BANDO DIRITTO ALLO STUDIO 2023 - 2024 en 2
BANDO DIRITTO ALLO STUDIO 2023 - 2024 en 2
This Call for Applications is addressed to the students enrolled in Lazio-based Universities and
academies of Art, Music and Dancing (AFAM). Through it, the Lazio Region and DiSCo give concrete
expression to the Right to Education set out in art. 34 of the Italian Constitution, granting talented
and deserving students with few financial means the right to achieve the highest qualifications.
The scholarship that the Lazio Region and DiSCo have awarded to all eligible students over the
years now integrates the possibilities offered by university residences, that will see a 10% increase
in accommodation compared to the previous year and additional tools to promote the students’
right to accommodation.
The Call for Applications promoting the Right to Education 2023/2024 gives students the
possibility to apply for international mobility programmes and enjoy the food service for free or at
a discounted rate at DiSCo’s university canteens and refreshment centres, located in our Region
and close to university facilities. Lastly, students will be able to apply for graduation awards, a
further benefit for those who complete their degree programmes within the timelines set by the
Universities.
DiSCo’s ongoing commitment to innovate and improve services for citizens continues to expand
this year, thanks to the new resources offered by regional, national and EU norms, including the
National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP). Such endeavour is enabled also thanks to the
participation of students in the Regional Council for the Right to Education and Knowledge
Promotion and the constructive collaboration of student representatives sitting on DiSCo’s Board
of Directors.
The value of scholarships will be further increased from the rise introduced last year by Ministerial
Decree n. 1320/2021 and the group of potential beneficiaries will expand thanks to higher ISEE
and ISPE thresholds. For the first time, first-year students enrolled in first-cycle three-year, as well
as single-cycle degree courses will receive the first instalment of the scholarship in November, if
they meet all the requirements.
Also this year, the Lazio Region and DiSCo intend to favour and simplify the submission of the
application form by publishing guides, check-lists and FAQs on DiSCo’s webpage devoted to the
Call for Applications for the Right to Education 2023/2024. We advise students to view these
resources as a useful support in filling in the application, however this Call for Applications is the
only valid tool to file the application.
The online module has been further simplified: it will be easier to fill in the “enrolment” and
“benefits” sections.
The digitalization plan for the reimbursement of the regional tax and deposit has been completed.
Previously, such requests had to be send via PEC through the students’ personal accounts;
however, from now on, students will not only be able to send their reimbursement applications,
but also follow their status. To this end, it is important to observe that university enrolment is
subject to the payment of the regional tax for the right to education.
DiSCo’s communication through Instagram has been responsively modified to suit users’ requests
sent via ticket.
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As for digitalization, the Pago PA payment system will definitely simplify online procedures for
students, as it has become easier, quicker and more transparent.
In addition to the Call for Applications and in view of completing the services offered to students
and citizens, the Lazio Region and DiSCo provide a system of integrated services that do not lose
sight of the Right to Education, but aim to grant to all, especially to those who are in economically
disadvantaged conditions, the possibility to develop their potentials, ambitions and talents, in the
hope that these will positively benefit the society and economy of our Region.
In the a. y. 2023/2024, DiSCo will continue to offer opportunities for professional growth thanks to
informative workshops and career guidance services offered by Porta Futuro Lazio, a service
organizing interviews and meetings with companies hunting for collaborators. These initiatives can
be booked on portafuturolazio.it. by viewing the calendar and are totally free of charge.
Together with Lazio-based Universities, DiSCo activated 5 Women’s Refuges to firmly combat the
intolerable phenomenon of gender violence. The addresses, service descriptions and 24/7 phone
numbers can be found on DiSCo’s website at laziodisco.it.
The creative lab Officina delle Arti Pier Paolo Pasolini continues to play a key role as organizer of
art activities for young and promising actors, singers, and multimedia artists, as well as cultural
hub. Officina Pasolini will continue to offer free concerts, performances and more generally
cultural initiatives during the next academic year.
Lastly, the Moby Dick Cultural Hub Library will continue to offer cultural initiatives, in addition to
the very crowded study room, to lend books, and give access to a newspaper library and book
crossing initiatives. For a complete list of DiSCo’s study rooms, that were built thanks to the great
collaboration with Lazio-based Universities, please view DiSCo’s dedicated webpage.
Also for the a. y. 2023/2024, we wish all the students a successful year of study!
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Tables of contents
Deadlines ....................................................................................................................................................... 6
Section I – General principles and definitions .................................................................................................... 7
Art.1 General principles ................................................................................................................................. 7
Art.2 Definitions ............................................................................................................................................. 8
Art.3 Benefits and Services to be awarded .................................................................................................. 10
Art.4 Beneficiaries ........................................................................................................................................ 10
Art.5 Compatibility/incompatibility .............................................................................................................. 11
Art.6 Duration of benefits ............................................................................................................................ 12
Art.7 Allocation of the benefits .................................................................................................................... 13
Art.8 Scholarship amounts ........................................................................................................................... 13
Art.9 Payment procedure for scholarships, graduation awards and international mobility grants ............. 14
Art.10 Student Classification ........................................................................................................................ 14
10.1 Out-of-town students ..................................................................................................................... 15
10.2 Commuter students and calculated commuter students ................................................................ 17
10.3 In-town students .............................................................................................................................. 17
Art.11 Merit-based requirements ................................................................................................................ 17
Art.9 Changing the degree programme - Transfers - New enrolment following withdrawal/forfeiture of
study rights .............................................................................................................................................. 18
11.2 Changing the degree programme/Transfers .................................................................................... 18
11.3 Recognition of qualifications/exams ................................................................................................ 18
11.4 Career shortening ............................................................................................................................ 18
11.5 Withdrawal/Forfeiture of the study right......................................................................................... 18
Art.12 Economic requirements .................................................................................................................... 19
12.1 Economic documentation – Students residing in Italy ..................................................................... 20
12.2 Economic documentation – Students not residing in Italy............................................................... 21
Section II – Application submission .................................................................................................................. 22
Art.13 System access and student identification procedures ...................................................................... 22
Art.14 Application submission: terms and procedures ................................................................................ 23
Art 14.1 Documents required .................................................................................................................. 24
Section III – Outcomes and subsequent controls ............................................................................................. 25
Art.15 Criteria for the definition of rankings ................................................................................................ 25
Art.16 Publication of the outcomes, verifications and communications to students .................................. 26
Art. 17 Rank Advancements ......................................................................................................................... 26
Art.18 Checks and verifications after the publication of the results ............................................................ 27
Art.19 Communications with the offices...................................................................................................... 28
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Art.20 Reasons for exclusion ....................................................................................................................... 28
Section IV – Revocation of the benefits, renunciation to the benefits, and reimbursement of the amounts
allocated .......................................................................................................................................................... 31
Art. 21 Revocation of the benefits ............................................................................................................... 31
21.1 Reimbursement of the sums received after revocation ............................................................... 31
Art.22 Renunciation to the benefits............................................................................................................. 31
22.1 Reimbursement of the benefit ......................................................................................................... 31
22.2 Reimbursement of the regional tax ................................................................................................. 31
Section V – Scholarships .................................................................................................................................. 32
Art.23 Regional tax ...................................................................................................................................... 32
Art. 24 Dining service benefits ..................................................................................................................... 32
Section VI – Accommodation ........................................................................................................................... 32
