M.Res. Master of Research in Italy

Public university research master's programs generally fall between €900 and €4,000 per year based on the ISEE income-linked system, while select private research institutes can charge €6,000 to €20,000 annually depending on the field and lab resources involved.

Most M.Res.-style programs in Italy are structured as two-year second-level master's degrees, requiring around 120 ECTS credits, with a substantial portion of the final year dedicated to an independent research project or thesis.

The requirements for candidates include a bachelor's degree in a relevant field, good grades, a research proposal/area of focus, letters of recommendation, and language proficiency scores if the course is taught in English.

Yes, students who come from other countries and have a study residence permit can do part-time jobs and work up to 20 hours a week. In addition, many research master's students are offered paid positions of research assistants in their departments.

Partial fee waiver or research grants may be available from some departments contingent upon specific projects, while DSU regional scholarship funds will cater for the cost of tuition along with a living grant for the deserving applicants, although full funding is more prevalent in PhD studies than in research masters.