Call for application 42nd cycle

Bando ordinario


Applications for participation in the competition, together with the corresponding payment, must be duly completed no later than 14:00 CET on 17 June 2026.

Educational goals and objectives

MANAGEMENT, BANKING AND COMMODITY SCIENCES
Aims - Consistently with the best international standards, the PhD in "Management, Banking and Commodity Sciences" constitutes an advanced course of study aimed at training researchers capable of critical and independent thinking and highly specialised in the following scientific fields: business management, banking and finance and commodity sciences. The PhD programme provides attending students with the knowledge, techniques and tools necessary to enter the academic world or to work in research-centred professional roles in complex organisations such as companies, financial institutions, public administration, and national and international governmental institutions. The Doctorate aims to promote an advanced scientific and technical culture, characterised by a strong interdisciplinary connotation developed based on the theoretical and applicative interconnections of the scientific-disciplinary sectors (SSD) that characterise the Doctorate itself: SECS-P/08, SECS-P /10, SECS P/11, SECS-P/13, AGR/01. The specific features of the training plan - Consistently with the involved scientific-disciplinary sectors (SSD), the PhD programme in “Management, Banking and Commodity Sciences” combines interdisciplinary training - to which the first year is particularly devoted - with a more focused disciplinary training in the three curricula - 1) Business Management; 2) Banking and Finance; 3) Commodity Sciences - to which the teaching, seminar and research activities of the second year are particularly devoted and which is further developed in the writing of the doctoral thesis (third year). The entire training course is designed to combine the development of skills and competencies related to research with those related to teaching and, in general, to the communication of the results of one's studies. The training proposal is also intended to promote the ability to independently and responsibly set up and carry out research projects characterised by methodological rigour and relevance of content to the needs of the main stakeholders (profit and non-profit organisations, public administration, financial institutions, etc.).

Number of positions available


Sapienza Scholarships Affliliated Institutions or Excellence Industrial PhD Without scholarship
5 0 0 1

Themes, curriculum and specific competence



Sapienza scholarships: 5

Admission Procedure

Qualifications assessment - University final degree mark or average marks of the exams for undergraduates;
- certified research activity at universities and national and international bodies of recognized prestige;
- scientific publications valid for the national scientific qualification (ASN) for Area 13;
- certified internships and internships at national or international institutions, bodies, companies;
- certified participation in schools of research methodology.

Candidates who obtained at least 5/20 in their qualifications are admitted to the project evaluation.
Research Project Evaluation Detailed research project written in Italian or English; it must contain between 15,000 and 20,000 characters including spaces, structured according to the following points:
a. Title of the research and definition of the area of interest;
b. Elements of originality of the project itself;
c. Theoretical references concerning the thematic area of the project;
d. Description of the specific survey methodologies according to which the work is to be organised;
e. Argued feasibility of the project in the three-year period and expected results.

Candidates who obtained at least 30/50 in the project evaluation are admitted to the oral exam.
language ITALIANO
Oral interview - In-depth assessement of the candidate's skills and knowledge on the topics covered by the Doctorate program;
- Detailed illustration of the research project;
- Assessment of language skills (English).

The minimum positive score for the oral test is 40/50.
language ITALIANO

contacts and info https://phd.uniroma1.it/web/MANAGEMENT,-BANKING-AND-COMMODITY-SCIENCES_nD3518_IT.aspx, email: dottorato.management@uniroma1.it, tel: 0649766525

Curriculum studiorum

Graduation date and grade of the Master's degree
detailed list of exams including completion dates and scores of Masters's degree
Graduation date and grade of the Bachelor’s degree
History of Scholarships, Research Grants (or similar)
Certificates of Foreign Languages
Certificates of participation in post-graduate university courses
certificates of Participation in research groups
certificates of Participation in internships
Other University Awards/Degrees (e.g.: awards in competition, second degree)
Computer skills

Required documentation

§ degree thesis abstract
optional, the file must be uploaded within le ore 14:00 del 17/06/2026
§ research project
mandatory
Detailed research project written in Italian or English; it must contain between 15,000 and 20,000 characters
including spaces, structured according to the following points:
a. Title of the research and definition of the area of interest;
b. Elements of originality of the project itself;
c. Theoretical references concerning the thematic area of the project;
d. Description of the specific survey methodologies according to which the work is to be organised;
e. Argued feasibility of the project in the three-year period and expected results., the file must be uploaded within le ore 14:00 del 17/06/2026
§ description of previous research experience
optional, the file must be uploaded within le ore 14:00 del 17/06/2026
§ publications (a single pdf for each publication)
optional, the file must be uploaded within le ore 14:00 del 17/06/2026
§ Curriculum Vitae et Studiorum
mandatory, the file must be uploaded within le ore 14:00 del 17/06/2026

Language Skills

the candidate must know the following languages
ITALIANO
ENGLISH

Exam Schedule

Qualifications assessment
day01/07/2026
notesnone
publication on notice boardNO
publication on the web siteYes
web sitehttps://phd.uniroma1.it/web/MANAGEMENT-BANKING-AND-COMMODITY-SCIENCES_nD3518.aspx
date of publication02/07/2026
contactsdottorato.management@uniroma1.it