Art.25 Accommodation facilities .................................................................................................................. 32
Art.26 Procedure for the allocation of accommodations............................................................................. 33
Art.27 Duration of the accommodation ....................................................................................................... 33
Art.28 Accommodation acceptance procedure ........................................................................................... 34
Art.29 Rank Advancements and appointment of new beneficiaries ............................................................ 34
Art.30 Cost of accommodation .................................................................................................................... 34
Art.31 Waiver of the accommodation ......................................................................................................... 35
Art.32 Revocation and forfeiture of the accommodation benefit ............................................................... 35
Section VII - Contribution to international student mobility ............................................................................ 35
Art. 33 Recipients ......................................................................................................................................... 35
Art.34 Assignment criteria ........................................................................................................................... 36
Art.35 Amount of the contribution .............................................................................................................. 36
Art. 36 Contribution allocation procedure ................................................................................................... 36
Art.37 Student’s obligations......................................................................................................................... 36
Section VIII – Graduation award ...................................................................................................................... 36
Art.38 Recipients.......................................................................................................................................... 36
Art.39 Procedure to apply for the graduation award ................................................................................... 37
Art.40 Criteria for the definition of rankings ................................................................................................ 37
Section IX– First-year students - Specific provisions ........................................................................................ 37
Art.41 First-year students who enrol in a first year of a degree course, master’s degree and single-cycle
master’s degree, first and second-cycle academic diploma (AFAM) in a. y. 2023/2024. ............................. 37
41.1 Calculation of the entry year ............................................................................................................ 37
41.2 Requirements to access benefits ..................................................................................................... 38
41.3 Minimum merit-based requirements............................................................................................... 38
41.4 Allocation procedure........................................................................................................................ 38
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41.5 Reduction of the scholarship amount .............................................................................................. 38
41.6 Failure to attain the merit-based requirements – Revocation of the benefits ................................ 38
41.7 Scholarship allocation deadlines ...................................................................................................... 39
Art. 42 First-year students enrolled in a post-graduate course and PhD ..................................................... 39
41.2 Requirements to access the benefits ............................................................................................... 39
42.2 Merit-based requirements ............................................................................................................... 39
42.3 Scholarship payment procedures..................................................................................................... 40
Art.43 First-year students with disability of no less than 66% ..................................................................... 40
43.1 Requirements to access benefits ..................................................................................................... 40
43.2 Merit-based requirements ............................................................................................................... 40
43.3 Scholarship allocation deadlines ...................................................................................................... 40
Section X– Post first-year students - specific provisions .................................................................................. 41
Art.44 Scholarship allocation deadlines ....................................................................................................... 41
Art.45 Post first-year students enrolled in first-cycle or second-cycle or single-cycle master’s degree
courses, including the new music and art degrees under the post-1999/”new” system ............................ 41
45.1 Requirements to access benefits ..................................................................................................... 41
45.2 Calculation of the entry year ............................................................................................................ 41
45.3 Merit-based requirements ............................................................................................................... 41
45.4 Art.8 Bonus (see video) .................................................................................................................... 41
45.5 Documentation on merit to attach to the application ..................................................................... 42
Art. 46 Post first-year students enrolled in a post-graduate course and PhD programme .......................... 43
46.1 Requirements to access benefits ..................................................................................................... 43
46.2 Merit-based requirements ............................................................................................................... 43
Section XI – Final provisions ............................................................................................................................. 43
Art.47 Checks, revocations, penalties, disclosure requirements ................................................................. 43
47.1 Assessment of inconsistencies and related sanctions ...................................................................... 43
Art. 48 Termination rule for cases not contemplated in this notice ............................................................ 44
Art.49 Confidentiality and Privacy................................................................................................................ 44
Art.50 Final provisions ................................................................................................................................. 44
Annexes ........................................................................................................................................................... 44
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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS RIGHT TO EDUCATION 2023/2024
Deadlines
Submission of applications
From June 5 to July 20, 2023, at Compilation and submission of the application form
12:00 p.m. (first phase).
For students admitted to the second phase: period of
From July 27 to August 11, 2023,
time to access the application form again and make
at 12:00 p.m.
amendments/corrections and new submissions.
Mandatory deadline to access with SPID or the CIE to
August 11, 2023, at noon.
one’s personal account.
DSU/ISEE
Mandatory deadline for students residing in Italy to sign
July 20, 2023 the DSU to access the benefits for the right to university
education.
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Section I – General principles and definitions
Art.1 General principles
The Lazio Region, through DiSCo, the regional body for the right to education and the promotion
of knowledge, protects and promotes the right to university education, as a fundamental tool for
'removing the economic and social barriers that limit the full development of the human person'
(Article 3 of the Constitution of the Italian Republic).
Through this Call for applications, DiSCo regulates access to the benefits for the academic year
2023/2024.
Benefits may be requested yearly, until the highest level of university education is attained.
The benefits cannot be requested while the student is obtaining a second degree of the same
cycle as the one already achieved (e.g. a double three-year degree.)
The benefits are awarded by calculating and combining elements such as the applicant’s income
and merit.
Specific categories of students may benefit from facilitations and exemptions, such as students
with disabilities of no less than 66%.
symbols. An example of this is the command “see video” identified by the following icon: “ “.
The videos and other materials to understand and read the call for applications will be active also
on the online application form. However, the text of the call for applications is the only complete
and correct guide to submit applications.
Student’s Personal Account
All DiSCo’s communications and the outcomes of the applications are published on every student’s
personal account.
All DiSCo’s communications published on the student’s personal account are considered
notifications for all legal purposes.
Students’ duties
Students are required to periodically consult their accounts on www.laziodisco.it;
Students who have not elected domicile in Italy must open a PEC (Certified Email Address)
account to receive DiSCo’s communications concerning this call for applications, under Art.
47 of the Civil Code;
Before filling in the application form, students must view the support materials available
on the webpage devoted to this Call for applications www.laziodisco.it ;
International students not residing or domiciled in Italy must indicate a PEC address in the
section “legal domicile”. The address may be entered after the submission of the
application, by accessing the section “Il mio profilo” in the Student’s personal account. In
alternative to the PEC, students may elect domicile in a place different from DiSCo’s
university residences and offices hereunder, as per Art. 47 of the Civil Code.
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Under penalty of losing the benefit, students must formally notify any modifications to
what they declared at the time of application within 30 days of the event. This particularly
refers to the following changes:
Personal information (tax identification number, residence, domicile, etc.);
Withdrawal/Forfeiture of the study right;
Change of degree programme and/or transfer to another university with or without
recognition of exams/credits;
Scholarships granted by bodies other than DiSCo;
Other grants or services provided by bodies other than DiSCo except Erasmus grants
and internship grants (what is commonly known as the 150-hour grant);
Any other changes as regards the information provided in the application.
Financial resources
This Call for applications can be financed through the following, but not limited to, sources:
Revenue from the regional tax for the right to education;
State Compensation Fund;
The Lazio Region’s own resources;
The European Social Fund;
Additional resources of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, Mission 4 Component 1
Investment 1.7 “University Scholarships” - financed by the European Union –
NextGenerationEU.
The logos of the relative resources used are presented below.
