HAVING REGARD to the Decree, December 5th 2013, no.153 concerning “Revision of the rules relating the determination and the application of the ISEE”;

HAVING REGARD to the Decree, November 7th 2014 concerning “Approval of the self-declaration model, as well as the instructions for filling the Self Declaration model (known as DSU declaration) in accordance with the article 10, 3rd paragraph, of the Decree December 5th 2013, no.153”;

HAVING REGARD to art. 12 of Italian Presidential Decree dated 9th April 2001 "Provisions for uniform treatment on the right to a university education, in accordance with Article 4 of Italian Law no. 390 dated 2nd December 1991";

HAVING REGARD to the Regulations for Administration, Finance and Accounting, issued with Rectoral Decree no. 828, prot. 7766 dated March, 14th 2014, and in particular art. 79;

HAVING REGARD to the favourable opinion of the Permanent Students’ of November 27th, 2014;

HAVING REGARD to the favourable opinion of the Board of Directors of December, 16th 2014 at which this Call for applications was approved

DECREES

issue - for the 2014/2015 academic year - of a Call for Applications for award of 109 scholarships to particularly deserving away from home students, who possess the requirements listed in the following articles.

Milan, February, 3rd 2015

The Director

Dott.ssa Assunta Marrese

Undergraduate and Graduate Students Services The Director

Decreto Rep. n. 528/2015 Prot. n. 6172 Data 3 febbraio 2015 Titolo V Classe 5 UOR SDSMI

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ART. 1 TARGET

Applications are restricted to Politecnico di Milano students considered to be studying AWAY FROM HOME who:

conform with the income and merit requirements defined in articles 6 and 7 hereinafter; are regularly enrolled in the 2014/2015 academic year pursuant to art. 2.

In order to be considered as studying AWAY FROM HOME students must meet the following conditions:

reside in a municipality different from that in which the programme attended is held, and nevertheless reside in a municipality classed as an urban area pursuant to Regional Law no. 6/2012 (art. 2, paragraph 3, letter b) - (see attachment A of this call); pay for accommodation near the place of study for a period of at least 10 months, using either public residential structures or private lodgings or those belonging to other Bodies; impossibility to reach the programme campus using public transport in less than 90 minutes.

The 90-minute period will be calculated taking into account only the time taken from the first departure station/stop to the last station/stop of arrival at the programme campus

Foreign students (EU and non-EU) will in any case be considered to be away from home, regardless of where they are resident in Italy. This rule does not apply if the foreign student's immediate family resides in Italy.

ART. 2 ENROLMENT IN THE 2014/2015 ACADEMIC YEAR

To apply it is necessary to be enrolled in the 2013/2014 academic year:

in a Bachelor of Science programme; in a single-cycle Master of Science programme; in a Master of Science programme;

To qualify for the award of scholarships for students enrolled in the first year of a Master of Science programme, students must have received their Bachelor of Science at the Politecnico di Milano.

Regularity of enrolment implies that the student has paid the university tuition fees and contributions due by 6 October 2014.

ART. 3 NON-ADMISSION TO THE APPLICATION CALL

Applications may not be submitted by students who:

have already obtained educational qualifications – either in Italy or abroad – at the same or a higher level as the programme for which they are applying for the scholarship; are enrolled at a foreign university, but are admitted for attendance at the Politecnico courses as part of an international exchange agreement; are enrolled for years extended beyond the standard duration of the programme; have outstanding amounts owing to the Politecnico; in the 2014/2015 AY enrol in Master of Science programmes starting from the second semester;

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are enrolled in the Bachelor of Science programme in Computer Engineering on the Como Campus with online PASP; in the 2014/2015 AY have enrolled in a Bachelor of Science programme with total or partial OFAs (Compulsory Additional Qualification modules). This cause for exclusion also applies in case the student passes the OFA in a date subsequent to his/her enrolment. Enrolment in Bachelor of Science programmes with only the OFA in English does not constitute grounds for exclusion; are enrolled in single courses.

ART. 4 INCOMPATIBILITY

Assignment of scholarships is incompatible in all cases in which students are recipients - for the 2014/2015 academic year – of other forms of financial aid already paid (or which will be paid) by the Politecnico di Milano or by other Public or Private Bodies.

This rule also applies to students assignees of places totally (or partially) free of charge in halls of residence, or in housing or boarding facilities including those not managed by the Politecnico di Milano.

The student who has filed or will file an application for other forms of financial aid (or for assigning free places in colleges, hostels etc.) for the academic year 2014/2015 is required to give timely written notice to the Financial Aid Service.

