PhD Opportunities in Law in Italy

Bocconi University in Milan, Italy, invites applications for its PhD in Legal Studies, offering up to eight fully funded fellowship positions for three years, plus two additional places with tuition-fee payment. The program offers two curricula: International and European Law, covering areas such as public international law, international trade and investment law, international criminal law, private international law, European economic and constitutional law, EU governance, fundamental rights, c...

The European University Institute (EUI) is inviting applications for its Doctoral Programme in Law , starting on 1 September 2027. The programme is residential and based at Villa Salviati in Fiesole, Italy. The Department of Law offers PhD opportunities focused on the challenges facing European law, public international law and private law, with research spanning social, cultural, political and economic topics. Its interdisciplinary environment combines close supervision, open seminars, active w...

PhD opportunity in the DIViNE Doctoral Network (Democratic Institutions and Violence Network in Europe) at the University of Milan, with research mobility and training also at Uppsala University. This fully funded doctoral position, DC6: Security Externalities and Post-Conflict Democratization, is part of a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Network under Horizon Europe. The project examines how security provision, development pathways, and institutional reform interact in post-conflict set...

The European University Institute (EUI) in Florence, Italy is advertising a fully funded PhD in Political and Social Sciences within its Doctoral Programme in Political and Social Sciences. This programme focuses on political science , comparative politics , political theory , international relations , and sociology , with related themes including European studies , development studies , gender studies , and public policy . The EUI emphasizes structured doctoral training, close supervision, mult...

Fully-funded PhD in Law at the European University Institute (EUI), Florence, Italy . The EUI Doctoral Programme in Law is designed for students interested in European law , public international law , and private law , with a strong comparative, contextual, and interdisciplinary approach. The programme emphasizes original research, close supervision, seminars, and advanced training within a highly international academic community. This is a fully funded PhD opportunity . The programme notes that...

MSCA Doctoral Networks 2026 is an EU funding call for doctoral training projects, not a single supervisor-led vacancy. The programme supports partnerships of universities, research institutions, research infrastructures, businesses including SMEs, and other socio-economic actors from Europe and beyond. The call is designed to create doctoral programmes that respond to well-identified research and innovation needs, while exposing researchers to both academic and non-academic sectors. Training is ...