Scholarships for the Accademia d’Arti e Mestieri dello Spettacolo Teatro alla Scala – Academy of Advanced Training for Opera Singers and Global Master in Performing Arts Management
Selections are now open for the two-year specialisation course for opera singers and the one-year Global master’s degree course in ‘Performing Arts Management’ (a.y. 2025-2026) at the Accademia d’Arti e Mestieri dello Spettacolo Teatro alla Scala, one of the most authoritative institutions for the training of professionals working in the performing arts. For both courses, […]
Read moreXXIV Flaiano International Prize for Italianistics – Announcement and instructions
The Flaiano International Prize for Italianistics, established in 2002 and named after Amb. Luca Attanasio since 2021, is now in its 24th edition, with the confirmation of the ‘Young under 35 Section’. Promoted and organised, as part of the International Flaiano Prizes, by the Ennio Flaiano Cultural Association and the Edoardo Tiboni Foundation, the Prize […]
Read moreLeggiamoci – Youth Literary Award
The Leggiamoci 2025 Award is a literary competition aimed at young people between the ages of 13 and 19, to stimulate creativity and highlight various talents. Participants can compete with textual stories or stories for images, with a free theme. The textual stories must be original and written in Italian, with a length between 5,400 […]
Read moreGrants in favor of foreign (non-university) educational institutions under Chapter 2619/2 (FY 2025)
For the promotion of the Italian language and culture in foreign (non-university) educational institutions, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Italian Republic by Directorial Decree No. 4815/0276 of February 17, 2025, sets out the criteria and procedures for the allocation of grants established in Article 4 of the aforementioned directorial decree for […]
Read moreGrants to Foreign Universities for the Creation and Operation of Italian Language Chairs (under Chapter 2619/2, FY 2025)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Italian Republic (MAECI) offers foreign universities the opportunity to apply for grants for the creation and operation of Italian language chairs to support the promotion of the Italian language and culture abroad. GRANTS The grants for Italian language chairs are intended to partially cover the […]
Read moreNational “BookTuberPrize” Award (deadline: 31.03.25)
Applications are now open for the seventh edition of the prestigious National “BookTuberPrize” Award. The competition, promoted by the Centre for Books and Reading (MiC), in collaboration with the General Directorate for Students, Inclusion, and Guidance (MIM) and the General Directorate for Public and Cultural Diplomacy (MAECI), aims to foster a love for reading among […]
Read moreMAECI translation grants and awards: call for proposals 2025 (deadline: 07.04.2025)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation promotes the dissemination of Italian publishing and cinematographic works abroad by providing incentives to translation and dubbing/subtitling initiatives, as a strategic tool for promoting Italian language and culture abroad. The Foreign Ministry provides two types of financial incentives: grant for the translation of an Italian literary work, which […]
Read moreItaly-IRENA Action for Climate Toolkit – I ACT
The Italy-IRENA Action for Climate Toolkit (I ACT) initiative is a collaboration between the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), to build the capacity of young people on climate and energy issues. The initiative leverages the power of peer-to-peer learning to spread knowledge on the […]
Read moreContributi alle imprese editrici di periodici italiani diffusi all’estero (scadenza 31.03.25)
Il 31 marzo 2025 scade il termine per la presentazione delle domande e della relativa documentazione per l’ammissione ai contributi per l’anno 2024 a sostegno della stampa periodica italiana all’estero, previsti dall’articolo 15, comma 2, lett. b), del decreto legislativo 15 maggio 2017, n.70. Le domande inviate oltre il termine di legge saranno considerate inammissibili. […]
Read moreVariation of opening hours to the public
Please be advised that, effective 1 March 2025, the Embassy will observe the following opening hours to the public on Wednesdays from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. All other weekdays will remain unchanged, which means on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 10 to 12pm. A partire dall’1 marzo 2025, l’Ambasciata osserverà il nuovo orario […]
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