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Support for studying abroad (ITACA) for children of those registered with the Unified Scheme of Credit and Social Benefits

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The service allows you to participate in the competition for full or partial scholarships for a study stay abroad dedicated to the children and orphans of those enrolled in the Credit Fund or pensioners of the Civil Servants’ Pension Scheme.
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Children and orphans of those enrolled in the Unified Scheme of Credit and Social Benefits (Credit Fund) or of pensioners of the Civil Servants Pension Scheme
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Publication: 3 April 2017 Latest update: 5 December 2025

What is it?

The ITACA programmeprovides scholarships to fully or partially cover an academic stay abroad.

The stay is organised and provided by third parties. The coverage is paid by the INPS to the winner of the dedicated call for tenders.

Listen to the podcast ‘Scholarships an Opportunity for Young People' (in italian) on the ‘INPS on air’ (in italian) channel of the Spreaker platform.

Who is it aimed at?

The study abroad programme is aimed at children and orphans:

  • of those enrolled in the Unified Scheme of credit and social benefits (with a Credit Fund deduction of 0.35% of remuneration);
  • civil service pensioners enrolled in the Unified Scheme of credit and social benefits (with a credit fund deduction of 0.15% of their salary).

How does it work?

The INPS offers students the opportunity to spend all or part of an academic year studying in a school in a foreign country. 

The period spent at the foreign Institute is recognised according to the current provisions.

The places are assigned through the call for tender published in the Welfare, Assistance and Mutuality (in italian) section.

The stay includes the costs of:

  • housing with families, boarding schools or academic residences;
  • any entry visas;
  • travel and transfer from the airport of arrival to the place of destination, including airport taxes;
  • board during the whole stay, including costs of the school canteen;
  • local public transport;
  • insurance cover.

The financial contribution payable by the user will be calculated as the difference between the total cost of the selected package or study holiday and the amount paid by INPS. This amount will be based on the family unit's equivalent economic situation indicator (ISEE) and in accordance with the maximum limits outlined in the call for tenders.

Therefore, the user will only be required to pay the remaining amount not covered by the INPS contribution.

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REQUIREMENTS

The requirements are as follows:

  • enrolment in the second or third year of a secondary school;
  • not to have fallen behind in your school career.

WHEN CAN I CLAIM?

Within the deadlines stipulated in the call for tender.

HOW CAN I CLAIM?

Claims must be submitted by the person requesting the benefit, exclusively online to INPS, via the Welfare Benefits Portal.

Before filling out and submitting the online claim, it is important to make sure that you have access credentials.

After the rankings of those admitted with reservation have been published, the claimant to the benefit must submit online on the INPS website, via the dedicated service, all the documentation required by the tender announcement.

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