Art.2 Definitions
For the purposes of this call for applications, the following definitions are used:
a) University: the universities and academies of art, music and dancing (AFAM) listed in
Annex A , based in the Lazio Region, and issuing legally valid qualifications;
b) Student: any person who enrols in a course at one of the Universities as defined above for
the academic year 2023/2024;
c) Beneficiary: any student who is assigned one or more benefits offered by the current call
for applications. This condition applies if the declarations contained in the form are true
and correct and the below-mentioned merit-based and income-based requirements are
maintained throughout the a. y. 2023/2024;
d) Eligible: any student who meets the requirements established by this call, but is not
declared a “beneficiary” for lack of funds/accommodations; this condition applies if the
declarations contained in the form are true and correct and the below-mentioned merit-
based and income-based requirements are maintained throughout the academic year of
reference;
e) First-year student: any students who enrol in a first-year course at one of the Universities
as defined above for the a. y. 2023/2024; students who have withdrawn from their studies
and have re-enrolled in a first-year course for the a. y. 2023/2024 are considered first-year
students;
f) Student with disabilities: students with a disability recognised in Italy of no less than 66%,
or with handicaps certified pursuant to Art. 3, paragraph 3, Law no. 104 of February 5,
1992;
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g) Location of the studies: the Municipality where the course of studies is held, or in cases of
double location, the location where most of the course is taught in presence;
h) “In-town” student: a student residing in the Municipality in which the university course is
held. In-town students are also students enrolled at online universities, and predominantly
follow distance-learning courses;
i) “commuter” student: students who live within 50 kilometres from the municipality in
which the course of study is held. For the students who attend courses in Rome or Cassino,
the classification is calculated on their residence in one of the Municipalities listed in Annex
B ;
j) “Out-of-town” student: students residing in a location that is more than 50km from the
place where the course is held and pay for an accommodation, for a period of at least ten
months between October 1, 2023, and September 30, 2024 in the town where the course
is held. See - Annex C ;
k) “Calculated commuter student”: students who, despite living more than 50km from where
the course is held, do not pay for an accommodation in the Municipality in which the
course is taught. In addition, a “calculated commuter student” is a student who, while
having signed a rental agreement of a minimum of 10 months, receives economic
contributions/subsidies from public or private bodies to cover even partially the
accommodation costs paid for the a. y. 2023/2024;
l) Local branch office: the local DiSCo office a student can address for the administrative
activities connected to the applications and the benefits applied for. The relevant office is
identified according to the University where the student is enrolled - Annex A ;
m) Application form: the online form, accessible via the student’s personal account, must be
filled in and sent by July 20, 2023 to apply for the Call for applications for the Right to
education 2023/2024;
n) Personal account: the website section that only users with SPID/CIE or international
students who registered on the website www.laziodisco.it can access. The communications
issued by DiSCo in this section have legal value;
o) System: the coordinated and integrated set of computer software and procedures on the
website www.laziodisco.it to acquire the applications for the benefits, verify the data
acquired and process the results;
p) DSU: the document containing the personal, income and assets details necessary to
describe a family’s economic situation, in view of obtaining an ISEE indicator, that is
needed to apply for the services intended to promote the right to education;
q) ISEE: The Indicator of the Equivalent Economic Situation for services subsidized for the
right to university education is calculated based on the DSU data. As regards the ISEE
calculation, the Call for applications refers to Prime Ministerial Decree no. 159 of
December 5, 2013, and following modifications;
r) ISEEUP: The Equalized Indicator of the Equivalent Economic Situation, underwritten at one
of the Recognised CAFs;
s) Recognized CAF: A Tax Advisory Centre (CAF) which has been accredited by DiSCo to
release the ISEEUP certificate, that is valid to apply for this Call for applications. The list of
recognized CAFs is available on DiSCo’s institutional website ;
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t) SPID: the public identity certification system enabling citizens to access the public
administration online services, through a single digital identity via computer, tablet and
smartphone ;
u) CIE: The Italian Electronic Identity Card issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs;
v) Ticket: a communication sent to DiSCo through a specific IT management system that can
be found in the student’s personal account. In the current Call for applications, the “ticket”
is identified as the “student’s only means to communicate with DiSCo” ;
w) Domicile: the main place where a person operates, or studies and works from ;
x) Elected domicile: a place different from the residence, where the student intends to
receive any paper communication from DiSCo, relative to this call for applications. The
domicile cannot be elected at one of DiSCo’s university residences herein;
y) Residence: the place where the student normally lives, according to the municipal registry
office, that is where the student lives in a stable and permanent way (except for university
residences under this Call);
z) Joint study course: a course activated through an agreement among different Universities,
that merges several educational goals in one course of studies;
aa) S.T.E.M. courses: courses in the macro areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics ;
bb) Student Code: the alphanumeric code generated by the system to identify students
distinctively to protect their privacy. The Student Code is visible in the student’s personal
account and replaces the personal data in any rankings and publications concerning
DiSCo’s services.
Art.4 Beneficiaries
Students who are enrolled as at February 9, 2024 in one of the following courses at a University
with headquarters in the Lazio Region may have access to the benefits:
Degree;
Second-cycle Master’s degree;
Single-cycle Master’s degree;
PhD programmes, except for students benefitting from scholarships, research grants, or
any other grants from the University or other Institutions.
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Post-graduate school, except for medical students who are the beneficiaries of
scholarships, internship contracts or other benefits and remuneration;
Joint study courses, on condition that the students are enrolled at a university with legal
headquarters in the Lazio Region and have paid the regional tax for the right to education
to the Lazio Region.
Students are entitled to scholarships, if they meet the income- and merit-based requirements,
have been declared beneficiaries following the publication of the relative rankings, and their
universities have confirmed the following even after the publication of the final results:
Their regular enrolment;
Their regular university career;
The consistency between the data contained in the student’s application and the findings.
The benefits referred to in this call are granted for the first-time completion of each of the above
course levels and consequently the following student categories are not admitted to this call:
Students with another university qualification equal to the title they intend to obtain at the
end of the course they are enrolled in for the a. y. 2023/2024;
Students who, after changing careers, have already obtained a scholarship for the same
type of course for which they applied under this call for applications;
Students who, after changing careers, are enrolled once again in the first year of a study
course of the same cycle as the course they come from for a. y. 2023/2024;
Students admitted to Post-graduate courses governed by calls for applications issued by their
respective universities, may access the benefits hereunder only if the year of enrolment coincides
with the a. y. 2023/2024.
Double enrolment
At the conditions of this call for applications, a student who has enrolled in two courses at the
same timei may benefit from the tools and services promoting the right to education only for one
course taken at a University with legal headquarters in the Lazio Region, that must be indicated in
the online application. For the second course, a higher scholarship amount is envisaged, as per art.
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A student with one or more careers already started may apply for a scholarship, indicating the
earliest enrolment date or, in case of enrolment to courses of different levels, the enrolment date
of the higher course of studies.
Students must maintain the merit-based requirements for both courses of study to be entitled to
the higher amount for the double enrolment.
Art.5 Compatibility/incompatibility
Compatibility
The DiSCo scholarship is exclusively compatible with:
Internship grants (what is commonly known as the 150-hour grant);
Grants issued by the European Union and/or other entities with different objectives;
Other grants that can be accumulated as specified by the law (e.g. Erasmus grants).
Scholarships that are irrelevant for the submission of the application form
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For the purposes of this call, international mobility grants and 150-hour grants must not be
declared when the application is submitted.
Incompatibility
The scholarships granted by DiSCo are incompatible with scholarships and/or other benefits for
the Right to Education, that are awarded by other public and private bodies/entities, including
those assigned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and merit-based scholarships allocated by
Universities (e.g.: Wanted the Best, Don't Miss Your Chance etc.).
The scholarships granted by DiSCo are incompatible with scholarships, research grants or other
benefits awarded to PhD students by the university, or other Institutions.
Should students be awarded another scholarship/benefit for the a. y. 2023/2024, they may
maintain the benefits provided by DiSCo by opening a ticket and producing the waiver presented
to the other institution that granted the incompatible benefit before February 9, 2024, as well as
the documentation certifying the repayment of any amounts already received.
Art.6 Duration of benefits
With regards to the type of course of studies, the benefits may be required from the year of first
enrolment:
Throughout the legal duration of the courses plus a semester in case of enrolment in a
first- or second-cycle or single-cycle master’s degree, including music and art degrees
AFAM under the post-1999/”new” system; plus an additional semester only for the
accommodation service;
Throughout the legal duration of the courses, in case of enrolment in a PhD. Beneficiaries
of scholarships under MD n. 224/1999 or of other contributions from universities or other
public or private institutions are excluded;
Throughout the legal duration of the courses, in case of enrolment in a post-graduate
course. Medical students under Leg. Decree n. 368/1999 or beneficiaries of scholarships,
internship contracts or other benefits and remuneration are excluded;
a) Students with disabilities, as per Art. 2, letter f, benefit from two additional semesters in
terms of duration of the benefit, as set forth for the cases contemplated in this call for
applications. In addition, such students are awarded a 5% increase of the scholarship
amount compared to other students.
b) Students with a three-year degree who enrol in a single-cycle degree course.