Altra tipologia (Research Project Evaluation)
day01/07/2026
notesnone
time14:00
classroomAula Renzi, terzo piano Facoltà di Economia
addressFacoltà di Economia, Dip. di Management, via del Castro Laurenziano, 9, 00161 Roma
publication on notice boardNO
publication on the web siteYes
web sitehttps://phd.uniroma1.it/web/MANAGEMENT-BANKING-AND-COMMODITY-SCIENCES_nD3518.aspx
date of publication02/07/2026
contactsdottorato.management@uniroma1.it

Oral interview
day08/07/2026
notesnone
time09:30
classroomAula Parrillo, terzo piano Facoltà Economia
addressFacoltà di Economia, Dip. di Management, 3° piano - via del Castro Laurenziano, 9, 00161 Roma
publication on notice boardNO
publication on the web siteYes
web sitehttps://phd.uniroma1.it/web/MANAGEMENT-BANKING-AND-COMMODITY-SCIENCES_nD3518.aspx
date of publication08/07/2026
contactsdottorato.management@uniroma1.it


Evaluation scale

Qualifications assessment

Valutazione titoli

Punteggio massimo complessivo per la prova/overall max score: 20

valutazione titoli
titles evaluaiton

Punteggio massimo/max score: 12
voto di laurea magistrale (o specialistica; o a ciclo unico)
university final master degree mark
110 e lode
110 cum laude		12,0
110
110		10,0
109 -108
109-108		9,0
107 -106
107-106		7,0
105 -104
105-104		5,0
103 -102
103 - 102		3,0
< 102
< 102		0,0
Per coloro che discuteranno la tesi dopo la presentazione della domanda, ma comunque entro il 31 ottobre 2026, la griglia è calcolata sulla media dei voti d'esame.
The ones who will defend the thesis after submission the application, but before October 31, 2026, the grid above is replaced by the one based on their average examination results.
30
30		12,0
28 – 29,99
28 - 29,99		10,0
27 - 27.99
27 - 27,99		9,0
26 - 26.99
26 -26,99		7,0
25 - 25.99
25-25,99		5,0
24 - 24,99
24 - 24,99		3,0
< 24
< 24		0,0

Pubblicazioni (max 4 punti)
Publications (max 4 points)

Punteggio massimo/max score: 4
Pubblicazione in Fascia A, area 13, in base alle classificazioni ANVUR per l'Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale (ASN)
Publications in A ranking journals, scientific area 13, based on the ANVUR classifications for the National Scientific Qualification (ASN)		4,0
Articoli, capitoli di libro validi per l'Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale (ASN)
Scientific articles, book chapters valid for National Scientific Qualification (ASN)		3,0
Monografia valida ai fini dell'Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale (ASN)
Book valid for the purposes of National Scientific Qualification (ASN)		4,0
Comunicazione a convegno (non rientrante nell'ambito delle pubblicazioni classificate come valide per l'ASN)
Participation in scientific conference (not included in the scope of publications classified as valid for the ASN)		1,0

Esperienze di ricerca (max 4 punti)
Research experiences (max 4 points)

Punteggio massimo/max score: 4
Esperienze all’estero (almeno due mesi, compreso Erasmus)
Experience abroad (at least 2 months, including Erasmus)		1,5
Contratti di collaborazione alla ricerca
Collaboration contracts		1,0
Corsi di formazione alla ricerca
Training coursesfor researchers		0,5
Altra tipologia (Research Project Evaluation)

Altra tipologia

Valutazione del Progetto di Ricerca
Research Project Evaluation

Punteggio massimo complessivo per la prova/overall max score: 50

Conoscenza dello stato dell’arte
Knowledge of the state of the art

Punteggio massimo/max score: 10

Originalità e contenuto innovativo
Innovative aspects of the project

Punteggio massimo/max score: 15

Chiarezza e completezza dell’esposizione degli obiettivi, delle metodologie e dei potenziali risultati
Clarity and completeness of the specific objectives, research strategy, attainability

Punteggio massimo/max score: 15

Fattibilità del progetto e pertinenza del progetto con gli obiettivi formativi del dottorato
Feasibility of the project and relevance to the educational goals of the PhD program

Punteggio massimo/max score: 10
Oral interview

Prova orale

Punteggio massimo complessivo per la prova/overall max score: 50

Discussione delle tematiche relative al progetto di ricerca
Discussion of topics related to the research project

Punteggio massimo/max score: 25

Discussione dei titoli del candidato: chiarezza espositiva, capacità di sintesi e interesse scientifico per il curriculum
Discussion of the paper and the candidate's qualifications: clarity of presentation, ability to synthesize, and scientific interest of the CV

Punteggio massimo/max score: 15

Lingua straniera (inglese)
Foreign language (English)

Punteggio massimo/max score: 10

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