Summary of student benefits and grants
for students enrolled in the YEARS
SUBSEQUENT TO THE FIRST of all
Bachelor of Science, single cycle Master
of Science and Master of Science
programmes
AY 2012/2013
STUDENT BENEFITS AND GRANTS
The student benefits and grants made available by the Politecnico for the AY 2012/2013
are:
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study grants
supplements to study grants for participation in international mobility programmes
degree awards
subsidised accommodation service
catering service for students eligible for/beneficiaries of study grants.
PREREQUISITES FOR ASSIGNMENT OF BENEFITS: ENROLMENT
To be assigned Student Benefits and Grants, students enrolling in YEARS SUBSEQUENT
to the first of Bachelor of Science, single cycle Master of Science and Master of Science
programmes, including students who graduate in the last session of the academic year
2011/12, must formalise enrolment in the AY 2012/13, paying fees and contributions due
by 1 October 2012.
You can apply also before having formalised enrolment at the Politecnico for the academic
year 2012/2013, however, assignment of benefits is subject to completion of enrolment within
the deadlines specified above.
REQUISITES FOR ACCESS TO SBG BENEFITS
Before submitting the application for assignment of SBG benefits check if you meet the
economic and merit requisites required by the competition call.
Consult the call at www.polimi.it/borse. The requisites for
participating in the competition are described in Articles 4, 5, 6
and 7 (of the General Part - page 8 et seq
CREDIT BONUS
If you have difficulty in reaching the minimum number of credits required by the call, in the
presence of certain requisites, you can use a "credit bonus" to bridge any gaps between the
minimum number of credits required by the call and credits actually acquired.
Consult the call at www.polimi.it/borse. The bonus is
regulated by art. 8 - General Part page 14 et seq
APPLICATION DEADLINES
The deadline for submitting the application is 10 August 2012.
HOW TO APPLY
If you meet the economic requisites of the Competition Call, you can apply by completing the
on-line form available at www.polimi.it/borse
WARNING: before “confirming” the on-line application make sure it has been completed
correctly, since once you click the “confirm” button you can no longer change the contents.
Following confirmation of the application, you will receive, at the e-mail address provided
during registration, a summary of the content of your application.
THERE IS NO NEED TO SEND/SUBMIT A PAPER COPY OF THE APPLICATION
TO THE STUDENT BENEFITS AND GRANTS AND INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY
SERVICE. Remember, however, to send to the Student Benefits and Grants and International
Mobility Service the ISEEU/ISPEU certification if you used as CAAF (Authorised Tax
Assistance Centre) NOT affiliated with the Politecnico.
To facilitate the presentation of applications, the following are available:
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a telephone help desk (tel.: +39 02.2399.4471 – 02.2399.4472 –02.2399.-02.23994473 02.2399.4474 - 02.23992268) operative from Monday to Friday, 9.30 a.m. - 12.30 p.m.;
a number of internet-connected workstations in the offices at no. 42 Via Golgi that can
be used to complete the on-line application;
an e-mail service dirittoallostudio@polimi.it;
a counter service in the offices at no. 42 Via Golgi operative from Monday to Friday,
9.30 a.m. - 12.30 p.m.
Consult the call at www.polimi.it/borse. The procedures for submitting applications are
described in art. 10 - General Part - page 15.
STUDY GRANTS
The study grant is a sum of money paid in 2 instalments, assigned to students who meet the
merit and income requisites prescribed by the Competition Call having duly filed an
application. The amount of the study grant varies according to financial status and origin of
the student (“at home”, “commuting” or “away from home”).
To prove the "away from home" status, one of the following must be submitted to the Student
Benefits and Grants and International Mobility Service by no later than 15 October 2012:
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copy of the duly registered rental agreement made out in the your name or in the
name of one of your parents;
certificate or other tax-valid document in relation to payment of rent in the case of
students domiciled at colleges, student residences or boarding schools not managed
by the Politecnico di Milano.
Should, in previous academic years, you have already submitted the rental agreement or tax
certification to the Student Benefits and Grants Service and there have been no changes to the
situation already been certified, you may simply reconfirm the data by self-certification,
attaching only a copy of the rental agreement registration certificate to the application.
Failure to submit this documentation will result in you being considered as commuting.
