Politecnico di Milano annually awards PhD scholarships aimed at supporting interdisciplinary research on various topics, each linked to a doctoral study involving two different PhD programs.
Launched in 2017, the initiative has already funded 170 PhD scholarships, 70 of which have been completed.
Starting in 2023, the Politecnico di Milano has dedicated this initiative to promoting jointly supervised research paths among young researchers from different disciplinary fields and thematic areas, focusing on cutting-edge contributions in the context of major future challenges in basic and applied research related to the Sustainable Development Goals.
An additional 20 PhD scholarships will be funded in 2025.
40th cycle INTERDISCIPLINARY SCHOLARSHIPS (2024/2025)
Topic | N. scholarships | PhD programmes involved |
| ZERO HUNGER | 1 | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MATHEMATICAL MODELS AND METHODS IN ENGINEERING |
| GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING | 4 | BIOENGINEERING |
1 | ARCHITECTURAL URBAN INTERIOR DESIGN DESIGN | |
1 | ENVIRONMENTAL AND INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING MATHEMATICAL MODELS AND METHODS IN ENGINEERING | |
5 | ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING ENERGY AND NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MATERIALS ENGINEERING PHYSICS | |
| DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH | 1 | BIOENGINEERING INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING |
2 | AEROSPACE ENGINEERING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | |
6 | ARCHITECTURE, BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING ARCHITECTURAL URBAN INTERIOR DESIGN DATA ANALYTICS AND DECISION SCIENCES ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING ENVIRONMENTAL AND INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING PRESERVATION OF THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND POLICY FOR SUSTAINABLE CHANGE STRUCTURAL SEISMIC AND GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING URBAN PLANNING, DESIGN, AND POLICY |
| Theme | Awarding PhD Programme | Associated PhD Programme | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematical models and data integration for the development of a vertical farming system digital twin. | MATHEMATICAL MODELS AND METHODS IN ENGINEERING | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY |
| Theme | Awarding PhD Programme | Associated PhD Programme | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design of nanoparticle delivery strategies using a tumour-on-a-chip platform | BIOENGINEERING | INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING | |
| Implanted peripheral nerve interfaces for revolutionizing mechanical ventilation strategies | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | BIOENGINEERING | |
| Outdoor dynamic monitoring system for motion tracking in sport | MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | |
| Self-assembly of short peptides towards novel antimicrobials | INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING | BIOENGINEERING |
| Theme | Awarding PhD Programme | Associated PhD Programme | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beyond the classroom: toward new forms of hybridization and inclusiveness for contemporaray learning spaces. | ARCHITECTURAL URBAN INTERIOR DESIGN | DESIGN |
| Theme | Awarding PhD Programme | Associated PhD Programme | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayesian learning methods for a drinking water treatment wise-management | ENVIRONMENTAL AND INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING | MATHEMATICAL MODELS AND METHODS IN ENGINEERING |
| Theme | Awarding PhD Programme | Associated PhD Programme | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced methods for the optimal management of the electrical grid | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING | |
| Experimental and numerical study of flame stability and pollutant emissions in innovative hydrogen and natural gas burner systems | ENERGY AND NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING | |
| In situ Electrochemical Sum-Frequency Generation Microscopy for Battery Studies | ENERGY AND NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | PHYSICS | |
| Polymers for Hydrogen Applications | MATERIALS ENGINEERING | ENERGY AND NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | |
| Sustainable solid-state batteries from design to manufacture and reuse | MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | MATERIALS ENGINEERING |
| Theme | Awarding PhD Programme | Associated PhD Programme | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Leadership: defining a new leadership breed for our fast changing world | MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING | DESIGN |
| Theme | Awarding PhD Programme | Associated PhD Programme | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decision-Making models for Set-Based Concurrent Engineering to optimize New Product Development performance through Design Automation. | MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING | |
| Power-efficient computing units for on-board autonomous guidance | AEROSPACE ENGINEERING | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY |
| Theme | Awarding PhD Programme | Associated PhD Programme | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| CH-XAI-GIS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE INDICATORS IN EVALUATING, MANAGING, AND ENHANCING HISTORIC SETTLEMENTS | PRESERVATION OF THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE | ARCHITECTURE, BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING | |
| Community-based energy contracts for urban districts decarbonization | ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING | DATA ANALYTICS AND DECISION SCIENCES | |
| Green spaces and the improvement of human health in cities: understanding policy implications in urban fragile contexts | SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND POLICY FOR SUSTAINABLE CHANGE | URBAN PLANNING, DESIGN, AND POLICY | |
| MODULARITY AS ENABLER OF EFFICIENCY, CIRCULARITY AND INCLUSIVITY IN RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS | MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING | ARCHITECTURE, BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING | |
| METHODS FOR ANALYSIS AND TECHNIQUES OF INTERVENTION FOR THE REGENERATION OF LARGE ABANDONED ARCHITECTURAL COMPLEX | STRUCTURAL SEISMIC AND GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING | ARCHITECTURAL URBAN INTERIOR DESIGN | |
| The economic evaluation for flood risk mitigation designs in presence of cultural heritage assets | ARCHITECTURE, BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING | ENVIRONMENTAL AND INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING |