Exemptions and incentives
The University of Pavia gives exemptions from the payment of tuition fees for students enrolled in three-year, master's and single-cycle master's degree courses who meet the requirements established by law or University regulations.
Exemptions can be total or partial and can be granted upon request by the student or automatically, without any formal request.
| PLEASE NOTE: You can submit applications for exemption for the academic year 2024-25, within the 30 of September 2025. Applications for exemption for previous academic years will not be accepted. |
The following exemptions are automatically attributed, without any request by the student.
| Eligible | Regional right to study tax exemption | All-inclusive fee exemption |
| Foreign students with a scholarship from the Italian government as part of development cooperation programs or cultural and scientific intergovernmental agreements | total | total |
| Students with an equivalent ISEE lower or equal to € 23.000,00 | - | total |
| Students beneficiaries of regional scholarships provided by EDISU | - | total |
| Non-beneficiary eligible students in possession of the requisites required to compete for the regional scholarships provided by EDISU | - | total |
| Students enrolled in the ordinary courses of the Istituto Universitario di Studi Superiori (IUSS) of Pavia who are the winners of a free place at the university colleges, for the duration of the entire university course | - | total |
| Students political refugees exempted by resolution of the CdA | - | total |
| International students in the Fee Waiver Program | - | total - (exemption granted only for the first year) |
| Students enrolled for the first time at an Italian university who obtained the high school diploma with the maximum score | - | total - (exemption granted only for the first year) |
The following exemptions are granted only with the presentation of the appropriate application by the student.
| Eligible | Regional right to study tax exemption | All-inclusive fee exemption | Application |
| Students with disabilities equal to or greater than 66% and/or with ascertained disability pursuant to art. 3 of Law 104/1992 | total | total |
presentation of the documentation certifying the disability to be forwarded to the University Assistance and Integration Service Center (disabili@unipv.it) |
| enrolled students who have paid the regional tax in another Lombard university for the same academic year | total | - | request to be sent by email to the Direct Line |
Exemption from 75% of the all-inclusive fee due for the a.y. 2024/25, for students who:
- have taken and registered all the exams and/or other educational activities envisaged as compulsory in their study plan by 30 April 2025;
- will graduate by 30 September 2025 (15 December 2025 for study courses in the health professions).
To access the benefit, interested parties:
- do not have to pay the first installment relating to enrollment in the a.y. 2024/25;
- must submit the application for exemption once all the activities envisaged in the Study Plan have been registered within the terms indicated above.
You must forward the application (attached below) within the 12 of July 2025, by to the U.O.C. Student career management via direct line.
PLEASE NOTE: The exemption can only be requested once during the career and can't be requested after a recognition.
If there are brothers and/or sisters enrolled in both 1st and 2nd level study courses at the University of Pavia in the same academic year, a discount of € 300,00 is recognized on the all-inclusive fee, condition that the ISEE (or the equivalent ISEE) of the family unit to which the students belong is less than or equal to €45,000.00.
The "bonus" is recognized to each brother/sister in compliance with the following conditions:
- be enrolled at the University of Pavia in the same academic year. If during the academic year one of the two brothers graduates or decides to end his career following a transfer, withdrawal, etc. in any case, the use of the bonus is allowed to the student who maintains his enrollment for that academic year;
- be present in the same family unit as certified in the appropriate documentation. Therefore, the exemption does not apply in the case of independent students or those who have set up a separate family unit.
ATTENTION: The discount is applied on the part of the all-inclusive fee due and within the capacity of the same: in the hypothesis in which a student owes no sum as an all-inclusive contribution or an amount lower than € 300,00, the recognized discount will be equal to amount due to the University.
How to request the "Brothers Bonus"
- To access the "Bonus Brothers" it is necessary for one of the brothers to self-certify the relationship with the other members using the form (attached below); the form must be sent to the Direct Line by 30 November 2024 attaching your identity document.
You can ask for the bonus after this deadline, within the 30 of September 2025, with a penalty of €82,00.
The University of Pavia provides an incentive for students enrolled in specific courses of study.
With the D.M. 581 of 24 June 2022, the MUR has allocated resources for incentives to students enrolled in classes:
- L-34 (Geological Sciences);
- LM-74 (Geological Sciences and Technologies);
- L-02 (Biotechnology);
- L-07 (Civil and environmental engineering);
- L-08 (Information Engineering);
- L-09 (Industrial Engineering);
- L-13 (Life Sciences);
- L-27 (Chemical Sciences and Technologies);
- L-30 (Physical Sciences and Technologies);
- L-31 (Computer Science and Technology);
- L-32 (Environment and Nature Sciences and Technologies);
- L-35 (Mathematical Sciences);
- LM-06 (Biology);
- LM-08 (Industrial Biotechnology);
- LM-09 (Medical, Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology);
- LM-17 (Physics);
- LM-21 (Biomedical Engineering);
- LM-23 (Civil Engineering);
- LM-25 (Automation Engineering);
- LM-28 (Electrical Engineering);
- LM-29 (Electronic Engineering);
- LM-32 (Computer Engineering);
- LM-35 (Engineering for the environment and territory);
- LM-40 (Mathematics);
- LM-44 (Mathematical-physical modelling for engineering);
- LM-54 (Chemical Sciences);
- LM-60 (Natural Sciences);
- L-P01 (Technical professions for construction and territory).
The University has decided to grant a minimum amount of € 450,00 (taxes included) in the form of a scholarship equivalent to an income of independent work (subject to IRAP and IRPEF) to students enrolled/enrolled for the first time for the a.a. 2023/2024 to the courses of study in the classes identified by the ministerial decrees, assigned according to the following criteria:
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For science-technology courses, the incentive will be aimed to students with ISEE for the right to study not exceeding € 35,000,00 who are not recipients of an Edisu grant for the same Academic Year and who have obtained at least 20 CFU within the 31 of July 2024, following an order of priority for the different courses of study defined on the basis of:
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For courses in the areas of geological science, the incentive will be provided on the basis of the criteria and requirements laid down for courses in the scientific-technological area, derogating the income limit. If the incentive is also paid to students in the maximum range, the order of award is defined on the basis of the greatest number of credits acquired on 31 July 2024. |
The incentive will be disbursed only to students who are up to date with the payment of all university contribution installments (including late payment fees) for the reference year, and who have not made any transfers, course changes, withdrawals, or closures of academic careers.
Payment can only be made via direct bank transfer to a bank account of which the student must be the account holder or joint account holder.
Therefore, it is necessary to enter the bank account details with IBAN, Carta Ateneo +, or another prepaid card with IBAN within your Student Portal (home - personal data - refund data modification).
Upon completion of the allocation, any unallocated residual funds will be evenly distributed to increase the shares to the identified beneficiaries.
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