If you are a foreign student, you will nevertheless be considered “away from home”,
regardless of the place of residence in Italy, unless the student's family resides in Italy.
Consult the call at www.polimi.it/borse. The amounts of
grants and the differentiation between students at home,
commuting and away from home are described in art. 4 Special
Part - Student Grants - page 23 et seq.
PUBLICATION OF RANKINGS
You can see your position in the provisional ranking at www.polimi.it/borse from 8 October
2012.
You can appeal against the rankings no later than 10 days from the date of publication.
Appeals must be made in writing, signed and must be accompanied by all documentation
suitable for justifying your grounds.
Once the examination of appeals has been completed by the appropriate administration, you
can see your position in the final ranking at www.polimi.it/borse from 31 October 2012.
PAYMENT OF STUDY GRANTS
The study grant will be paid in two instalments, in particular:
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the first instalment will be paid by 23 November 2012;
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the second instalment will be paid by 29 June 2013;
You can decide how you want to receive payment of the grant via the application
“identification of payment procedures” available in personalised on-line services.
Consult the call at www.polimi.it/borse. The ranking calculation method and
publication deadlines are described in Articles 5, 6 and 7 Special Part - Student
Grants - page 25 et seq
INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY SUPPLEMENTS
If, for the AY 2012/2013, you are the beneficiary or eligible non-beneficiary of a student grant,
you can benefit from a supplement of the same for participation in international mobility
programmes.
AMOUNT OF CONTRIBUTION
The contribution is for 550 euros per month for the duration of the stay abroad, up to a
maximum of 10 months. The value of any further contributions granted with European Union
funds, or funds from other public or private parties, or following bilateral agreements – even if
not Community-related - is deducted from this amount. You can also apply to the Student
Benefits and Grants and International Mobility Service for reimbursement of return travel costs
up to a value of 150 euros (for European countries) and up to 500 euros (for non-European
countries). Remember to submit to the Student Benefits and Grants and International Mobility
Service, not later than 30 days after returning from the mobility period, the return tickets for
which you want to obtain a refund.
PLEASE NOTE: Throughout the entire period of stay abroad you cannot use the catering
service at the subsidised rate. This prohibition also applies if - during the period of study
abroad - you return to Italy for whatever reason (e.g. for exams, Christmas holidays, etc.).
Consult the call at www.polimi.it/borse. The international mobility
supplements are described in Chapter II, Special Part page 33 et seq.
DEGREE AWARDS
If you have acquired a Master of Science or single cycle Master of Science you may apply for a
supplement of the last grant of 1000 euros, under the following conditions:
 you must have graduated within a number of years equivalent to the normal duration
for the Master of Science or single-cycle Master of Science programme. The “normal
duration” is calculated from the year of first absolute enrolment (for the notion of
“absolute enrolment” see the Competition Call, art. 7, letter B) – General Part - );
PLEASE NOTE: In waiver of this point, you can apply for allocation of the degree
award even if you enrolled in the academic year 2012/2013 - for the purposes of
allocating Student Benefits and Grants - but will graduate in the last session of the
academic year 2011/2012.
 you must have received, for the academic year for which you are applying for the
degree award, a grant from student benefits and grants;
 you must not have already benefited from the degree award during your entire
university career;
The application must be presented within 60 days of graduation.
SUBSIDISED ACCOMMODATION SERVICE
If you are a student AWAY FROM HOME, in possession of merit and income requirements
prescribed by the Competition Call, you may request accommodation at a subsidised rate in
one of the Politecnico residences (www.residenze.polimi.it)
APPLICATION DEADLINE
The deadline for submitting the application is 10 August 2012.
Consult the call at www.polimi.it/borse. The procedures for
submitting applications are described in art. 10 - General
Part.
COST OF ACCOMMODATION
If you are a student benefiting from a grant for the AY 2012/2013 from the amount of the
grant an amount as a flat rate contribution to the cost of the accommodation will be deducted.
As an example, bear in mind that in 2011/2012 the deduction amounted to euro 2,250.
WARNING: The deduction will be reduced proportionately if the student uses the
accommodation for a number of months less than the entire academic year (e.g. allocation of
accommodation at later dates, participation in international mobility programmes, etc.).
If, on the other hand, you are an eligible student but not beneficiary of a grant for the AY
2012/2013 you must pay a monthly rent equal to 1/11 of the deduction applied to students
benefiting from grants.