Students with a first-cycle three-year or bachelor’s degree who enrol in a single-cycle
degree are eligible for these benefits only starting from the 4 th year and for the remaining
years admissible to complete the single-cycle degree. The year of first enrolment should be
calculated from the a. y. 2023/2024, minus the legal duration of the three-year degree
obtained.
c) Students with a degree obtained abroad
Students with a university degree obtained abroad, even if the university held its courses
of studies in Italy, must compulsorily request its total or partial recognition/career
shortening and, as per the law in effect, may receive the benefits only for the remaining
years admissible to complete the degree.
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Art.7 Allocation of the benefits
For the a. y. 2023/2024, the funds and services available for the benefits hereunder have been
allocated as follows:
The scholarship is increased by 15% for students with an ISEE indicator of no more than €
13,153.13;
The scholarship is increased by 20% for female students enrolled in STEM courses (Science,
technology, engineering and mathematics ;
Independent students with income of no less that € 9,000.00 earned either from a regular
job contract or similar receive the same scholarship amount as out-of-town students.
However, they must prove that they have not resided in their family’s home, nor in a house
owned by a family member, and therefore they must prove that they have paid for an
accommodation for the two years before the application date;
Students simultaneously enrolled in more than one courses of study may obtain a
scholarship with a 20% increase. This rise is only awarded if the students possess and retain
the merit-based requirements by law for both courses of study until attainment of one of
the two qualifications. The scholarship and any relevant increase shall be withdrawn if the
student loses the requirements set out in this call for applications relative to the course of
study to which the scholarship application refers (i.e. the course of first enrolment).
Students enrolled in the first year beyond the legal duration of the programme will receive 50% of
the total grant.
Students with disabilities enrolled in the second year beyond the legal duration of the programme
will receive 50% of the total grant.
The scholarship amount is fully paid to students whose ISEE or ISEEUP indicators are below or
equal to two thirds of the maximum threshold set forth in Art. 12 herein, while it is proportionally
reduced up to half its value with ISEE indicators of more than € 17,537.50, i.e. 2/3 of the threshold
established in Art. 12.
Table 6 displays the value of scholarships according to the ISEE of reference
Table 6
ISEE level Out-of-town students Commuter students In-town students
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Between € 6,656.52 € 3,889.99 € 2,682.77
€ 17,537.49
Higher or equal to gradually reduced up to gradually reduced up to gradually reduced up to
one half (minimum one half (minimum one half (minimum €
€ 17,537.50
1,341.39)
€ 3,328.26) € 1,945.00)
Art.9 Payment procedure for scholarships, graduation awards and international mobility
grants
All the amounts due will be exclusively paid via bank transfer, or card with IT IBAN, i.e. opened at a
bank active on the Italian territory and held or co-held by the student.
Student’s duties
Students must indicate the IBAN code for the payment of the scholarship in the section
“Payment Mode” in the student’s personal account, within six months from being declared a
beneficiary, under penalty of losing the right to receive the scholarship settlement.
Students must timely update the payment method in case of changes. Any cost connected to
a new payment order will be paid by the student.
Special cases
International students who cannot open a bank account under the current Italian banking
legislation
International students who cannot open a bank account under the current Italian banking
legislation may enter a foreign IBAN code, provided that it is part of the SEPA circuit. In this case,
DiSCo takes no responsibility for any delays or payment failures. Any transaction costs related to
unsuccessful payment orders will be deducted from the scholarship.
If the IBAN code indicated for the payment is incorrect or the account is in the name of a person
other than the beneficiary, any penalty applied will be charged to the student and any subsequent
reissues will be paid to the student net of the penalty.
In the section “Payment Mode” on the application form and in the student’s personal account,
students may enter/modify the IBAN code for the payment of the scholarship.
Within six months from the award of the beneficiary status, students must mandatorily provide
their bank details, upon penalty of losing the entitlement to the payment of the grant.
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Students who attend courses at a University branch are classified based on the distance
between the municipality where the students reside and the location where they attend the
courses.
DiSCo reserves the right to modify the student’s classification also after the publication of the final
ranking, depending on the outcome of the checks with the competent authorities and any
modifications of any safety regulations, particularly emergency regulations.
By opening a ticket, students can present a specific request with the relevant documentation to
submit particular situations for consideration or include places that are not contemplated in
Annexes B and C hereunder. DiSCo reserves the right to assess individual requests at its
sole discretion, in compliance with the regulations in force.
Special cases:
Students who have not yet signed a rental contract when submitting their applications.
These students must indicate their intention to enter into such contract in the “Domicile”
section of the application form by November 30, 2023, and reserve the right to integrate
the data at a later stage. Such statement is not binding and the student is free not to enter
into any contract. Students will be classified as out-of-town, only if they enter the details of
the signed or renewed, or extended contract, duly registered in the system with the Italian
Revenue Agency by December 28, 2023. Pending the provision of the rental contract
details, beneficiary students will receive as first instalment the amount granted to
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commuter students, without prejudice to the subsequent full payment. Should the details of
such rental agreement not be entered by December 28, 2023, the student will be
automatically reclassified as calculated commuter. In case of rank advancements, new
beneficiary students are defined based on the data entered at the time of application.
Students with a contract expiring after December 28, 2023. Students must enter the
contract renewal details, using a specific function in their personal accounts. Failure to enter
the contract renewal details by the deadlines provided for the full payment of the
scholarship under Sections IX and X means that students shall be classified as calculated
commuters, with an ensuing recalculation of the scholarship amount.
International students with at least 50% of their families living in a country other than
Italy.Such students are automatically classified as Out-of-town without any further need to
enter into a rental agreement. For the purposes of calculating the number of family
members residing abroad, only the data entered by the student at the time of application
are considered, subject to verification on the part of DiSCo with the competent authorities.
Such provision does not apply if the student is enrolled in an online university or a distance-
learning course: in this case, the student shall automatically receive the in-town
classification, under Art. 10.3 of this call for applications.
Students staying at religious or other private facilities. Students who pay for an
accommodation at religious or private institutions, which are not included in this call, must
fill in all fields regarding that option in the online application form.
Students who are not beneficiaries, but eligible for accommodation. Students who are not
awarded an accommodation shall maintain the out-of-town status only if they waive their
eligibility to accommodation and enter into a rental agreement by November 30, 2023, for
the above-mentioned time frame. Communication of the waiver should be notified via
ticket and the agreement details must be entered in the relevant section of the student’s
personal account by April 10, 2024.
Students initially excluded and subsequently readmitted as beneficiaries
For students subsequently readmitted as beneficiaries, the assignment of an
accommodation is subject to availability.
If no accommodation is available, the concerned students will receive the scholarship as
out-of-town students, independently from the submission of a regular rental agreement.
Students participating in international mobility schemes. Under no circumstances may
students be classified as out-of-town, unless they can prove that the time spent abroad as
part of an international mobility programme, possibly integrated with a rental agreement
for an accommodation in the municipality where the course was held, covered a minimum
of ten months. Consequently, students who will reside aboard for less than 10 months in the
a. y. 2023/2024 must notify to the relevant offices the data relative to the time spent abroad
and any rental agreement taken out in the location where the courses are held via the
section “Enter contract” on the students’ personal accounts. Should this be not possible, the
documentation has to be timely sent to the offices by opening a ticket.
