOC Scholarship Programme is designed to provide financial support to students participating in the DIGISOC Joint Master’s Programme (JMP) and aims to:

• Alleviate costs associated with tuition fees, summer schools, short-term mobilities, and living expenses;
• Support students from underprivileged or vulnerable backgrounds;
• Promote diversity, fairness, and gender balance in higher education.

The scholarship also functions as a form of social support, helping students overcome personal or socio-economic obstacles that hinder participation in international education.

For further question please contact:

- Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II: **euridice@unina.it**
- Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, Czechia: **digisoc@upol.cz**
- Universität Innsbruck, Austria: **digisoc@uibk.ac.at**