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ICTP Diploma/Post Graduate Programmes

Diploma Course:


The Diploma Programme in the four separate fields of Condensed Matter Physics, High Energy Physics, Earth System Physics and Mathematics, differs from other Schools/Colleges and training and research activities that take place at ICTP. The period is for one full year, the level is pre-PhD, participants are younger, and the number is limited. Only 10 scholarships are offered annually in each of the four fields. The focus is especially on those developing countries for which high-quality advanced scientific training is less accessible.
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The Diploma Programme of ICTP is located on the terrace level of the Leonardo Building.

The postal address is:

ICTP, Diploma Programme
Strada Costiera 11
I-34151 Trieste (Italy)

For any further information, please contact the group's secretary:

Ms. Patrizia Passarella (LB room E)
Phone: (+39) 040 2240 389
Fax: (+39) 040 2240 388
E-mail: diploma@ictp.it

ICTP-IAEA Sandwich Training Educational Programme:


The ICTP Sandwich Training Educational Programme (STEP) aims at offering IAEA fellowship opportunities to Ph.D. candidates from developing countries in scientific fields covered by both the IAEA Technical Cooperation Programmes and falling in the scientific and technical competence of the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) and its associated institutions. A limited number of fellowships are offered by the ICTP in fields not covered by the ICTP-IAEA Programme.
The goal of STEP is to strengthen the scientific capability of young scientists and researchers from developing IAEA member States in order to better contribute and serve the scientific and technical development of their home countries.

The ICTP-IAEA Sandwich PhD Programme is located on the first floor of Enrico Fermi Building.

The postal address is:

ICTP/IAEA Sandwich Training Educational Programme
c/o Office of External Activities
Strada Costiera 11
I-34151 Trieste (Italy)

For any further information, please contact the group's secretary:

Ms. Dorotea Calligaro (EFB room 104)
Phone: (+39) 040 2240 322
Fax: (+39) 040 2240 443
E-mail: calligar@ictp.it

ICTP-ELETTRA Users Programme:

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The ICTP-ELETTRA Users Programme offers access to the synchrotron radiation facility ELETTRA in Trieste in the years 2007-2011 to scientists who are citizens of developing countries and work in those countries. The programme also offers a limited number of grants to cover travel and living expenses of individuals and small groups who are meant to participate in the beamtime at ELETTRA. The number of scientists who can receive support depends on the number of allocated shifts and available funds.

For further questions contact the ICTP-ELETTRA Users Programme Secretariat:

Ms. Eleonora Crotta (EFB room 103)
Phone: (+39) 040 2240 323
Fax: (+39) 040 2240 443
Email: elettra@ictp.it

SESAME Project:


The SESAME Training Committee calls for applications from scientists from the Middle East to the following programmes:

  • Cooperative research:
    trainees join existing research groups in Synchrotron Laboratories.
  • Training of scientists in sectors relevant to the setting up and operation of the machine beamlines. The trainees join technical teams of laboratories to work together to acquire the expertise for preparing the projects and operating the beamlines.

The postal address is:

ICTP, SESAME Training Committee
Strada Costiera 11
I-34151 Trieste (Italy)



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