Political refugee students
The out-of-town status is automatically assigned only after the students received a political
refugee status. Those awaiting the recognition of such status will be classified as
international students.
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10.2 Commuter students and calculated commuter students
Students residing in municipalities other than the location where the university courses are held
and within 50 km of such location or, only if the university course is held in the municipalities of
Rome or Cassino, students residing in the municipalities listed in Annex B of this call are
considered commuter students.
Students who benefit from contributions/subsidies/scholarships that even partially cover the
accommodation costs will be automatically classified as calculated commuters.
Special cases
Students residing in the municipality in which most of the activities connected with the
university course are carried out;
Students enrolled in online university or distance-learning programmes;
Students subject to measures restricting personal freedom.
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Art.9 Changing the degree programme - Transfers - New enrolment following withdrawal/forfeiture
of study rights
Grants are awarded one per each year and/or degree cycle.
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effective and the balance to be paid, students must obtain the credits as per section IX,
without resorting to any recognition of training activities/exams passed in the previous
career. They will not resort to the recognition in the subsequent academic years. However,
any credits obtained in the new course from additional activities carried out to complete
exams that were even partially recognised shall be counted in, if they were acquired within
the deadlines in section IX;
For students who were disqualified or withdrew from their studies and are admitted to a
year after the first of a degree course, master’s degree and single-cycle master’s course in a.
y. 2023/2024, any credits earned from the previous career shall not be calculated to achieve
the necessary credits. However, any credits obtained in the new course from additional
activities carried out to complete exams that were only partially recognised shall be
calculated, if they were acquired before August 10, 2023.
The students who forfeited or withdrew from their studies and obtained the grants for the right to
education may earn the benefits hereunder only for the course years for which they had not
previously required them. If students enrol in a course year in a. y. 2023/2024 for which they
already benefited from a scholarship, they will obtain the benefits hereunder, only after returning
the amounts already received for the same course year, according to the modalities described
below.
Students, who after forfeiture/withdrawal from the studies find themselves in the condition to
return the benefits already allocated by DiSCo or other entities promoting the right to education,
are entitled to participate in the call for applications for the right to education 2023/2024, on
condition that they returned any money received during the withdrawal period in a single
instalment, before participating in the call.
Only if students renounce the benefits provided by DiSCo or other entities promoting the right to
education after the publication of this call, they may apply for the a. y. 2023/2024, on condition
that the withdrawal request is submitted by July 20, 2023 and the amounts due are paid back in
one instalment by the date communicated by DiSCo.
Students who have received benefits from a different body promoting the right to education must
open a ticket and provide the relevant documentation proving that any amount received during
the withdrawal period has been returned.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this article, the students awaiting the results for limited
enrolment courses may apply for the scholarship for a. y. 2023/2024, on condition that the waiver
of the scholarship for the previous career is filed within 10 days of the publication of the test
results. DiSCo will notify the deadline for returning the amounts already obtained.
Students exceeding either limit will not be eligible for the benefits of this call for applications.
Students are responsible for making sure that the information entered in the DSU is true and
correct.
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The ISEE/ISEEUP indicator is calculated considering the sum of all the income earned in 2021 and
20% of the assets owned as at December 31, 2021, divided by an equivalence parameter, which is
based on the number of family members.
Independent students
Without prejudice to the income and assets limits stated in this article, for students, Italian or
international, to be classified as independent, both the following requirements must apply at the
same time:
Independent residence from the family of origin for at least two years prior to the
application date and in an accommodation not owned by any family member; therefore,
students can prove that they pay for their accommodation;
Income of no less that € 9,000.00v per year earned either from a regular employment
contract or similar, and declared for tax purposes.
Should these requirements not apply, students must integrate their income with that of their
family of origin at the CAF (Tax Advisory Centre) by no later than December 28, 2023, under
penalty of exclusion from the benefits.
Student’s duties
Should the ISEE/ISEEUP indicators present omissions or discrepancies, the student must carry
out the necessary and timely integrations and corrections by December 28, 2023, under penalty
of exclusion from all the benefits.
Special cases
Students with refugee status
Non-EU students with a recognized refugee status must submit the Dichiarazione Sostitutiva Unica
– DSU by no later than July 20, 2023.
Students without the requirements intended for independent students whose families live
abroad
These students must integrate the ISEE indicator, in addition to the ISEEUP indicator at a
recognised CAF office by December 28, 2023, under penalty of exclusion from the benefit.
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Current ISEE
In case of relevant changes in the income, following adverse events (such as, job loss, suspension
or reduction of the work activity or interruption of social assistance services) or an assets
reduction, the INPS provides students with the possibility to calculate their Current ISEE value.
Before requiring the calculation of the Current ISEE Indicator, an ISEE certificate must be released,
with ISEE calculated by July 20, 2023, according to the ordinary rules. The CAF must evaluate the
possibility to calculate the Current ISEE Indicator.
Declarations in lieu, self-certifications, affidavits, or any other kind of sworn statements cannot be
accepted.
Should the documentation present omissions or discrepancies, the expenses to cover any
integration shall be paid by the students and not be reimbursed.
Students, who have not calculated and declared the ISEEUP at a recognized CAF by December 28,
2023, are excluded from the benefits. For the purposes of this call for applications, no other
documentation produced at a later time will be accepted even if in original copy.
In case of omissions or discrepancies, the student must carry out the necessary and timely
integrations and corrections by December 28, 2023 under penalty of exclusion from the
benefits.
With regards to the international situation, DiSCo reserves the right to issue a list of diplomatic or
consular representations in Italy of countries that the students may consult, using the form in
Annex D herein. This certification must be legalised by the Italian Prefecture. The list of
countries subject to derogation is published on DiSCo’s institutional web page dedicated to the call
for applications for the right to education 2023/2024 that is constantly updated - Annex E .
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Special cases
Students from particularly disadvantaged countries identified by the MUR
International students from particularly disadvantaged Countries, as per Annex E , are required
to submit an ISEEUP indicator at a recognised CAF, in compliance with the deadlines and modes of
Art. 12.2.
For international students from one of the particularly disadvantaged countries identified by
Ministerial Decree no. 344 of April 8, 2022 (and following amendments), and listed in Annex E vii,
the income-based requirements will be assessed based on the documentation issued by the Italian
diplomatic representation in the Country of origin. The documentation thus produced must certify
that the student does not belong to a family known to have a high income and a high social rank.
For students who enrolled at universities in their countries of origin that signed specific
agreements with the Italian university of enrolment, such documentation may be issued by the
foreign university of enrolment.
Students over 18 years of age, holding an identity document issued by the Italian authorities
(e.g. Passport, ID Card, etc.), and international students residing in Italy (even if in
possession of DiSCo credentials)
Must mandatorily access in one of the following ways:
SPID;
electronic ID Card (CIE).
International students with exclusively an identity document issued by foreign authorities
(Passport)
They must first access their personal account through the DiSCo credentials already in their
possession, or failing these, they can obtain the credentials after registration.
Face-to-face identification is required, and must be carried out at a recognised CAF office when
filling in the ISEEUP form. A list of recognised CAFs can be found here .
Face-to-face recognition is not required if the student is in possession of the DiSCo PIN issued in
previous years after sending the relevant release form.
International students who only hold a Passport must apply using the PIN issued by the system
and visible in their personal accounts.
Underage students residing in Italy
Also underage students will be required to use SPID or the CIE.
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Art.14 Application submission: terms and procedures
To request the benefits addressed by this call, applications must be filed exclusively through the
online form accessible from the student’s personal account at www.laziodisco.it starting from June
5, 2023, and submitted by no later than July 20, 2023, at 12 p.m.
