International Student Mobility Grants Call for Applications, Academic Year 2026/2027
To participate in the call for applications, you must complete the Application Form, which will be available on this page, by the following deadlines:
- Fall session by 15/07/2026 (application form available online starting from 15/06/2026);
- Spring session by 15/12/2026 (application form available online starting from 15/11/2026),
and upload the following documents:
- Letter or e-mail of acceptance from the partner institution;
- For students enrolled on Italian campuses: have at least a weighted average of 28/30;
- For students enrolled on Spanish campuses: have at least a weighted average of 7.99/10;
- For students enrolled on Brazilian campuses: have at least a weighted average of 8/10
- Academic grades certificate (Italy), certificacion academica oficial (Spain), histórico escolar / academic records (Brazil)
The call for applications is reserved for students regularly enrolled for the academic year 2026/2027 at IED campuses and at the Accademia di Belle Arti Aldo Galli.
To participate in this call for applications, the students must:
• Be in good administrative and academic standing and passing examinations within the standard session of February 2026 (Spanish and Italian Campuses) or March 2026 (Brazilian Campuses);
• For students enrolled on Italian campuses: have a weighted average of no less than 28/30;
• For students enrolled on Spanish campuses: have a weighted average of no less than 7.99/10;
• For students enrolled on Brazilian campuses: have a weighted average of no less than 8/10.
(for further details please refer to the attached Regulations)
The Francesco Morelli Foundation, as part of its activities to bring students closer to the study and professions of design, is issuing grants worth a total of €50,000 (fifty thousand euros) to support studying abroad as part of international mobility programmes. This initiative is part of the activities undertaken by the Francesco Morelli Foundation to break socio-economic barriers among students and support greater inclusiveness.
The ranking drawn up when the applications are submitted will be according to the following criteria:
- Academic merit;
- Motivational interview assessed by a 3-member panel composed of 1 or 2 representatives from the Francesco Morelli Foundation and 1 or 2 representatives from IED.
The application request outcome will be notified by 27/07/2026 (Fall session) and by 18/01/2027 (Spring session) to the student via the email address listed in the form while the rankings will be published on the Foundation's website.
