2026 Top-Up Fanno & Foscolo fellowships

Fellowship details

UniCredit Foundation will award 7 Top-Up fellowships (2 Marco Fanno and 5 Ugo Foscolo), intended for university departments or research institutes in Economics or Finance located in countries where the UniCredit Group operates. The fellowships consist in salary top-ups aimed at supporting and recognizing outstanding researchers.

• Total value: €150,000 for each fellowship

• Duration: 3 years

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible, applicants must meet the following criteria:

1. Be departments or research institutes in Economics, Finance, or related fields

2. Be located in one of the Countries where UniCredit Group operates

3. Recruit outstanding job market candidates through internationally recognized selection processes, including participation in global PhD job markets such as the US job market or equivalent European placement processes

4. Apply rigorous and transparent evaluation methods aimed at appointing exceptional early-career scholars to post-doctoral or tenure-track positions.

Key Dates

• Application deadline: 30 October 2026

• Announcement of winners: by 11 December 2026

This initiative reflects UniCredit Foundation’s commitment to investing in young talent, supporting academic excellence, and fostering the next generation of economists and researchers.