The students who wish to apply for DiSCo’s benefits must fill in all the sections in the form, stating
that all the data presented are true and correct under Art.76 of Presidential Decree 445/2000 and
attaching any relevant documentation required by the system.
Following this, the system automatically certifies the receipt of the application by issuing an
identification number that students must keep in case of any dispute.
Students who have not completed all the sections of the application form or have not transmitted
it, attaching any documentation required by July 20th 2023 at 12:00, will be excluded from any
benefit.
Eligible students
The “eligible” status assigned in the provisional rankings does not entitle the student to be
declared eligible or beneficiary of the scholarship. The student's status remains subject to checks
and verifications, to be carried out even at a later date with the institutions concerned and the
competent authorities. These findings may determine a subsequent change in the outcome.
The "eligible" status does not exempt the student from verifying the accuracy, completeness and
truthfulness of what was declared during the first phase and from inserting any
correction/integration, if necessary, by August 11, 2023, at 12.
Excluded students
Excluded students will be given an indication of the reasons for exclusion in order to let them
proceed, in the second phase and whenever possible, with the correction and/or integration of
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the data entered during the first phase, through the “Unlock - Insert modifications/integrations”
function previously described.
From July 26, 2023 to August 11, 2023 at 12, the students admitted to the second phase, whether
they are eligible or excluded, may reopen the online application form to make amendments,
corrections and integrations to their applications.
The second phase acts as a procedure for remedying deficiencies: therefore, the requests for
corrections submitted after this date will be rejected.
To apply any amendments, corrections or additions to what was previously declared, the student
must activate the “Insert modifications/integrations” function on the application form.
The activation of the “Insert modifications/integrations” and the “Unlock” functions cancels the
application and the annexes submitted during the first phase, even in cases where no changes are
applied.
Therefore, after the activation of such functions, in any case, whether or not changes have been
made, students must submit again the application form and the attachments if required,
mandatorily by no later than August 11, 2023, at 12.
The application submitted by July 20 2023 at 12 is valid for those students who have not activated
the “Unlock” or “Insert modifications/integrations” function during the second phase.
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Credits from laboratories, internships and
training activities
Credits from exams divided into multiple Relevant certificate issued by the
modules University’s secretariat
This documentation must be attached to the application by August 11, 2023 at 12, under penalty
of exclusion.
Students who, despite meeting the requirements, are not declared beneficiaries due to a lack of
economic resources are declared eligible. The selection of the students viii beneficiary of the grants
referred to in this call for applications is made according to the following criteria:
a) First-year students: provisional and final rankings are drawn up in ascending order of
income according to the ISEE. When the ISEE indicatorix is equal, priority is given to older
students.
b) Post first-year students: provisional and final rankings are based on a “joint coefficient”,
calculated with the following formula:
Where CFN is the normalised merit coefficient adjusted to the use of the bonus, if any, and
a potential higher number of credits than those laid down by the Prime Ministerial Decree:
CFN= __(Achieved merit – Minimum expected merit)____
(30-18)
(ISEE- max)
Where max is the maximum ISEE/ISEEUP threshold set out in the call for applications.
Every territorial office will provide the beneficiaries’ lists to the Universities of reference for any
subsequent procedure.
As regards the assignment of the beneficiary status, the documentation acquired by February 9,
2024 will be considered.
Scholarships
October 11, 2023
International Mobility Additional Contribution
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Art.18 Checks and verifications after the publication of the results
For the entire academic year, the position in the ranking is subject to the regularity of the
application status and the actual compliance with the requirements that might be verified with the
public or private stakeholders as per Art. 47.
In case of inconsistencies or inconsistent declarations, irreconcilable with this call for applications,
DiSCo will initiate an administrative procedure against the person concerned and revoke the
relevant benefits.
Any change in the student’s status is communicated through the student’s personal account.
Any inconsistencies that are not settled by February 9, 2024, or issues revealed in subsequent
verifications, may change the outcome, even after the publication of the final results.
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Art.19 Communications with the offices
Any communication with the offices concerning the students’ status shall take place exclusively via
the ticket system accessible from the personal accounts.
Before opening a ticket, students must view the FAQs and the guides published on the website at
www.laziodisco.it.
Tickets enable students to notify the following to the offices:
papers (stay permit, etc.)
certificates (degree, positive results of the practical internship examination, recognised
credits, etc.)
changes of personal data (change of residence, change of tax code, etc.)
changes concerning courses (transfers, change of university, etc.)
Notifications on payments
Notifications related to payments are provided exclusively through the “Payment/outcome
history” section on the student’s account, and/or in the "Communications" section of the
institutional website www.laziodisco.it.
Tickets opened to request the date of issuance of the mandates shall not be answered.
a) Students who do not send/submit the application online within and no later than the
mandatory deadline established in Art. 13 and 14;
b) Students who do not attach the residence permit or passport to their applications, as
indicated in Art. 14.1;
c) Students who, having unblocked the online application during the first phase, do not
send/submit the application and the relevant attachments by July 20, 2023, at noon, and/or
according to the methods set forth in Art. 14;
d) Students who, having been admitted to the second phase, and having unblocked the
application already sent, and/or having made modifications/corrections, do not send/submit
the application and the relevant attachments by August 11, 2022, at noon;
e) Students who, though residing in Italy or Italian students residing abroad, do not access their
personal accounts through SPID or the CIE within July 20 2023, at 12;
f) Students who, though residing abroad, do not calculate and submit the ISEEUP at a recognised
CAF by December 28, 2023;
g) Students who present the ISEEUP at a CAF (Tax Advisory Centre) not recognized by DiSCo;
h) Students who do not complete their university enrolment by February 9, 2024;
i) Students who, in case of blocks/inconsistencies, do not settle their administrative position by
and no later than February 9, 2024;
j) Students who exceed the income/financial limits mentioned in this call for applications;
k) Students who do not sign a DSU specific for benefits for the right to education;
l) Students who sign a DSU specific for benefits for the right to education after July 20, 2023;
m) Students whose DSU is not retrievable from the INPS database by December 28, 2023;
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n) Students who are beneficiaries of another scholarship or other public/private grants for the
Right to Education for the same academic year and/or course, including those awarded by the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and by Universities for various reasons. This does not include
scholarships provided for study or research activities abroad, internship grants by the
Universities (what is commonly called “150-hour-grant”), as well as other benefits that can be
accumulated as set forth by the law;
o) Students who do not promptly communicate, i.e. within 30 days of the event, any changes in
the data provided, including, but not limited to, changes of residence, domicile, enrolment,
entitlement to other grants/services, etc. via ticket;
p) Students who find themselves in a situation that excludes entitlement to the benefits, in
accordance with this call for applications and the relevant regulations;
q) Students who produce untruthful statements;
r) Students who in a previous academic year have had their accommodation revoked for having
allowed its undue use by third parties, or for any other reason that lead the Entity to revoke it;
s) Students who withdraw from their studies before the end of the academic year;
t) Students who withdraw from their studies or transfer to another University with a registered
office outside of the Lazio Region;
u) Students who still result beneficiaries of a scholarship allocated for the same course year and
for the same type of course or similar course;
v) Students who do not regularise their administrative position, in case of debts towards DiSCo,
within and no later than December 28, 2023;
In particular, as for the merit-based requirements, the following students are excluded from the
benefits regulated by this call:
a) Post first-year students who change course during the academic year, in case the recognized
credits/exams are fewer than those requested to apply for this call;
b) Students who already have a qualification of the same level, obtained in Italy or abroad for
which they apply for the benefit;
c) Students with a foreign academic qualification that has been recognized and who enrol in a
degree programme of the same level;
d) Students who are or were enrolled as “repeaters” (except for students in the 3 rd repeat year
of a three-year degree in Engineering at “Tor Vergata” University in Rome or in the 2 nd repeat
year of a specialization degree in Engineering at “Tor Vergata” University in Rome);
e) Students who have changed course and have been re-enrolled in the same course year;
f) Students who, having transferred to a new University, are enrolled in a course year they had
already been enrolled in, at their previous University;
g) Students who are in any situation which is not compatible with the benefits provided by this
call for applications according to some other law or regulation;
h) Students with a single-cycle five-year degree who enrol in a first-cycle or second-cycle degree;
i) Students who already hold a second-cycle degree and enrol in a single-cycle five-year degree
programme;
j) Students who already hold a first-cycle degree and enrol in a first, second or third year of a
single-cycle five-year degree programme;
k) Students who are enrolled in a degree course in a cycle for which they have already obtained
a degree;
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l) Students who enrol in the first year of a second-cycle specialization degree and have an
academic qualification relative to a four-year degree programme. These students may only
participate when enrolled in a second year of a specialization degree;
m) Students who do not meet the formal and/or substantial requirements set forth hereunder;
n) Students who have been excluded from benefits for the rest of their academic career;
o) Students who are enrolled or transfer to a University with registered office outside of the
Lazio Region;
p) Students who have already obtained the academic qualification for their cycle of studies;
q) Students who have officially renounced their studies;
r) Students who have not declared on their application any qualifications obtained abroad
and/or have not applied for the relevant recognition, according to Art. 11.3.