Without prejudice to the obligation referred to in the preceding paragraph, in all cases where the student is a beneficiary of other forms of financial aid (included the case the student is assigned of places totally or partially free of charge in colleges, hotels ecc) , he can choose to withhold the benefits for the right to education and forgo other benefits, or vice versa. The choice must be written and sent to the Financial Aid and International Mobility Service within 7 days from the date of publication of the provisional list. If within this period the student does not know (yet) to be the beneficiary of other forms of financial aid (e.g. hasn't applied for another benefit, the ranking has not yet been published, etc.), he will have to make a choice and make it known in writing to the Financial Aid Service within 7 days from the moment he becomes aware of being the winner of another study grant or other financial aid.

All cases of exemption (total or partial) from payment of enrolment and tuition fees are, on the contrary, compatible with assignment of the scholarships as stated in this call for applications.

ART. 5 DUE DATE AND PROCEDURES FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS

Interested students can apply through a special service available in personalised “On-line Services” (section “Benefits and Agreements – Calls for economic benefits”) active from February 4th 2015 to 12.00 pm of February 27th 2015.

ATTENTION: as provided in article 6 below, interested student must also certify the ISEE value and the signing date of the Substitute Declaration (see Decree December, 5th 2013, no 159).

Students must notify any change that may be important for the purposes of award of the benefit that may take place after submission of the application (including but not limited to: receipt of a similar scholarship or other financial aid, transfer to another university, inability to continue studies, withdrawal of enrolment, change in the student's marital and financial status, etc.) to the Financial Aid and International Mobility Service.

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ART. 6 INCOME REQUIREMENTS

The financial situation of the student will be assessed based on the Equivalent Economic Situation Indicator (ISEE).

ATTENTION: Under penalty of rejecton of the application, interested students must submit the ISEE in application of the new rules entered into force since January, 1st 20151.

ATTENTION: Under penalty of rejecton of the application, students who have already submitted ISEE/ISEEU for others purpose, must resubmit the ISEE in accordance to the legislation entered into force since January, 1st 2015.

Under penalty of rejection of the application, Substitute Declaration the must be subscribed within the deadline of the call.

In case the student submit the so called “ISEE CORRENTE”2 , this must be valid at the date of submission of the application.

In case the student submit an “ISEE NON CONFORME”3, Politecnico has the right to request all the relevant documentation in order to demonstrate the completeness and accuracy of the information contained in the Declaration.

All the students whose ISEE value is higher than the sixth income bracket (as settled in Tax Guide) will be excluded from the competition.

ART. 7 MERIT REQUIREMENTS

A) STUDENTS ENROLLED FOR THE FIRST YEAR OF ALL DEGREE PROGRAMMES

The merit of students who, in the 2014/2015 AY, enrol in the first year of the Bachelor of Science/Single-Cycle Master of Science programmes will be assessed taking into account the score obtained by the student in the admission test.

The merit of students who, in the 2014/2015 AY, enrol in the first year of Master of Science programmes will be assessed taking into account the Bachelor of Science graduation marks.

1 See the Decree December, 5th 2013, no 159. 2 The so called ISEE CORRENTE may be required when, despite having already a valid ISEE, there is a decrease (over 25%) in the earning capacity of the household. This change must be determined by some exceptional situations due to changes in the work situation (e.g. suspension, termination, reduction of the open ended contract; termination of the self-employed; non-renewal of temporary contracts etc.). For further information see art. 9 of the Decree December, 5th 2013, no 159. 3 The so called “ISEE NON CONFORME” is issued when INPS verifies omissions/defects/discrepancies declared by the person concerned. For more details see Art. 11, paragraph 5 of the Decree December 5th , 2013, n. 159 and Art. 3 of the Decree November 7th , 2014

Year of first enrolment 2013/2014 2012/2013

CFU 50 110 Weighted Average 27/30 27/30

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B) STUDENTS ENROLLED FOR YEARS SUBSEQUENT TO THE FIRST

The following tables show the number of Credits (and their weighted average) to be duly registered in the career by 6 October 2014.

Bachelor of Science programmes

Single-Cycle Master of Science programmes

Master of Science programmes

Top marks with honours or optional courses or tests related to internships and the like will not be considered for calculation of credits and average marks.

PLEASE NOTE: The number of credits required is calculated with reference to the year of FIRST EVER REGISTRATION, i.e. with reference to the first year in which the student enrolled with any University, whether in Italy or abroad, in relation to the level of studies for which the benefit is requested.

The principle of first ever enrolment applies, among others, in all cases of enrolment in programmes at the Politecnico as a result of abandonment of studies, change of University, School or Programme (for example, a student who enrols in the first year following change of University will be considered as a student enrolled in a subsequent year). In this case, will be considered the number of Credits recognised by the Relevant Programme Board within the date of expiration of the call.

