2025 ICTP Postgraduate Diploma Scholarship for Students from Developing or Least Developed Countries
Since its inception in 1991, the Postgraduate Diploma Programme has established a strong track record, with numerous graduates advancing to pursue PhDs at esteemed universities worldwide, including those in Europe and North America.
Following postdoctoral research positions abroad, many alumni have returned to their home countries, contributing to education and establishing cutting-edge research teams. Others have built successful scientific careers at top institutions globally.
Numerous ICTP alumni sustain long-term collaborations with the centre, fostering ongoing partnerships throughout their professional lives.
2025 ICTP Postgraduate Diploma Scholarship: A Comprehensive Overview
- Type: Postgraduate scholarship
- Funding Type: Fully Funded
- Eligible Countries: Developing or Least Developed Countries
- Sponsor: International Centre for Theoretic Physics (ICTP)
- Perks: Full scholarship for the entire duration, Tuition fees, No course fee, Travel grants
- Deadline: March 15, 2025
- The Program is open to young qualified graduates in physics, mathematics or related fields.
- A limited number of scholarships (around 10 per field) are awarded to successful candidates from developing countries (with particular emphasis on students from the least developed regions of the world) to cover travel and living expenses during their stay at ICTP.
- The selection of the candidates is based on their university performance as well as on academic recommendations.
- The selection committee aims to select the best academically qualified candidates while striving for gender balance and geographical distribution.
- After the completion of the courses (including examinations), participants are required to work on a dissertation, to be submitted and defended.
- The Postgraduate Diploma Program is open to young (generally below 28 years of age), qualified graduates from all countries that are members of the United Nations, UNESCO or IAEA.
- The minimum qualification for applicants is a degree equivalent to an M.Sc (or an exceptionally good B.Sc) in physics, mathematics or in a field related to the topics listed below.
Benefits of the 2025 ICTP Postgraduate Diploma Scholarship
- Tuition-free; 10 yearly scholarships plus travel grant for applicants from developing countries.
- In each Postgraduate Diploma Program, scholarships and travel grants will be awarded to those 10 students selected from developing countries.
- There are no course fees. Students will receive a scholarship for the entire year of study.
- A limited number of qualified candidates who meet the same selection criteria as others may attend the courses at their own cost.
- They must supply written evidence from a funding agency or a banking institution that funds are available for their entire year’s stay, and are equal to those offered by the Centre.
2025 ICTP Postgraduate Diploma Scholarship: Selection Criteria and Process
Applicants will be chosen based on their academic records, achievements and recommendations.
Proficiency in English is mandatory, as the program is conducted entirely in English.
Additionally, candidates are expected to demonstrate a solid understanding of specific topics related to their chosen field of study.
- For Condensed Matter Physics: solid state physics; quantum mechanics; statistical mechanics; classical mechanics; electrodynamics; mathematical physics.
- For High Energy, Cosmology and Astronomical Physics: classical mechanics; electrodynamics; special theory of relativity; quantum mechanics; statistical mechanics.
- For Earth System Physics: a theoretical background in physics, mathematics or engineering; mathematical methods applied in geophysics and geosciences.
- For Mathematics: basic abstract algebra; elements of real and complex analysis; topology.
- For Quantitative Life Sciences: classical mechanics, thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, mathematical methods for physics, basic programming skills
Required Documents for 2025 ICTP Postgraduate Diploma Scholarship Application
In addition to completing an online application form, candidates should upload the following as part of their application:
- Copies of transcripts of university academic records and university degrees in English (The selected candidates will be required to provide originals or certified copies of these documents as well as of their official English translation before he/she can be admitted to the Programme).
- Any certificates or documents that give proof of the student’s ability to follow advanced-level courses, study and write scientific literature in the English language.
- Two letters of recommendation, from senior scientists familiar with the applicant’s studies and work.
Deadline: March 15, 2025
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