Sensitive to talent.
RUFA offers the following grants for
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ONLY
ACADEMIC
MASTERS
Grant for Italian and international students
Bachelor of Arts programmes
For the 2025/2026 academic year, RUFA is granting 23 scholarships for the Rome campus and 6 scholarships for the Milan campus to Italian and international students who are enrolling in the first year of the Bachelor of Arts programmes in Painting, Sculpture and Installations, Set Design, Cinema, Design, Sustainable Fashion Design, Photography and Audiovisual, Graphic Design, GD-Comics and illustration, Multimedia and Game Art. The scholarship is worth € 2,500.00, which will be directly deducted from the tuition of each of the three years which correspond to the legal duration of the courses, if the student achieves the credits and passes the exams required by the study programme.
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR THE EXTRAORDINARY JULY SESSION, RESERVED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE SUSTAINABLE FASHION DESIGN COURSE, CALL EXTENDED UNTIL 27 SEPTEMBER.
For both competitions, students entitled to DIRECT ENROLMENT must be registered with the Academy no later than 30 SEPTEMBER 2025.
First-level Scholarship Call – Sustainable Fashion Design
First-level Scholarship Call – OCTOBER
First-level Scholarship Ranking – SEPTEMBER
First-level Scholarship Ranking – OCTOBER
Second-Level Academic Diploma
For the academic year 2025/2026, RUFA is offering 12 scholarships for Italian and international students enrolling in the first year of second-level academic courses in Scenography and Fine Arts: Painting, Painting with a focus on Performance Art, Sculpture and Artistic Graphics, Visual and Innovation Design, Multimedia Arts and Design, Computer Animation and Visual Effects, Cinematic Art. Each scholarship is worth €2,500.00, which will be directly deducted from the tuition fee in each of the two legal years of the course. The scholarship for the second year will be renewed only upon the achievement of credits and successful completion of the exams provided for in the study plan.
For the purposes of the competition, students entitled to DIRECT ENROLMENT must be registered with the Academy no later than 30 SEPTEMBER 2025.
Second-level Scholarship Call – OCTOBER
Second-level Scholarship Ranking – SEPTEMBER
Second-level Scholarship Ranking – OCTOBER
Call for INTERNATIONAL students ONLY
Total and partial grants for Academic Year 26/27 coming soon.
Scholarship Rankings – 1st and 2nd level – JUNE
Submit a portfolio (Portfolio Guidelines) through the scholarship application form with, at least, ten digital images. The portfolio must be attached to the scholarship application form.
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The portfolio must be saved as a PDF file.
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The size of the portfolio should not exceed 15 megabytes.
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The portfolio must include a list with the following information for each image: image number, title, medium, dimensions (Height x Width or Height x Width x Depth).
Moreover, candidates applying for the BA in Cinema and to the MA in Film Arts can send us a short film by email to concorsi@unirufa.it or by inserting the link to their Portfolio or motivational letter.
After reading the portfolio requirements page if you have any questions regarding this process, please feel free to contact us at: guidance@unirufa.it
Applicants can include a link to the candidate’s own artistic works website in their letter of intent. The Academy’s commission will review the portfolios. The assessment is based on the quality, originality, creativity, technical competence and presentation of the portfolios and the admission exam.
The scholarship is awarded for the first year and must be confirmed each year for the legal duration of the course. For the first year the scholarship is awarded on the basis of the portfolio and the admission exam, whereas for the following years the renewal is subject to a review of specific requirements.
Students must achieve at least the following Academic credits and average grade:
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Bachelor of Arts (BA) > 2nd year of the Course = 40 Credits (by the end of the autumn exam session). Average grade 27/30.
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Bachelor of Arts (BA) > 3rd year of the Course = 85 Credits (by the end of the autumn exam session). Average grade 27/30.
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Master of Arts (MA) > 2nd year of the Course = 40 Credits (by the end of the autumn exam session). Average grade 27/30.
Academic Masters
Grant for Italian and international students
Total and Partial Grants for Academic Year 26/27 to be announce in January 2026.
Visit this section to keep an eye on the release of new scholarship calls.
Request more information about all Scholarships
SCHOLARSHIPS FROM OTHER INSTITUTIONS
SCHOLARSHIP / MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) offers grants for foreign citizens not residing in Italy and Italian citizens living abroad (IRE) in order to foster international cultural, scientific and technological cooperation, to promote Italian language and culture and to support Italy’s economic system in the world (According to Law 288/55 and its subsequent changes and additions).
Grants are offered for study, training, and/or research programmes at Italian Higher Education Institutions, both public and legally recognized ones.
Study in Italy Website
Right to Study: LazioDisco Scholarships.
In accordance with the provisions set out in the Decree of the President of the Council of Ministers of 9 April 2001, students at the Rome University of Fine Arts compete for the allocation of scholarships and services provided by the Right to University Study. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of merit and income by the Agenzia per il Diritto agli Studi Universitari nel Lazio (LazioDisco territoriale “La Sapienza” di Roma).
The annual call for applications for scholarships sets out the criteria for participation. See the website of the Agenzia per il Diritto agli Studi Universitari nel Lazio.
Norms on the right to university studies: Law no. 390 of 2 December 1991, published in G.U. no. 291 of 12 December 1991.