Year of first enrolment 2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012 2010/2011

CFU 48 105 168 228 Weighted Average 27/30 27/30 27/30 27/30

Year of first enrolment 2013/2014

CFU 50 CFU

Weighted Average 27/30

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ART. 8 CRITERIA FOR DRAWING UP THE RANKING

The ranking will be based on the following criteria:

A) STUDENTS ENROLLED FOR THE FIRST YEAR OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE/SINGLE-CYCLE MASTER OF SCIENCE PROGRAMMES

The ranking will be based on the marks achieved by students in the admissions test.

B) STUDENTS ENROLLED FOR THE FIRST YEAR OF MASTER OF SCIENCE PROGRAMMES

The ranking will be based on the final marks achieved by students for their Bachelor of Science Degrees

C) STUDENTS ENROLLED FOR YEARS SUBSEQUENT TO THE FIRST IN ALL DEGREE PROGRAMMES

The ranking will be drawn up based on the weighted average of exams recorded in the career as of 7 October 2013.

In all the cases listed above (A-B-C), when students have equal scores, the one with the lowest ISEEU - calculated to the Euro cent - will be ranked first, followed by the student with the lower age.

ART. 9 PUBLICATION OF THE RANKING

The ranking will be published on the website http://www.polimi.it/studenti/sostieni-i-tuoi-studi/altre-borse-di-studio-e-premi/

Under penalty of exclusion, no later than 7 days after publication of the ranking, students awarded scholarships, both Italian and foreign (EU and NON-EU) citizens, must send

1. the ISEE certification as defined in the article 6 above 2. a copy of their rent contract for the 2013/2014 academic year, to the Financial Aid and

International Mobility Service. Under penalty of exclusion, the rental contract must: a. be signed by the parties and duly registered by 31 October 2013; b. last at least 10 months; c. be registered in the name of the student (joint registration is also accepted) or one of

his/her parents.

Students living in public or private halls of residence and boarding facilities, are required to produce the agreement signed with the halls, hotels, residences ecc, and also the certification - or other documentation valid for tax purposes - related to payment of the monthly fees.

The student that - in the academic year 2014/2015 - are abroad to attend program of international mobility will be considered “away from home” in view of the place of residence in Italy, and the location of the course attended at Politecnico of Milan. In this case the student must submit to the Service Right to Education a contract (or equivalent document) attesting the fact he/she has taken a rent contract (upon payment) in the host country. This document should be registered in the name of the student and last for all the duration of the mobility. If mobility takes place only for a part of the academic year, the student must in addition deliver a copy of the rent contract signed in Italy having regards to the rules settled above in this Article.

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The documentation detailed in this article may be sent:

by fax to +39 02.2399.4468; by e-mail to fondomerito@polimi.it; or handed in personally to the Financial Aid and International Mobility Service counters, located in Via Golgi 42 and open to the public from Monday to Friday from 9:30 to 12:30 a.m.

Any student who fails to meet this requirement by the due dates specified in this article will be excluded from the ranking.

ART. 10 TERMS AND PROCEDURES FOR PAYMENT

The scholarship will be paid in a single instalment no later than 45 days from the date of publication of the ranking, as specified by the student in the online services application under “identification of payment method”.

ART. 11 VALUE AND NUMBER OF SCHOLARSHIPS

Scholarships are worth 3,080.00 Euro gross and inclusive of charges borne by the University. In the event that the scholarship in question constitutes the only source of income, such amount does not imply loss, for the family of the student, of the “deductions for dependent children” tax benefits.

The scholarships detailed in this call for applications are subject, for tax purposes, to the current regulations on the subject.

All the scholarships offered will be divided between the various programmes as follows:

Bachelor of Science Programmes and Single-Cycle Programmes

First year Architecture and Single-Cycle: 8 Scholarships

First year Design: 4 Scholarships

First year (Engineering): 17 Scholarships

Subsequent years (Architecture and Design) and Single-Cycle: 15 Scholarships

Subsequent years (Engineering): 25 Scholarships

Fourth year (Single Cycle): 2

Fourth year (Single Cycle): 2

Master of Science programmes

First Year: 18 Scholarships

Second year: 18 Scholarships

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Art. 12 CHECKS ON THE TRUTHFUL NATURE OF DECLARATIONS

The Politecnico di Milano may check the truthfulness of the statements made by students even after award of the scholarship described in this call for applications. The Politecnico may also make recourse the rights provided for by current legislation and specifically by art. 10 of Legislative Decree no. 68/2012 and Presidential Decree no. 445/2000, art. 71.

In the event of false declarations, the sanctions envisaged by art. 75 and 76 of Presidential Decree no. 445/2000 and art. 10 of Legislative Decree no. 68/2012 already mentioned

This is, in any case, without prejudice to the application of disciplinary sanctions and the provisions of criminal law where the matter in question constitutes a crime.

