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SCHOLARSHIPS FROM THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT FOR FOREIGN AND ITALIAN STUDENTS LIVING ABROAD FOR THE A.Y. 2025-26

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) offers scholarships to foreign and Italian students residing abroad (IRE) for the academic year 2024-2025. The call is available by clicking here. Interested students, upon registration, can submit their applications exclusively online on the portal Study in Italy by 14:00 (Italian time) of 16 May 2025. Applications received after […]

GRIM – VIII edition of the Italian Research Day in the World

The Italian Cultural Institute of Melbourne wishes to highlight that, in agreement with the Ministry of Universities and Research, the VIII edition of the Italian Research Day in the World (GRIM) will be celebrated on 22 April 2025.This date was chosen to mark the birth of Professor Rita Levi-Montalcini, recipient of the Nobel Prize in […]

Premio Leggiamoci 2025 – Competition for Young Authors Aged 13 to 19

The 2025 edition of the Premio Leggiamoci is now open. The competition is promoted by the Fondazione Bellonci, the Center for the Book and Reading of the Ministry of Culture, BPER Banca, and in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), Tirreno Power, 42Gradi – Sustainable Ideas by Vecchie Segherie Mastrototaro, […]

Applications open for the XXIV Edition of the International Flaiano Award for Italian Studies – Luca Attanasio The International Flaiano Award for Italian Studies, established in 2002 and dedicated since 2021 to Ambassador Luca Attanasio, reaches its 24th edition, once again featuring the Under 35 Young Scholars Section. Organized within the framework of the Flaiano […]

Scholarship – TEATRO ALLA SCALA

The “Accademia d’Arti e Mestieri dello Spettacolo Teatro alla Scala” has opened applications for the two-year advanced course for opera singers and the one-year “Global Master in Performing Arts Management.” Applications for the advanced course are open until April 9, while applications for the Master’s program are open until October 1, 2025, for citizens of […]

National “BookTuberPrize” Award

Applications are now open for the seventh edition of the prestigious National “BookTuberPrize” Award. The competition, promoted by the Centre for Books and Reading (MiC), in collaboration with the General Directorate for Students, Inclusion, and Guidance (MIM) and the General Directorate for Public and Cultural Diplomacy (MAECI), aims to foster a love for reading among […]

Announcement for the application for grants and prizes for the distr ibution of Italian books through the translation of fiction and non fiction works, as well as for the production, dubbing and subtitling of films, short films and tv series intended for mass media circulation

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation promotes the dissemination of Italian publishing and cinematographic works abroad by providing incentives to translation and dubbing/subtitling initiatives, as a strategic tool for promoting Italian language and culture abroad. The Foreign Ministry provides two types of financial incentives: grant for the translation of an Italian literary work, which […]

16th MATTADOR International Screenwriting Award dedicated to Matteo Caenazzo

Extract from the 2024/2025 Competition Rules The MATTADOR Cultural Association opens the 16th MATTADOR International Screenwriting Award dedicated to  Matteo Caenazzo, a young talented artist from Trieste who passed away prematurely on 28th June 2009 while studying and working to embark on a career as a screenwriter. The award is open to young Italian and […]

9TH WEEK OF ITALIAN CUISINE IN THE WORLD

9TH WEEK OF ITALIAN CUISINE IN THE WORLD On 28 November, the Consulate General of Italy in Melbourne and the Italian Cultural Institute of Melbourne, in collaboration with the Italian Chamber of Commerce, organised an extraordinary culinary event with renowned MasterChef Guy Grossi on the occasion of the 9th Week of Italian Cuisine in the […]

The Farnesina and Embassies join the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

This year as well, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation joins the international mobilization campaign on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. As stated by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, “Italy must be at the forefront […]