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Thanks to donations, Politecnico di Milano can offer scholarships to deserving young people who might otherwise risk interrupting their studies. On this page, we give a voice to students who have received the generous support of our donors, enabling them to pursue their dreams and ambitions.

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From seawater to green hydrogen: the thesis looking toward the future of energy

Giulio Cavina, Polimi Alumnus, wins the Pastonesi Award

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A forest before the building: the thesis from Gianmarco Gobbo that rethinks Rogoredo wins the Noemi Basso Award
It all started with a simple question: why design the building first, when the competition brief talks about a forest? That's the origin of the thesis…
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Nicolas Scalia wins the "Prof. Ottorino Sesini" 2026 Scholarship with a thesis on wearable exoskeletons
He submitted his application in December, amid the hectic days of graduation. Then he started working and the whole thing slipped his mind. The email…
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From a passion for trains to a PhD in railway dynamics: the story of Francesco Zammit

Francesco Zammit is one of the winners of the Parizzi Scholarship, the fund that supports PhD programs in the railway field at Politecnico di Milano

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Studying the Wind to Make Freight Transport More Sustainable: Enrico Inghilleri’s Story
Enrico Inghilleri is a PhD candidate at Politecnico di Milano studying a lesser-known aspect of rail transport: the aerodynamics of freight trains. In…
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Vibrations under control: Andrea Motta wins the "Prof. Francesco Rosa" Award

A titanium metastructure to protect cryo-TEM microscopes from the micro-vibrations that blur their images

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Lithium batteries and the energy transition: the story of Pietro Bertocchi
Graduate in Energy Engineering, now a PhD candidate at the Department of Energy, he won the Master's Thesis Award “Enel Foundation – Polimi…
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Stefano Albanese, from the Politecnico to the GeePs laboratory at Paris-Saclay
Twenty-four years old, from Palermo, master's degree in Electrical Engineering: he wins the Master's Thesis Award “Enel Foundation – Polimi…
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Niccolò Gioni, a Politecnico di Milano alumnus in Mathematical Engineering, is the winner of the Marco Seclì Scholarship
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Faith in young people and social impact: Federico Danovaro’s journey thanks to the Parizzi Scholarship