ART. 13 HAEAD OF PROCEDURE

According to Law n. 241/1990, paragraph 5 the Head of this procedure is Rossella Magni, tel. 02-23992307 – E–Mail: fondomerito@polimi.it; rossella.magni@polimi.it.

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Information on use of personal data and on the rights of data subjects (art. 13 Law no. 196/2003)

1. The data supplied by the student will be processed in order to ascertain the economic situation of the nuclear family, the criteria for accessing benefits and the determination of such according to the criteria of this call for applications and for all other purposes envisaged by the law.

2. The data supplied by the student may also be processed for the purpose of obtaining statistical data.

3. Processing will take place using both computer supports and hard copies suitable to guaranteeing maximum security and confidentiality in compliance with current legislation and in accordance with the purposes and methods illustrated in this disclosure.

4. The conferral of data for the purposes pursuant to point 1 is compulsory. Refusal to do so shall make it impossible to process the student’s application and therefore result in the student’s immediate exclusion from the process for assigning the benefit. The supply of data for the purposes stated in point 2 is optional and any refusal to provide the data will not have any consequence.

5. Data will not be disclosed or communicated to private parties unless such is compulsory by a provision of law or regulation.

6. Data may be disclosed to other public bodies including the Ministry of Finance and the Financial Authorities where such is envisaged by a provision of law or regulation, or, for lack of such, whenever such disclosure is necessary to the performance of the body’s institutional tasks.

7. Pursuant to articles 20, 21, 68, 73, paragraph 2 and 95 of Italian Legislative Decree no. 196/2003, the processing may also concern personal data considered as sensitive, such as, for example, data that may reveal the student’s racial and ethnic origin, in addition to data on his/her state of health.

8. The processing of sensitive data shall be carried out according to procedures designed to prevent violation of rights, of the basic freedoms and of the dignity of the data subject and, in any case, in a way that is not excessive in relation to the purposes for which the data has been collected. Processing will take place using both computer supports and hard copies suitable to guaranteeing maximum security and confidentiality in compliance with the above legislation and in accordance with the purposes and methods illustrated in this disclosure.

9. Sensitive data will not be disclosed.

10. The Politecnico di Milano is your Data Controller.

11. The Data Supervisor is the Financial Aid and International Mobility Service of the Politecnico di Milano, based at no. 42 Via Golgi, Milan, Italy.

12. Personal data will be processed not only by the Data Controller and Data Supervisor, but also by the Data Processors, namely employees of the Politecnico specifically appointed by the Data Controller/Supervisor. The Data Processors will be given specific instructions to ensure that data is processed in compliance with regulations protecting personal data, with specific reference to security.

13. At any time, the party concerned may exercise his/her rights with regard the Data Controller in accordance with and pursuant to Art. 7 of Italian Legislative Decree no. 196/2003.

14. Any updates, corrections, integrations and cancellations requested by the Data Subject shall have effect on the ranking only if made by the date of publication of the ranking. By presentation of the application for the assignment of benefits, the student declares having viewed and read in full the

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above disclosure pursuant to Art. 13 of Italian Legislative Decree no. 196 dated 30th June 2003, and to consent to the processing of his/her personal data, including sensitive data, for the purposes and according to the terms established by this disclosure.

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ATTACHMENT A Municipalities classed as urban areas

Capital municipality Urban area

Como

Cernobbio, Manslianico, S. Fermo della Battaglia, Montano Lucino, Grandate, Casnate, Lipomo, Tavernerio, Capiago Intimiano, Brunate e Senna Comasco.

Cremona Bonemerse, Castelverde, Gadesco Pieve Delmona, Persico Dosimo, Sesto Cremonese, Spinadesco.

Lecco

Calolziocorte, Civate, Garlate, Malgrate, Olginate, Pescate, Valgreghentino, Valmadrera, Bellagio, Erba e Vercurago. APPENDICI: Ballabio, Carenno, Erve, Galbiate, Monte Marenzio, Oliveto Lario e Torre De Busi.

Mantua Marmirolo, Porto Mantovano, Virgilio, Curtatone e San Giorgio.

Milan

Cinisello Balsamo, Sesto San Giovanni, Cologno Monzese, Vimodrone, Segrate, Pioltello, Peschiera Borromeo, S.Giuliano, S.Donato M.se, Locate Triulzi, Opera, Pieve Emanuele, Basiglio, Rozzano, Assago, Buccinasco, Corsico, Trezzano sul Naviglio, Cesano Boscone, Cusago, Bareggio, Settimo M.se, Cornaredo, Pero, Rho, Arese, Bollate, Novate M.se, Cormano, Cusano M.no, Bresso.