As regards the accommodation service, the following reasons for disqualification apply:
a) Students who do not complete their university enrolment by February 9, 2024, are
disqualified;
b) Students who do not accept/transfer to their assigned residence in accordance with the
procedures and deadlines indicated in the respective notices published on the institutional
website and/or personal accounts are disqualified;
c) Students who obtain an academic qualification for their cycle of studies are disqualified;
d) First-year students who do not achieve the minimum merit-based requirement indicated
herein and the relative documentation by the deadlines indicated in this call, lose the
benefit;
e) Students who formally renounce the benefit, lose the benefit;
f) Students simultaneously engaged in a civilian volunteer service, for which they receive
accommodation benefits are declared excluded.
As regards the graduation awards, the following reasons for disqualification apply:
The following students are declared excluded:
a) Students who do not submit the application in accordance with the procedures set out in
Art.13;
b) Students who do not submit the application according to the procedures and the deadlines
specified in Art. 39.
c) Students who do not submit the application within 30 days after graduation;
d) Students who have obtained a career shortening for various reasons;
e) Students who do not graduate in the academic year of reference;
f) Students who submit the application before obtaining the degree;
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Deadline for appeal
It is possible to appeal against the approval of the definite ranking to the TAR Lazio (Regional
Administrative Court) within 60 days of its publication.
In addition, it is possible to file an extraordinary appeal to the President of the Republic of Italy
within 120 days of the publication.
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Section V – Scholarships
Art.23 Regional tax
The regional tax for the right to education must be paid by all the students enrolled at a Lazio-
based university, as per Annex A . Universities are obliged not to make enrolment for the
academic year effective if payment by the student has not been proven.
The payment of the above tax is due for any courses the students enrols in.
Failure to pay the above tax entail the interruption of the student’s academic career and the loss
of the benefits for eligible or beneficiary students as per this call.
Under the terms of this call, DiSCo shall refund the regional tax for the right to education to
beneficiary or eligible students for the a. y. 2023/2024.
a) In-town beneficiary students are entitled to one non-refundable free meal a day at DiSCo’s
Dining halls from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024, except when Dining halls are closed.
b) Eligible, non-beneficiary, first-year students can take their meals at DiSCo Dining halls at the
lowest rate (1st level) established by DiSCo, except when Dining halls are closed.
c) Eligible, non-beneficiary, post first-year students are entitled to two non-refundable free
meals a day that they can take at DiSCo’s Dining halls from January 1, 2024 to December 31,
2024, except when Dining halls are closed.
Section VI – Accommodation
Art.25 Accommodation facilities
In an effort to reduce any inconvenience due to the distance from one’s university and make it
easier for students to attend their courses, DiSCo provides accommodations in its university
Residences. The available accommodations, Annex G , may vary during the academic year
2023/2024. This is also due to any agreement that DiSCo may have with universities. In this case,
the accommodation allocation criteria may be governed by the relative agreements.
The use of the accommodations hereunder complies with the rules applied to DiSCo’s residences
and the specific rules of the residences (also available from the link in Annex G ).
DiSCo deducts the accommodation cost, as per Annex I from the scholarship amount.
If students intend to benefit from a more comfortable accommodation, they must indicate this
desire in the application form, through the specific function to be activated on the application
form.
In order to benefit from accommodations in these residences, students must possess all the
requirements set out in this notice by September 14, 2023, without any administrative aberration
suspending or blocking the entitlement to the accommodation.
Students who have expressed a preference for more comfortable residences and have an
administrative block in their status as at September 14, 2023 lose their right to accommodation in
more comfortable residences. However, these students shall anyway remain eligible for the
allocation of an ordinary accommodation.
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In application of any subsequent national and regional decrees on safety, the availability and
accessibility of accommodations may vary during the academic year covered by this call for
applications.
Students who do not vacate their accommodations by July 31, 2024 are not entitled to the residual
amount of the scholarship.
For any matters not expressly addressed in this call for applications, please refer to the Rules for
University Residences and accommodations, published on www.laziodisco.it.xii.
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Art.28 Accommodation acceptance procedure
Both the procedure to be followed and the date by which a student must accept the assigned
accommodation formally will be communicated with a specific notice having value for all legal
purposes on DiSCo’s website and/or the students’ personal accounts.
The students concerned will find a notification in their personal accounts containing the procedure
and timeline to occupy the accommodation.
At the moment of takeover of the accommodation, students must:
a) Have completed university enrolment by February 9, 2024 for the academic year
2023/2024;
b) Have regularly paid the deposit of € 150,00 ;
c) Have a status that is free from any inconsistencies or blocks.
Once the deadline for acceptance has expired, if the student has not acted according to the
procedures required, he/she will lose the benefit.
Students who do not occupy the accommodation assigned within the deadline and according to
the procedures indicated in the relative communication published in their personal accounts, lose
the right to the accommodation.
Specific situations
Students enrolled in the first year beyond the legal course duration and students with
disabilities enrolled up to the second year beyond the legal course duration
For scholarship holders, the overall cost of the accommodation equalling 5 and a half months
will be deducted as follows:
€ 250,00 from the 1st instalment;
the balance from the 2nd instalment.
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An additional € 2 will be deduced as cost of the stamp duty.
For the remaining 5 and a half months, the student will stay in the accommodation free of
charge.
For any matters not expressly established by this call for applications, please refer to the
Regulations of DiSCo’s University Residences and accommodations.
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Art.34 Assignment criteria
The funds available for international student mobility are earmarked as follows:
90% to post first-year students;
10% to first-year students enrolled in a second-cycle specialization degree or PhD
programme.
When filling in the online application form, students must mandatorily indicate the duration of the
educational experience for which they have been selected.
Art.35 Amount of the contribution
Students who are granted a scholarship by DiSCo and enrolled in a Lazio-based university,
including PhD students, are entitled to receive a grant supplement, subject to the availability of
funds, for a maximum of 510.00 euros per month, for the participation in international mobility
schemes, promoted by the European Union or other non EU institutions.
Art. 36 Contribution allocation procedure
The contribution will be paid in a single instalment by bank transfer to the account indicated by
the student in the “Payment Mode” (Modalità di pagamento) section in the student’s personal
account.
The addition of a maximum monthly € 510,00 is paid only for the months authorized and funded
by the University (this does not cover any possible extensions of the stay) up to a maximum of 10
months.
The amount of any scholarship financed through the funds of the European Union or any other
specific bilateral agreement, that the student must communicate to DiSCo under penalty of losing
the benefit, is deducted from this contribution.
