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Basic courses for all students include: Modelling and Simulation, Statistical Analysis of Environmental Data, Natural Resources Management, Environmental and Urban Economy and Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

Students wishing to specialize in geomatics may follow courses as Remote Sensing, Image Analysis, Geodetic Monitoring and Navigation as well as Applied Geophysics.
Those more interested in environmental engineering may select courses on Hydraulic Engineering and River Basin Reclamation, Environmental Protection Plans and Pollution Risk, and Engineering and Cooperation or Energy for Global Development.

Requirements

All engineering students, after a minimum 3-year degree of Bachelor, are entitled to submit a request to this Master of Science, students from Environmental, Civil and Computer Engineering are particularly welcome.

Also students with a Bachelor in Chemistry, Land Planning, Physics and Mathematics will be considered.

Funding

Thanks to the cooperation with public and private partners, every year all international candidates admitted to one of Politecnico di Milano M.Sc. programmes, starting during the 1st semester of every academic year, are automatically considered for different types of merit based scholarships (there is no separate application for scholarships). Students obtaining a scholarship will have to pay only an administrative fee.

For the Academic year 2013-2014, there will be a number of merit based scholarships for which all admitted students with a complete dossier will be automatically considered (there is no separate application for scholarships).
The relevant calls will be published by the month of February.

Scholarships for the Academic Year 2012-2013

The Politecnico di Milano operates 3 scholarship schemes, which provide financial support for full-time Non EU and EU* students enrolled in our Master of Science programmes:

• PLATINUM scholarship: worth 10.000 gross per year + tuition fees waiver. The amount of the scholarship will cover accommodation costs at one of Politecnico student residence, the remaining amount (after taxation) will be given as cash pocket money. The student will only have to pay an administrative fee of 144,00.
• GOLD scholarship: worth 5.000 per year + tuition fees waiver. The amount of the scholarship will cover accommodation costs at one of Politecnico student residence, the remaining amount (after taxation) will be given as cash pocket money. The student will only have to pay an administrative fee of 144,00.
• SILVER scholarship: corresponding to a tuition fee waiver, covers the total amount of fees for the academic year. The student will only have to pay an administrative fee of 144,00.

Important note for EU students: EU students can be considered only for Platinum and Gold scholarships if they apply and consign a complete dossier (including the language certificate) by the final deadline set for Non EU students.

The number of Platinum, Gold and Silver scholarships awarded varies from year to year, a small number of Platinum scholarships and a larger number of Gold and Silver scholarships are available.

Scholarships Assignment criteria:

The selection criteria are based on the evaluation of your previous education and its match with the prerequisites of our M.Sc. programmes. Obviously GPA (grade point average) and academic achievements (including the portfolio when requested) are of utmost importance. Last but not least a well written motivation letter will highly contribute to a positive decision by the Scholarship Awarding Committee