Finally, if you are a student benefiting from a grant and eligible but not benefiting from
subsidised accommodation you must pay monthly rent corresponding to the non-subsidised
rate.
If you are a student, expecting to graduate with a Bachelor of Science in September, having
applied for accommodation as a student enrolled in the first year of a Master of Science
programme in September - while awaiting completion of enrolment in the Master of Science
programme - you can use, upon payment, accommodation selected by the Accommodation
Services Area. The following tariff is applied:
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300 euros for the entire month of September or a period in excess of 15 days;
150 euros for periods of less than 15 days.
This amount cannot be reimbursed.
Consult the call at www.polimi.it/borse. The cost of
accommodation is provided for in Article 10 Subsidised accommodation service - page 41 et seq
PUBLICATION OF RANKINGS
You can see your position in the ranking at www.polimi.it/residenze from 22 August 2012.
Any appeals must be submitted to the Student Benefits and Grants and International Mobility
Service no later than 26 August 2012.
Once examination of appeals has been concluded, you can see your position in the ranking at
www.polimi.it/residenze from 29 August 2012.
WARNING: you will be considered as having renounced if you do not accept the
accommodation within 3 days of the assignment notification.
Politecnico di Milano residences will be closed from 1 to 31 August 2013.
Consult the call at www.polimi.it/borse. Ranking
publication dates and the accommodation acceptance
procedure are provided in Articles 7, 8 and 9 Special
Part – Subsidised accommodation service - page 39 et
seq
PRIORITY IN ASSIGNMENT OF ACCOMMODATION
If, in the 2012/2013 academic year:
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you enrol in years subsequent to the first for Bachelor of Science, single-cycle Master of
Science and Master of Science programmes;
have benefited from the accommodation service in the previous academic year;
you can benefit from priority assignment of accommodation if, by 10 August 2012, you have
acquired the number of credits specified in art. 5 of the Call – Special Part – Subsidised
accommodation service.
SUBSIDISED CATERING SERVICE
If you are the beneficiary or eligible non-beneficiary of a student grant for the AY 2012/2013,
you are entitled to use the subsidised catering service. You will therefore be given, at the
Student Benefits and Grants counter, an Electronic Card “topped up” with “daily” meal
vouchers which you can use in canteens affiliated with the Politecnico (for a list of affiliated
canteens
see
the
website
(http://www.polimi.it/uploads/media/Convenzioni_Politecnico_2011.xls.pdf.)
DURATION OF THE SERVICE
The service will be available from 1 December 2012 to 30 November 2013 .
The catering service will be suspended for the entire month of August 2013.
USE OF THE ELECTRONIC CARD
Meal vouchers "topped up" on the card must be used in the course of the day. If you do not use
them they will be lost and you cannot accumulate them with those you will use on subsequent
days.
Should you take part in international mobility programmes, throughout the entire period of
stay abroad, you cannot use the subsidised catering service. This prohibition also applies if during the period of study abroad - you return to Italy for whatever reason (e.g. for exams,
Christmas holidays, etc.).
AMOUNTS ON THE ELECTRONIC CARD
The value of the meal voucher varies according to whether you are away from home,
commuting or at home.
Consult the call at www.polimi.it/borse. The
amounts on the Card and instructions for use are
described in Article 3 - Special Part - Subsidised
catering service
Summary table of main deadlines
APPLICATION DEADLINE
10 August 2012
22 August 2012 (provisional rankings)
PUBLICATION
OF
ACCOMMODATION RANKINGS
26 August 2012 (appeal deadline)
29 August 2012 (final rankings)
DEADLINE
FOR
ENROLMENT
POLITECNICO PROGRAMMES
IN
1 October 2012
PUBLICATION OF PROVISIONAL STUDY
GRANT RANKINGS
08 October 2012
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF RENTAL
CONTRACT TO SBG
15 October 2012
DEADLINE FOR APPEAL
STUDY GRANT RANKINGS
AGAINST
18 October 2012
PUBLICATION OF FINAL STUDY GRANT
RANKINGS
31 October 2012
PAYMENT OF FIRST INSTALMENT
(by) 23 November 2012
PAYMENT OF SECOND INSTALMENT
(by) 29 June 2013