{"id":21131,"date":"2026-05-04T16:39:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T13:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iictelaviv.esteri.it\/news\/dall_istituto\/2026\/05\/contributi-per-visite-di-ricercatori-docenti-esperti-personalita-della-cultura-e-operatori-culturali-2\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T10:31:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T07:31:58","slug":"contributi-per-visite-di-ricercatori-docenti-esperti-personalita-della-cultura-e-operatori-culturali-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iictelaviv.esteri.it\/en\/news\/dall_istituto\/2026\/05\/contributi-per-visite-di-ricercatori-docenti-esperti-personalita-della-cultura-e-operatori-culturali-2\/","title":{"rendered":"GRANTS FOR VISITS BY RESEARCHERS, PROFESSORS, EXPERTS, CULTURAL FIGURES AND CULTURAL OPERATORS"},"content":{"rendered":"

GRANTS FOR VISITS BY RESEARCHERS, PROFESSORS, EXPERTS,<\/strong>
\nCULTURAL FIGURES AND CULTURAL OPERATORS<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) supports and encourages missions abroad and in Italy by Italian and foreign researchers, professors, experts, cultural figures and cultural operators respectively.
\nThe primary objective of the funding is to foster the development of strategic partnerships and cultural and scientific projects between foreign and Italian institutions in the medium and long term.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Office VI \u2013 DGCE provides grants, under Budget Chapter 2619\/7, for:<\/p>\n

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  1. Funding travel and accommodation expenses for Italian researchers, professors, experts, cultural figures and cultural operators, or foreign nationals residing<\/strong> in<\/strong> Italy<\/strong> for at least two years, invited<\/strong> abroad<\/strong> by foreign university or cultural institutions;<\/li>\n
  2. Contributions toward travel and accommodation expenses for foreign researchers, professors, experts, cultural figures and cultural operators, or Italians residing abroad, invited by Italian university and cultural institutions<\/strong> to promote collaboration and joint research programmes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Applicants may request a partial financial contribution from MAECI to cover travel and accommodation costs, disbursed as a lump sum<\/strong> of up to \u20ac1,500 or \u20ac3,000 depending on the destination, for a maximum period of 10 days of activity<\/span>.<\/p>\n

    No funding is provided beyond the tenth day. For counting purposes, only days of actual cultural and\/or research activity are included<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

    The grant consists of an all-inclusive daily lump sum for a maximum of 10 days: \u20ac250 per day for stays of up to 5 days, and \u20ac50 per day from the sixth to the tenth day of the stay abroad or in Italy, for a maximum total of \u20ac1,500 per mission.<\/p>\n

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    APPLICATION AND DISBURSEMENT PROCEDURES<\/h4>\n

    Interested parties, both Italian and foreign, wishing to submit a grant application must send it to the competent Italian Cultural Institute for their territory, no later than 31 July 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

    Applications will only be accepted if accompanied by an official<\/strong> invitation<\/strong> from a university or cultural institution, preferably within the framework of existing bilateral Cultural Cooperation Agreements and Executive Programmes.<\/p>\n

    For Italian applicants or foreign nationals residing in Italy, the invitation must come from a foreign university or cultural institution. For foreign applicants or Italians residing abroad, the invitation must come from an Italian university or cultural institution.<\/p>\n

    Grants for foreign beneficiaries will be disbursed through the overseas office that submitted the application. Italian beneficiaries will receive the grant directly from Office VI.<\/p>\n

    Applications will be reviewed in order of receipt, subject to available resources.<\/p>\n

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    DOCUMENTS TO BE ATTACHED TO THE APPLICATION<\/h4>\n

    Interested applicants must send their application by email to iictelaviv@esteri.it<\/a><\/strong>, using the appropriate form (Annex<\/strong> 1<\/strong><\/a>), accompanied by the required documentation. The form and guidelines can be downloaded here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

    Within ten days of the end of the mission, in order to receive the grant, the applicant must supplement their application with the following documents to be sent to the Institute and the Office:<\/p>\n