2025 Top-Up Marco Fanno & Foscolo Europe Fellowships

Target
Students and researchers
Category
Research support
Date
10 September 2025 - 31 October 2025

UniCredit Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of the Top-Up Marco Fanno & Foscolo Europe Fellowships competition.

The initiative aims to support European universities and departments of Economics and Finance in attracting outstanding early-career researchers, by offering a salary top-up designed to increase the competitiveness of the academic positions they can offer.

 What the Fellowship Offers

UniCredit Foundation will award 7 Top-Up research fellowships (2 Marco Fanno and 5 Foscolo Europe), intended for university departments or research institutes in Economics or Finance located in countries where the UniCredit Group operates.

·       Total value: €150,000 for each fellowship

·       Duration: 3 years

Eligibility

This call for applications represents a new initiative, distinct and independent from previous Top-Up fellowship programs. Participation in past Top-Up fellowships will no longer be considered for the purposes of eligibility. Hence, winners of the last two editions of the Top-Up Foscolo and Top-Up Marco Fanno fellowships are eligible to apply for this new selection process.

Key Dates

  • Application submission deadline: 31 October 2025

  • Announcement of winners: by 9 December 2025

UniCredit Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of the Top-Up Marco Fanno & Foscolo Europe Fellowships competition.

The initiative aims to support European universities and departments of Economics and Finance in attracting outstanding early-career researchers, by offering a salary top-up designed to increase the competitiveness of the academic positions they can offer.

 What the Fellowship Offers

UniCredit Foundation will award 7 Top-Up research fellowships (2 Marco Fanno and 5 Foscolo Europe), intended for university departments or research institutes in Economics or Finance located in countries where the UniCredit Group operates.

·       Total value: €150,000 for each fellowship

·       Duration: 3 years

Eligibility

This call for applications represents a new initiative, distinct and independent from previous Top-Up fellowship programs. Participation in past Top-Up fellowships will no longer be considered for the purposes of eligibility. Hence, winners of the last two editions of the Top-Up Foscolo and Top-Up Marco Fanno fellowships are eligible to apply for this new selection process.

Key Dates

  • Application submission deadline: 31 October 2025

  • Announcement of winners: by 9 December 2025