The reimbursement for travel expenses, if not paid already by the University, is granted for up to a
maximum of 150,00 euros.
Special cases
Beneficiaries of the accommodation grant can keep this right, on condition they do not leave the
international educational experience for more than ninety days. For longer periods of absence, the
right can be maintained upon the student’s specific request via ticket and positive feedback from
DiSCo, also in consideration of the availability of accommodations.
Under no circumstances may students be classified as out-of-town, without the necessary
documentation testifying that the period spent abroad as part of an international mobility
programme and the time covered by the rental contract are in total of no less than ten months.
Art.37 Student’s obligations
Beneficiary students must notify DiSCo within 30 days that they are back in Italy by opening a
ticket.
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a scholarship supplement equalling 50% of the scholarship amount obtained in the academic year
they graduated, subject to the availability of funds.
Special cases
Students who shorten their degree programme cannot apply for graduation awards.
Students with disabilities are entitled to graduation awards, if they graduate within the first
year beyond the legal course duration.
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For the students who formally withdrew from their studies and enrol again, the entry year starts at
the enrolment date in the new course.
First-year students may open a ticket by November 23, 2024, and apply for a 3-month extension of
the deadline for the attainment of the minimum merit-based requirement, including the due
documentation.
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The extension is only valid for the purpose of confirming the students’ entitlement to a scholarship
for the a. y. 2023/2024 and does not entitle to apply for the next year.
However, approval of a deadline extension is at DiSCo’s sole discretion and technical evaluation.
Should the application for an extension be accepted, the student must notify DiSCo of the
achievement of the merit-based requirement within 15 days of the deadline of the granted
extension, under penalty of losing the benefit.
41.7 Scholarship allocation deadlines
Subject to any administrative barriers and the availability of funds, the scholarships will be paid to
beneficiary students as follows:
a) First-years students enrolled in a first-level degree course and single-cycle master’s degree
course
The first instalment of the grant, i.e. 20% of the total, will be paid by November 10,
2023;
An additional down payment of the grant, i.e. 30% of the total, will be paid by December
28, 2023;
The remaining 50% of the scholarship is paid starting from and possibly by the month of
October 2024 to those students who obtained the merit-based requirement as per Art.
41.4 by August 10, 2024, and after this has been duly registered and checked by the
university secretariats.
PhD students are entitled to the same scholarship amount as out-of-town students.
41.2 Requirements to access the benefits
Completion of the university enrolment by February 9, 2024 and regular enrolment at such date.
42.2 Merit-based requirements
First-year students in the a. y. 2023/2024 are declared eligible/beneficiary provisionally, based
only on the economic requirement.
The whole scholarship and the other benefits are paid upon verification of the admission to the
second year.
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42.3 Scholarship payment procedures
Subject to any administrative barriers and the availability of funds, the scholarships will be paid to
beneficiary students as follows:
a) The first instalment of the grant, i.e. 50% of the total, will be paid by December 28, 2023;
b) The remaining 50% of the scholarship is paid starting from and possibly by the month of
October 2024 after regular enrolment to the second year has been duly checked by the
university secretariats.
PhD students are entitled to the same scholarship amount as out-of-town students.
43.1 Requirements to access benefits
Completion of the university enrolment by February 9, 2024 and regular enrolment at such date.
43.2 Merit-based requirements
Students with disabilities are not required to achieve a minimum merit-based requirement. The
scholarship is paid in full upon verification alone of the admission to the second year.
43.3 Scholarship allocation deadlines
Subject to any administrative barriers and the availability of funds, the scholarships will be paid to
beneficiary students as follows:
a) First-years students enrolled in a first-cycle degree course and single-cycle master’s
degree course
The first instalment of the grant, i.e. 20% of the total, will be paid by November 10,
2023;
An additional down payment of the grant, i.e. 30% of the total, will be paid by December
28, 2023;
The remaining 50% of the scholarship will be paid starting from and possibly by the
month of October 2024 to those students who obtained the merit-based requirement as
per Art. 6.1 by August 10, 2024, and after this has been duly registered and checked by
the university secretariats.
Completion of the university enrolment by February 9, 2024 and regular enrolment at such date .
45.2 Calculation of the entry year
The entry year is calculated from the first enrolment date, as per table 1
There should be a correspondence between the years passed from the first enrolment and the
course year attended. Therefore, students who repeated one or more course years are not
entitled to the benefits.
Special cases
Students who withdrew from their studies
For the students who formally withdrew from their studies and enrol again, the entry year starts at
the enrolment date in the new course.
5 credits If used the first time to obtain the benefits for the second course year
If used the first time to obtain the benefits for the third course year
12 credits If used the first time to obtain the benefits for the master’s degree
course
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If used the first time to obtain the benefits in the years after the third
course year for single-cycle degree programmes or if used by students
15 credits
enrolled in the first year beyond the legal course duration for three-year
degree programmes.
The bonus may be used also partially: in this case, the residual credits can be used during the
remaining university career.
To meet the merit-based requirements, students enrolled in a second-cycle specialization degree
may use the remaining bonus credits left unused in the first-cycle three-year degree programme,
up to a maximum of 12 credits.
The application to use the bonus must be filed mandatorily at the same time as the application for
the benefits.
Special cases
Bonus for students coming from universities in other regions
For students who have transferred to a Lazio-based University from a non-Lazio-based University,
the bonus requested at the time the application was submitted will only be awarded once DiSCo
has verified the residual bonus credits with the University of origin.
Students excluded from the bonus
The following students cannot use the bonus:
a) Students who have obtained the recognition of credits/exams passed abroad, including the
credits for foreign academic qualifications;
b) Post first-year students who have already earned enough credits to obtain the benefits
specified in this call;
c) Students who have obtained a shortening of the degree programme, for any reason;
d) Students already having a degree obtained abroad;
e) Students enrolled in a second-cycle specialization degree with an entry degree from a pre-
1999 (old system) programme;
f) First-year students of a first-cycle three-year degree, second-cycle specialization degree, or
single-cycle specialization or master’s degree;
g) Students enrolled in a second-cycle specialization degree, who have moved from a pre-
1999 (old system with exam-based merit) to a post-1999 (new system) course to obtain
their first-cycle three-year degree.
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This documentation bearing the letterhead and official stamp of the university must be attached
to the application by August 11, 2023, at 12, under penalty of exclusion.
Art. 46 Post first-year students enrolled in a post-graduate course and PhD programme
PhD students are entitled to the same scholarship amount as out-of-town students.
46.1 Requirements to access benefits
Completion of the enrolment by February 9, 2024 and regular enrolment at such date.
46.2 Merit-based requirements
The whole scholarship and the other benefits are paid upon verification of the admission to the
subsequent year.
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Art. 48 Termination rule for cases not contemplated in this notice
For the cases not covered in the previous articles, DiSCo reserves the right to apply the measures
regulating similar cases or matters, the general principles of the rules, and the practices and
customs consolidated by the Administration, in this order.
However, DiSCo’s technical-administrative discretion will be exercised.
In the cases described in the above paragraph, the General Director, upon proposal of the
Manager in charge of scholarships and benefits, shall adopt the relevant measure.
Annexes
Annex A - Facilities
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Annex H - Tables of reference
Annex L – Deadlines
vi As regards the determination of the family composition, the income situation indicator, the assets indicator and the procedure to
request the specific indicator for the benefits regarding the right to education, as well as for any other matter relating to the calculation of
the ISEE, this call for applications refers to the Prime Ministerial Decree no. 159 of December 5, 2013, "Regulations on the revision of
the determination and the fields of application of the ISEE Equivalent Economic Situation Indicator".
x Law 241/90.
xi Law 241/90.
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