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A student will spend approximately 600-700 euros a month:

• about 300 euros (double room) - 400 (single room) for accommodation and the related expenses (gas, electricity bills...)
• about 300-350 euros for meals, transports, books, sports centres and the like.

Applying for an Italian Visa

Non-European MathMods Students selected to study at the University of L'Aquila will need to apply for a student visa at the nearest Italian Embassy. The visa application requirements and processing time can be lengthy, taking anywhere from a few weeks up to several months. It is very important that you contact the nearest Italian Embassy for information as early as possible in the application process.

When the evaluation process is concluded and the adequate students have been selected by the Consortium, the University of L'Aquila will issue a Confirmation document, which will enable you to apply for a student visa.

Please notice that, before arriving in Europe, you will only need to apply for a visa at an Italian Embassy/Consulate, as Italy is the location for your first semester. By using the documents we will send you, you will normally receive a Schengen visa for one year (notice that it is necessary to have a passport valid until 3 months after the expiry of your visa). Afterwards, during your first semester you will have to apply for either a French or German visa (as France/Germany will be the location for your second semester) at the French/Germany Consulate in Rome, and so on.

Applying for a Residence Permit in Italy

In order to get a residence permit after you've arrived in Italy, you will need to bring:

• a photocopy of all the documents given to you by the embassy when you applied for your visa, if you received any (it seems that some embassies may give you back some of the documents used for the application with a signature/stamp on them)
• a photocopy of your passport
• a photocopy of your insurance card

All students, both European and non-European, must be adequately insured against accident, injury and ill-health while participating in an Erasmus Mundus Masters Course outside their home country. Personal medical cover is required in most European countries, even those which have a public health system. You may also want to consider travel insurance, which protects you, your travel documents and your belongings while you are away from home.

Insurance Scheme for EM Scholarship Students

General Details

The MathMods programme offers special cover to its scholarship students at no extra cost. Their families can also benefit from special premiums with the same insurers.

All non-EU and EU students selected for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship automatically receive free medical insurance cover.

The insurance covers risks related to health, accidents, death, permanent invalidity and civil responsibility.
The insurance cover takes effect on the start of the "Erasmus Mundus" Masters Course in which the student is enrolled and is valid until the end of the course. However, the start of the insurance cover is linked to the departure date from the third country to the European Union and vice versa. This means that any claim made before the departure to the European Union cannot be considered by the insurance company. The beginning of the insurance can be anticipated of maximum 2 months if the student arrives earlier to his destination and the end of the insurance may be postponed of maximum 3 months if the student stays longer abroad.

Who is covered? What exactly is covered? Claim form? and more here.

Insurance Scheme for non-EM Scholarship Students

If you are going to join MathMods programme on your own funding because you have not been awarded an Erasmus Mundus scholarship, you will need to make sure that you are adequately insured against accident, injury and ill-health for the whole period of the programme. An insurance card will also be required by Italian authorities in order to apply for a residence permit after your arrival.

In the months that precede your arrival, we will send you information by email about the insurance cover chosen by MathMods. Then you will be free to decide whether to accept it or buy a different one by yourself (but we will not assist you in this case). The insurance we are currently using for our students with EM scholarship costs around 30 euros (taxes included) per month. 

The Organizing Committee will take care of finding accommodation in L'Aquila for all MathMods students. The cost per person ranges from 300 to 400 euros per month if you are staying in a students' residence (electricity, heating and other related expenses are usually included). If you are staying for the whole year, it is cheaper to stay in a private apartment (prices ranging from 200 to 300 euros per month, bills not included). Students will receive detailed information by email about accommodation in good time before leaving their own country.

MathMods Students' Residence for 2011/2012

Temporary accommodation

city centre

• HOTEL CASTELLO
• HOTEL FEDERICO II
• HOTEL SAN MICHELE

west L'Aquila (close to the Maths Department and the Faculty of Engineering)

• CANADIAN HOTEL
• HOTEL AMITERNUM
• HOTEL AZZURRO
• La Casa sul Fiume (B&B) L'Aquila (AQ) Coppito (Zona Ospedale/Università), Tel. 328 4140113 - 347 3708623 
• Passaggio a Nord Ovest (B&B)
• Alla Vecchia Ferrovia (B&B)
• POPLETUM (B&B)

Student flats to rent (usually long-term only)

• Visit www.univaq.it/section.php?id=911 (Italian)