MINISTERIAL DECREE 351/2022

AWARDING OF DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIPS UNDER THE PNRR

With Ministerial Decree 09 April 2022, no. 351 the Ministry of University and Research has allocated 2500 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 programmes accredited pursuant to Ministerial Decree 45/2013, 37th cycle (Academic Year 2021/2022) and to be accredited pursuant to Ministerial Decree 226/2021, XXXVIII cycle (Academic Year 2022/2023) in specific dedicated programmes, structured as follows:

• 100 scholarships for doctorates in programs dedicated to digital and environmental transitions;
• 1,200 scholarships for research doctorates National Recovery and Resilience Plan;
• 1,000 scholarships for doctorates for the Public Administration;
• 200 scholarships for doctorates for the 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 XXXVIII Cycle, amount to € 6.000.000,00.

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 Cycle XXXVIII are distributed as follows:

• PhD programs NRRP: € 72.000.000,00;
• Research doctorate programmes for cultural heritage: € 12.000.000,00;
• Research doctorate programmes for Public Administration: € 60.000.00,00;

Resources allocated to the Polytechnic University of Bari

To the Polytechnic University of Bari resources amounting to no. 25 scholarships, distributed as follows:

• Mission 4 – Component 1 – Investment 3.4 – Digital and Environmental Transitions: no. 1 scholarship;
• Mission 4 – Component 1 – Investment 4.1 – PNRR: no. 12 scholarships;
• Mission 4 – Component 1 – Investment 4.1 – Public Administration: no. 10 scholarships;
• Mission 4 – Component 1 – Investment 4.1 – Cultural Heritage: no. 2 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 doctoral programs funded pursuant to Art. 4 of Ministerial Decree 351/2022 must in any case commence by 31 December 2022. 

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

Link to Ministerial Decree 351/2022