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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.
For the purposes of the competition, students entitled to DIRECT ENROLMENT must be enrolled at the Academy no later than 30 JUNE 2025.
Scholarship call 1st level – JUNE
Apply for the 1st level scholarship – JUNE
Second level Academic Diploma
For the academic year 2025/2026, RUFA offers 12 scholarships, available to Italian and international students enrolling in the first year of second level academic courses in Set Design and Fine Arts: Painting, Painting with Performance Art specialisation, Sculpture and Art Graphics, Visual and Innovation Design, Multimedia Arts and Design, Computer Animation and Visual Effects, Film Art. Each scholarship amounts to €2,500, which will be directly deducted from the tuition fee for each of the two standard years of the courses. The scholarship for the second year will be renewed only upon completion of the credits and passing the exams required by the study plan.
For the purposes of the competition, students entitled to DIRECT ENROLMENT must be enrolled at the Academy no later than 30 JUNE 2025.
Scholarship call 2nd level – JUNE
Apply for the 2nd level scholarship – JUNE
Call for INTERNATIONAL students ONLY
RUFA offers:
JUNE SESSION:
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1 fully renewable scholarship covering the full tuition fee (except for the enrolment fee of € 1200.00, the regional DiSCo Lazio fee of € 140.00 and the diploma fee)
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1 fully renewable scholarship covering the full tuition fee (except for the enrolment fee of € 1200.00, the regional DiSCo Lazio fee of € 140.00 and the diploma fee) plus 10 months accommodation “The Changemaker Scholarship” in collaboration with The Social Hub Foundation. For the assignment requirements click here – (RESERVED FOR SECOND LEVEL COURSES)
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1 renewable scholarship covering part of the tuition fee worth € 2400.00
Scholarships are intended for international students (EU and non-EU citizens) undertaking a First and Second Level Academic Course. Scholarships are awarded annually to students who have submitted the best portfolios for undergraduate and master’s degree programmes and who have excelled in the admission test. Winners are selected by academic committees. For years after the first, the scholarship will be renewed only after earning the credits and passing the exams required by the study plan.
Scholarships for international students cannot be combined with other scholarships or reductions offered by RUFA.
Students who submitted the portfolio but did not take the admission exam in the above-mentioned session will not be considered eligible for the scholarship.
NB. It is possible to apply for RUFA scholarships only once: candidates from the January session will therefore not be able to participate in similar calls subsequently announced by the Academy for the academic year 2025/26.
Apply for the 1st level scholarship – JUNE
Apply for the 2nd level scholarship – 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
For each Academic Master RUFA offers n. 2 scholarships to Italian and international students enrolling in any Academic Master’s programme.
For each Academic Master RUFA offers 1 scholarship covering 50% and 1 scolarship covering 30% of the attendance fee, which will be directly deducted from the tuition fee. The Master’s scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic and artistic merit.
An expert committee will evaluate the candidates for the scholarship considering the strength and consistency of the academic profile, the examination of the thesis, portfolio, projects shared by the applicant and the outcome of the interview, if any.
The call for the 30% scholarship is now open.
Application deadline: 10 July 2025
For the purposes of the competition, winning students must be enrolled at the Academy no later than 30 JULY 2025.
Call for Art Curating and Management
Call for Cinema and New formats production
Call for Design Management
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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.