Applying for RealMaths - Double MSc Degree Programme in Mathematics for Real World Applications
Deadline for RealMaths Double MSc Degree was:1 pm 2 March2023
The next call is due to open in November 2023
Our 2-year Double MSc Degree programme "RealMaths" - Mathematics for Real World Applications begins every September. If you are interested to join the forthcoming intake, all you have to do is read the information below and submit your application via our online tool (note that applications submitted via email or post won't be taken into account).
Your application has to be accompanied by some required documents, which are listed below for your convenience.
Funding opportunities and reduction on administrative/tuition fees are also available, as you can read in the dedicated sections that follow.
Entry requirements
Are you eligible?
Academic Requirements
Language requirements
All applicants are required to prove an advanced level of English (CEFR B2/C1 level), certified by any of the following tests:
- IELTS Academic: overall band score of 6.0 or above;
- TOEFL iBT: overall score of 80 or above;
- PTE Academic: 56 or above overall;
- C1 Advanced (formerly known as Cambridge Advanced English): overall score of 169 or above;
- or equivalent to the above.
Language certificates must not be dated more than 4 years from the date of submission.
Applicants having conducted their undergraduate degree / secondary-school studies in an English-speaking institution may just provide evidence that English is the medium of instrucion in such institutions (there's a dedicated section on the application form for that - no certificate submission required).
Documents required
For all the above documents, in case they are not written in English, please upload an official English translation, or a translation provided and signed by the Institution awarding your previous degree.
Important Dates
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Online application form opens | |
Deadline for Scholarships by the University of L'Aquila | |
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Funding opportunities
Pre Master Bonus
We're proud to confirm that all our 2022-cohort students who attended our PreMaster Program obtained a special bonus worth 100 EUR for each gained ECTS credit (credits are awarded after succesfully passing a course examination). That means they obtained up to 1,400 EUR for the first part of the PreMaster Program (consisting of 14 ECTS credits). An additional contribution is going to be paid for the second term, too, for a maximum of 300 EUR per student.
Regarding the forthcoming 2023 edition of our PreMaster Program, we are pleased to announce that a similar contribution will be available this year, too, for an amount of max. 1,000 EUR per student.
All amounts and conditions are to be defined yet for the 2023 editions. Note that:
- Contributions are paid at some point after the beginning of the academic year, there is no specific date
- Students who are EMJMD scholarship holders cannot benefit from such a contribution.
Contribution to travel and installation costs from the University of L'Aquila
Sponsor. University of L'Aquila. Office in charge: International Relations Office
Details. By submitting your application before March 2, 2023 (1 pm Italy time), you will automatically be considered for a contribution to travel and installation costs provided by the University of L'Aquila worth EUR 3,000 (EUR 2,000 for students residing in a Programme country). This type of contribution is not available to InterMaths EMJMD students.
Number of scholarships. The number of scholarships allocated to our programme (RealMaths) has not been defined yet. However, we expect it to be max. 15.
How to apply? No additional application is required on your side. The University overall ranking (which will involve all the other UAQ international students) will be based on our own ranking. If you're selected, you will receive an award notification via email from the office in charge (international.students@univaq.it) typically in June-July. Contributions are expected to be paid by end of December 2023.
Erasmus+ Grant support for Students Mobility for Study (KA131)
Not to be confused with Erasmus Mundus (EMJMD) scholarships!
In the paragraph below with the word "mobility" we refer to a student enrolled at the University of L'Aquila who studies at a partner university abroad for some time. As you'll be enrolled at the University of L'Aquila too for the whole duration of our programme, you're eligible to apply for funding when you study abroad ("abroad" from the viewpoint of a L'Aquila student, then).
Sponsor. University of L'Aquila (Erasmus+ funding). Office in charge: International Relations Office
Details. All our international students can benefit from Erasmus+ grants KA131 (Mobility for Study), provided by the EU via the University of L'Aquila, to finance up to 12 months spent on mobility abroad (for the RealMaths programme, that means the whole Year 2).
Please consider that for your mobility you might also benefit from an additional special fund by the Italian Ministry of Education usually referred to as "Fondo Giovani" and which is addressed to low-income students.
All in all such grants, i.e. Erasmus+ for Mobility (~300 EUR/month) and Fondo Giovani (max. 500 EUR/month depending on your family income) are expected to award our students up to EUR 800 per month for 12 months at most.
