The famous one
Italy
“pays your rent”
Low-income students can get rent, meals and a cash stipend through the regional DSU scholarship.
€7,171/yr verified (Emilia-Romagna, 2026/27)
Catch: Bureaucracy is real, and the amount depends on your region.
A dozen governments will fund your degree — tuition, and sometimes your rent and meals too. Almost nobody back home tells you this. We did the research so you can actually do it.
* Yes, there are catches. We explain those too.
Not the clickbait version. The real version — income thresholds, what you actually get, and what the catch is.
Low-income students can get rent, meals and a cash stipend through the regional DSU scholarship.
Public universities charge no tuition to international students — you only cover a small semester fee.
The MEXT government scholarship covers tuition, flights and a monthly living allowance.
PhD positions are salaried jobs, and many public programmes are still tuition-free at master's level.
Public university tuition is set nationally and stays absurdly low compared to the US.
MOE and MOFA scholarships cover tuition plus a monthly stipend, often with a Mandarin study year.
Italy's DSU scholarship is administered region by region — the award amounts, income ceilings and deadlines are all set locally. We check every figure against the official bando and show you only what we've verified, with the source.
↳ Tap any region for verified amounts, deadlines & where to apply
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The rules aren't the same.
Italy's DSU scholarship is run by ~28 regional agencies. Award amounts, income ceilings and deadlines are set region by region — we verify each one against the official bando.
Start with the green ones — their 2026/27 bandi are open now.
No fluff. No “ten reasons to study abroad.” Just the practical information you need to actually do this. These are being written now — sign up below and you'll get each one the day it's published.
Not influencers. Not a brochure. Real names, real US states, real numbers.
I graduated from the University of Bologna with zero debt and €2,000 in savings. My friends back home owe $45,000.
The DSU covered my rent and meals. I worked 8 hours a week tutoring English and lived better than I did at home.
I didn't speak Italian when I decided to go. Two years later I'm fluent and my degree cost me nothing.
The bando is the official scholarship call each region publishes — new rules, new amounts, new deadlines, every single year. Sign up and we'll send you deadline reminders before it's too late to apply.