Visiting Period – Incoming

PhD candidates enrolled in foreign universities may submit a request for a Visiting Period at Luiss by following the procedure below:

1. Identify a Luiss professor within their area of research and get approval of availability to supervise them during the Visiting period;
2. Following a positive response the PhD candidate must send an official request by e-mail to dottorati@luiss.it, inserting in CC the professor;
3. The PhD candidate must attach to the e-mail the following documents:
   1. Updated CV;
   2. Certificate of enrollment to a PhD programme at their home University;
   3. Abstract of their research proposal – max 12000 characters;
   4. Statement of purpose (specifying the intended period of stay);
   5. Valid ID card/Passport
4. The request must be approved by the Department; the PhD Academic Board will be informed accordingly.
5. Upon receiving the Department’s approval, an Invitation letter will be transmitted to the PhD candidate.

We encourage visiting periods within the ENGAGE.EU partner Universities.  For more information click here. 

The visiting PhD candidate can:

• Research and study in the University premises;
• Attend department seminars of interest for research;
• Access research conferences held at the University (with payment of fees, if the conference provides for it);
• access to the Library and University services;
• benefit from the research supervision by the referring professor.

If the Visiting PhD Candidate is interested in taking courses at Luiss, they may approach the PhD & Education Funding Office for enrollment purposes.
An approximate cost for a single course at Luiss is of € 1.600.

Please note: Luiss does not offer any financial support and/or accommodation to incoming PhD candidates.