How to apply? Applications for Year2-mobility open in Jan-Feb 2024. There will be a selection mostly based your previous and current (Semester1 at UAQ) academic achievements. Anyway, note that so far the allocated funding has always been enough to cover all our students going on mobility.
Other funding opportunities and benefits
2023-intake students may also obtain other funding opportunies and benefits even from our partner universities (some of our partner universities, for instance, have offered accommodation at reduced fares to our students in Year2). Detailed information about how to apply and what such funding may cover, will be emailed to applicants later on.
To give an idea, you may find below details about the funding opportunities available to students of the 2022 cohort. In their Year1 & Year2 they have all been receiving from the Abruzzo Region Agency for Education (A.D.S.U.) - Abruzzo is the region where L'Aquila is located:
- Up to 3,000 EUR per year as allowance
- Up to 1,500 EUR per year as rent reimbursement
- Up to 600 EUR per 10 months on mobility abroad
- Free meals at UAQ canteens as of January 2024.
How to apply? Application usually opens in August. Scholarships are addressed to students from low-income families . A few more details will be provided via email by us. For a more direct support, you may refer to our Alumni Association starting from August.
Grants by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI)
The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) offers grants to foreign citizens and Italian citizens living abroad for the Academic Year 2023-2024 in order to foster international cooperation in cultural, scientific and technological fields, 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).
Note that we don't offer any kind of support with this specific grant, but you may retrieve all the information required from the Ministry official website.
Also, note that such type of grant might be incompatible with other grants you might be awarded for the same academic year (like the ones listed above by ADSU, Regional Agency). That doesn't mean that you cannot apply for the MAECI grant or for any of the others mentioned on this page. You're free to apply for any of them, but if you're selected, before accepting a specific grant, you'll have to check the related terms & conditions and ensure that they are not incompatible with any other grant you might have accepted in the meantime.
Fees
Participation costs
EUR 2,250 per semester (i.e. 4 installments for a total of EUR 9,000), which include the tuition fees, and any other mandatory costs related to student participation in the programme. Participation costs do not include insurance, accommodation costs, living costs, travelling costs, the cost of equipment or books or the sports centres.
Partial fee waiver
The RealMaths Consortium will grant the 2023-cohort students partial waiver of the participations costs. Based on that, the student will only have to pay the RealMaths Consortium:
- a total of 2,000 EUR, to be paid in four installments (500 EUR/semester) at the beginning of each term.With regard to the first semester, a 300-EUR non-refundable deposit will be required within 30 days after notification of selection, whereas the remainder is to be cleared before Semester 1 begins.
Selection procedure
Please note that you won't be charged any fee to take part in the whole application and selection process.
In the period 3 March – 14 April 2023 the Evaluation Committee will evaluate all the applications successfully submitted by 1 pm 2 March 2023, and will draw up an Absolute Ranking List. Please note that this is the only ranking list that will be used for the awarding scholarships provided by the University of L'Aquila.
Selected students will receive notification nd will be provided information via email about how to confirm their position and start the pre-enrolment phase.
After the publication of the Absolute Ranking List, the Evaluation Committee will periodically evaluate all the applications submitted after 1 pm 2 March 2023, and will periodically publish lists of candidates eligible for admission to the Programme.
The Evaluation Committee will then meet again in mid-August to finalize the pre-enrollments and to remove from the list the students who will not have certified the accomplishment of their bachelor's degree (or equivalent).
Selection criteria
CV
CV, academic records and recognition of the institution awarding the bachelor's degree
English
Motivation
References
Professional experience
The minimum pass score for eligibility is 50.
In case of equal score reached by two candidates, the Committee agrees to try and maintain gender balance firstly, geographical balance secondly.
Selection list for the 2021 intake of the InterMaths programme will be available in this page (see the deadlines above).
Application procedure
STEP 1
Registration
STEP 1
STEP 2
Fill in your application
STEP 3
Review your data
STEP 3
STEP 4
Sign and Submit
STEP 5
Get 2 reference letters
Reference system.
STEP 5
STEP 6
What happens next
Applications will only be considered for scholarships if they are submitted by 1 pm Italy time 2 March 2023, complete with all required documents - reference letters might be submitted even later on, instead, as explained above.
So, make sure you complete the Sign and Submit process before such deadlines. Your application won't be taken into account unless you generate a PDF receipt, sign it and upload it back using the "Sign and Submit" function.
