Submit the application by the deadline:

• Non European candidates: Master in Cognitive Science for Non-Europeans

• European and equivalent candidates: Master in Cognitive Science for Europeans and equivalents.

Application fee: € 30,00.

Documentation required

A copy of a valid passport with photo and personal data only.

A copy of the Bachelor's degree certificate or the certificate of enrollment including the expected graduation date (Italian applicants can provide a self-declaration).

Transcipt of records including a list of all courses, exams and marks awarded, the list of exams for the qualification to be awarded, the weighted average mark and the minimum to maximum range of marks.

A statement of purpose of maximum 4.000 characters (spaces included) explaining: your motivations for attending  the Master's program, a list of relevant experiences, and any extracurricular activities which may be of interest.

Curriculum vitae: a brief but complete CV in English should highlight the most important steps of your academic and professional career and include information about permanent contact and present address, phone number and email.

A letter of reference (optional): written in English or in Italian by one of your professors at University or by managers in your company. Your referee have to send the letter directly to us (mcs@unitn.it) specifying your name in the subject line. We strongly encourage you to use the sample reference letter attached.

Any supporting document that you feel may contribute to your application.

English proficiency at B2 level certified by:

• a self-declaration that you speak English as mother tongue
• a writing statement issued by your university stating that English is the official teaching language of your degree
• a Transcript of records attesting the completion of a university exam of English language knowledge at B2 level.
• An international certificate recognised by UniTrento: Accepted certificates as entry requirements for degree programmes.

If you don't have any way to prove your English knowledge when you apply, you'll have to send the certificate as soon as you are admitted to the Master's Admission Office by June 15 2025.

An official translation of each document is required, when the original document is not produced in English or Italian.

Illegible documents will not be considered and incomplete or non-submitted application forms will be automatically excluded from the selection process.

Application considered valid will be reviewed by the Admissions Committee, which will evaluate all aspects of each candidate as a whole.

Selection criteria

Academic background and reference letter, up to 50 points out of 100: transcripts of records, any other curricular activities, publications, professional experiences, stage and voluntary work, knowledge of foreign languages, reference letter (if present).

Relevance of previous studies and experience (summer schools, jobexperiencese) to the programme objectives, up to 20 points out of 100.

Statement of purpose, up to 30 points out of 100: clarity, strength of motivation, relevance to the course applied for, ability shown in English, originality.

Rankings

Once the evaluation process is completed, the admission committee places the candidates on two separate shortlists: one list for Non-Europeans and one for Europeans and Equivalents. The first 35 Non-European applicants and the first 45 European and Equivalent applicants are immediately admitted. Those who receive a score higher or equal to 50 but who are not immediatly admitted are eligible and can be admitted afterward in case some admitted students decline their places

The Ranking list with admitted candidates and scholarship assignation will be published on this page by the deadlines indicated in the Call for application paragraph.

In case you are admitted, you will be notified by email from UniTrento Staff with the instructions needed to confirm the place in the Program, such as:

• how to complete the confirmation application
• how to pay the confirmation fee of € 100,00.

If, for any reason, you decide to decline your position, pelase communicate your decision to the Master Admission Office as soon as possible in order to give other eligible students the opportunity to study at the University of Trento.

Enrollment must be completed by the deadline communicated by UniTrento Staff: if you do not meet the deadline, your admission will be rejected.

Enrollment is conditional upon the positive evaluation of the eligibility of the university degree.

Further details about the enrollment to the Master’s degree will be provided via email by the administrative office in due time. 

You must be in Rovereto for the start of lessons, at the beginning of September .

Further information about the dates will be provided by UniTrento Staff

Non-European admitted students must be in Trento no later than 30 September 2025