The scholarship will not be on offer anymore starting from the 1st Semester 2024-25.

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For students enrolled in any master’s degree (including Laurea Magistrale) or 4-year bachelor's degree at one of VIU member universities who intend to pursue research for their thesis in themes related to the Globalization Program.

Participation includes attendance in a semester of the Globalization Program at VIU, followed by a research internship supported by a scholarship.

International thesis research fosters a global perspective, promotes cultural understanding, and contributes to the advancement of knowledge on a broader scale. It can play a crucial role in creating a more interconnected and informed global academic community, as well as:
- provide a broader and more comprehensive perspective on a given topic allowing researchers to consider a variety of cultural, social, economic, and political factors that may influence the subject of their study
- help researchers understand how cultural nuances may impact the interpretation and application of their findings
- contribute to the understanding of global complex challenges by considering diverse perspectives and experiences
- provide opportunities for networking and collaboration with researchers across borders leading to the exchange of ideas, methodologies, and resources
- enhance research rigor as researchers navigate a variety of challenges, such as language barriers, diverse research regulations, and logistical issues.

Mobility period
The research mobilities are for two to four months, after the student has completed their courses at VIU. The start and end dates are fixed in collaboration with the host organization and depend on the projects which the students will pursue. The mobilities are usually completed by the end of December in the academic year following the courses at VIU.

Destinations 
A candidate may request to visit any member university in a different country to their home university:
Boston College, USA
Duke University, USA
European University at St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
Korea University, Korea
KU Leuven, Belgium
Ludwig Maximilians Universität, Germany
Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Tel Aviv University, Israel
Tsinghua University, China
Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, Italy
Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, Italy
Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy
Università degli Studi di Roma “Tor Vergata”, Italy
Università Iuav di Venezia, Italy
Université de Bordeaux, France
University of Exeter, UK
University of Lausanne, Switzerland
University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Waseda University, Japan

Any candidate from an Italian member university who is interested in a European member university is advised to consult the open calls for Erasmus+ mobility: www.univiu.org/erasmus.