MINISTERIAL DECREE 118/2023

AWARDING OF DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIPS UNDER THE PNRR

With Ministerial Decree No. 118 of 02 March 2023 the Ministry of University and Research has allocated 5,478 scholarships for PhD research three-year duration valid for the PNRR, Mission 4, component 1 (“Enhancement of the provision of education services: from nursery schools to University”), within the framework of the following investments:

• Investment 3.4 - “Advanced university teaching and skills”;
• Investment 4.1 - “Extension of the number of research doctorates and innovative doctorates for public administration and cultural heritage”,

The aforementioned doctoral scholarships have been awarded for the doctoral programs accredited pursuant to Ministerial Decree 45/2013 and Ministerial Decree 226/2021 and to be accredited pursuant to Ministerial Decree 226/2021 (XXXIX cycle) in specific dedicated programmes, structured as follows:

• 410 scholarships for doctorates in programs dedicated to digital and environmental transitions;
• 2,539 research doctorate scholarships National Recovery and Resilience Plan;
• 2,140 scholarships for doctorates for Public Administration;
• 389 scholarships for doctorates for Cultural Heritage.

Resources under Mission 4 (“Education and research”), component 1, Investment 3.4

The decree provides for the allocation of 30 million euros for the funding of research doctorate scholarships, under the resources provided by the PNRR within the framework of the above-mentioned measure Mission 4 (“Education and research”), component 1, Investment 3.4.

Furthermore, for this specific action (Investment 3.4), the Ministry determines that the resources intended to support the doctoral programmes in initiatives dedicated to digital and environmental transitions, with reference to the XXXIX Cycle, amount to € 24.600.000,00.

Resources under Mission 4 (“Education and research”), component 1, Investment 4.1

The decree also provides for the allocation of over 430 million euros for the funding of research doctorate scholarships and innovative doctorates for public administration and cultural heritage, drawing on the resources provided by the PNRR within the framework of the measure Mission 4 (“Education and Research”), component 1, Investment 4.1.

For the specific action Investment 4.1, the Ministry determines that the resources intended to support doctoral programmes for the XXXIX Cycle shall be distributed as follows:

• PhD programs NRRP: € 152.340.000,00;
• Research doctorate programmes for Public Administration: € 128.400.000,00;
• Research doctorate programmes for Cultural Heritage: € 23.340.000,00;

Resources allocated to the Polytechnic University of Bari

To the Polytechnic University of Bari resources amounting to no. 56 scholarships, distributed as follows:

• Mission 4 – Component 1 – Investment 3.4 – Digital and Environmental Transitions: no. 4 scholarships;
• Mission 4 – Component 1 – Investment 4.1 – PNRR: no. 26 scholarships;
• Mission 4 – Component 1 – Investment 4.1 – Public Administration: no. 22 scholarships;
• Mission 4 – Component 1 – Investment 4.1 – Cultural Heritage: no. 4 scholarships.

The unit cost for each individual scholarship funded, for the entire three-year period, and determined by the Ministry, is equal to € 60.000,00.

The doctoral research programs, lasting three years, are conducted in accordance with the terms established by the University regulations, in compliance with the timelines relating to the relevant doctoral programs. The activities of the doctorates funded pursuant to Art. 4 of Ministerial Decree 118/2023 must in any case commence by 30 December 2023.

It is specified that, pursuant to Art. 6 of Ministerial Decree 118/2023, the Politecnico di Bari has:

• transferred no. 12 scholarships under Ministerial Decree 118 in favor of Research Doctorates in associated form or of national interest;
• received no. 22 scholarships under Ministerial Decree 118 for Research Doctorates in associated form or of national interest for which the University is the administrative headquarters.

The project identification codes (CUP) of the PhD courses of the Polytechnic University of Bari are listed below:

Link to DM 118/2023