Tuition Fee, Scholarships and Financial Aid
Tuition Fees
Academic Year 2025/26
Two Years Master of Arts Degree Programmes
If the Student (and his/her family) has been resident in a country belonging to the European Union for at least 3 years and the income is produced within the European Union, the fee can be adjusted to the economic and asset conditions of the student’s original and de facto family.
Students who do not fulfill all the requirements or do no stick to the submission deadlines in order to access the reduced fee brackets, will be automatically assigned to the highest income bracket.
For more detailed information on the different income brackets, required documentation, assignment criteria and deadlines, please refer to the specific addendum to the application form, which are downloadable here below.
For students who enrol in one of the Master of Arts Degree – Academic Year 2025/26 the tuition fee per academic year amounts as follows:
Income Bracket Household income Tuition fee per academic year (regional tax included):
- 6th Income Bracket Over Euro 150.000 € 21.350
- 5th Income Bracket Up to Euro 150.000 € 19.350
- 4th Income Bracket Up to Euro 130.000 € 15.850
- 3th Income Bracket Up to Euro 100.000 € 13.100
- 2nd Income Bracket Up to Euro 70.000 € 11.600
- 1st Income Bracket Up to Euro 45.000 € 10.100
In order to define the correct family income bracket please read the guides in the download area.
For students who enrol in one of the Master of Arts Degree – Academic Year 2025/26 the tuition fee per academic year (corresponding to the 6th income bracket) amounts as follows:
Programme Tuition fee per academic year (regional tax included)
Master of Arts (MA) € 21.600
One Year Academic Master Programmes
Tuition Fee (full fee, including pre-enrolment, tuition and academic contribution fees).
€18.500 FOR EU AND EFTA* CITIZENS
€23.000 FOR NON-EU CITIZENS
* EFTA: European Free Trade Association includes Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland which are part of Schengen Area
Payment methods
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ONLINE BY FLYWIRE
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BY WIRE TRANSFER
Account holder: Nuova Accademia s.r.l., Via C. Darwin 20, 20143 Milano, Italy
Bank name and agency: BPM - Agenzia 10 MI
International bank details: SWIFTCODE: BAPPIT22 - IBAN CODE: IT28L0503401610000000020020
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ONLINE BY CREDIT CARD
Visit this link: Online application
Note that you can use this method for paying the application fee only—not for paying tuition.
Scholarships and Financial Aid
NABA offers many scholarships to incoming students.
In order to attract talented international students and maintain our culturally diverse academic environment, we reserve a number of these scholarships for foreign students. Every year, special calls for scholarships are published for both Master of Arts and Academic Master’s programmes. The amounts and application requirements vary according to the call.
NABA SCHOLARSHIPS – PORTFOLIO-BASED
NABA supports highly motivated and innovative people by offering scholarships to the best profiles for the attendance of one of NABA Two-year Master of Arts or NABA one-year Academic Masters programmes.
FINANCIAL AID
NABA offers financial aid, consisting of a partial reduction of the tuition fee, to deserving students who have financial constraints.
Requests will be evaluated based on the student’s academic merit combined with the student’s financial situation. In order to apply for financial aid, students must first meet enrollment requirements for their programme of interest. Students are requested to:
- Fill in and sign the Financial Aid Application Form
- Write an official letter specifying the reasons for their request.
- Provide official documents proving their financial situation (e.g., income tax return, bank statements, pay stubs, etc.; documents must be submitted in English).
Requests will be reviewed by the Financial Aid Board at the end of each month. Students will receive an official communication from the NABA International Admissions Department informing them of the Board’s decision.
FORMER NABA STUDENTS
Students who have earned a bachelor’s degree from NABA will enjoy a reduction of 20% on the total tuition fee except for the regional tax (tassa regionale per il diritto allo studio).
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DSU SCHOLARSHIPS
RIGHT TO UNIVERSITY EDUCATION (RUE) - Regional Law of Lombardy no. 33
(Diritto allo Studio Universitario - DSU)
The expression “Diritto allo Studio” includes all the actions taken by NABA to provide equal access to university studies as foreseen by the Lombardy regional law n. 33, December 13, 2004.
The benefits are awarded through a competition held annually on the basis of both specific financial and merit requirements.
DSU Call a.y. 2025/26
Application Requirements and Regulations for the a.y. 2025/26 scholarships will be available by the end of July 2025.
The DSU opportunity is reserved only to the students enrolled in the 3-year Bachelor of Arts and 2-year Master of Arts Degree Programmes.
Before submitting your application, please verify that you meet the general entry requirements (both merit and income*).
*The financial situation of foreign students with family living abroad without income and assets in Italy is assessed according to the ISEE (the reported equivalent financial situation indicator abroad), on income earned in 2023 and the value of movable and immovable assets owned as at 31st December 2023 by the student’s family.
Assessment of status relating to income and assets of foreign students with their family residing abroad
NABA DSU Office will determine the equivalent ISEE for foreign students having family residing abroad without income and assets in Italy. No other ISEE indices calculated by other institutions will be accepted.
In order to do that, students must produce all the following documents:
- Document certifying the updated composition of the family abroad dated 2025;
- Income in the calendar year 2023 of each member of the family (the document must clearly state that the incomes relate to the calendar year 2023 (Salary slips are not required, the total income must be certified by the competent authorities in the Country (Ministry of Finance or another institution such as the Tax Administration Office).
If, during 2023, one or more family members of 18 years of age or over, did not earn any income, the same is nevertheless required to submit a declaration to that effect;
- Buildings owned by the family as at 12.2023 (the document must be issued by a public authority that can provide the situation at the national level), with an indication of square meters. If in 2023 there were no buildings, a certificate must be submitted certifying the absence of ownership of buildings for each member of 18 years of age or over;
- For Properties in Bulgaria: Due to the fact that the documentation is issued by the Province Land Registry and not by the National one, for each person of the family nucleus aged over 18 documentation issued by IKAR concerning the history of movements at national level up to December 2023 must be submitted additionally.
- Certification of non-property assets owned as at 12.2023 by the family:
- balance of bank and/or deposit accounts;
- account balance of shares, dividends, shareholdings, capitalization policies any other type of financial investment.
These documents must be according to Regulations:
- Issued by the competent authorities of the Country in which the income was produced;
- Translated into Italian conforming to the foreign text and certified by the competent diplomatic or consular representation, or by an official translator;
- Legalized by the Italian diplomatic or consular representations abroad with the only exception of documents relating to movable assets owned. The documents’ legalization happens in different ways, according to the origin countries (annex A).
Foreign students are nevertheless required to declare the presence of any income and assets held in Italy by their family.
Self-certifications are not in line with the DSU Regulations and therefore are not accepted.
For information: dsu@naba.it
DSU Office - Building C, second floor
Opening hours (on appointment):
Wednesday from 12.00 pm to 1.00 pm / Thursday from 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm
Relevant documentation a.y. 2024/2025
You can find here below information regarding the process (ref. a.y. 2024/25). Please note that each year the regulation may change
- Financial Assistance Selection Process Notice a.y. 2024/25
- DSU (RUE) FAQ a.y. 2024/25