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LinkedinPublication: 3 April 2017 Latest update: 20 September 2023
What is it?
The INPS hosts students, from compulsory school until university, either in own boarding schools or in other boarding schools and colleges that are affiliated with the Ministry of Education, University and Research.
Who is it aimed at?
Boarding schools (including semi-boarding schools) may be attended by first- and second-cycle schoolchildren of:
- Civil servants and civil servant pensioners enrolled in the Unified Scheme of Credit and Social Benefits;
- pensioners benefiting from the Civil Servants’ Pension Scheme;
- members of the Teachers and School Managers Pension scheme;
- members registered with the Postal and Telecommunications Pension Scheme.
University colleges can host students who are children of:
- Civil servants and civil servant pensioners enrolled in the Unified Scheme of Credit and Social Benefits;
- pensioners benefiting from the Civil Servants’ Pension Scheme;
- members of the Teachers and School Managers Pension scheme.
How does it work?
START DATE AND DURATION
The places available in university boarding schools and colleges are assigned each year by tender.
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Those who win the tender remain in the boarding school for the duration of their studies. Those attending university stay until their graduation thesis is discussed.
Tenders and classifications can be found in the Welfare, Assistance and Mutuality section.
WHAT AM I ENTITLED TO?
Boarding schools and colleges are present throughout the country and provide:
- board;
- accommodation;
- various services described in the sheets attached to the tenders.
In the boarding schools owned by the Institute, the offer, in addition to board and lodging, also includes:
- educational workshops;
- excursions;
- sports and leisure activities;
- socio-educational and psychological assistance.
List of INPS boarding schools that also host university students:
- Boarding School Santa Caterina - Arezzo;
- Boarding school Principe di Piemonte - Anagni (Frosinone);
- Boarding school Luigi Sturzo - Caltagirone (Catania);
- Boarding School Regina Elena - Sansepolcro (Arezzo);
- Boarding School of Spoleto (Perugia).
WITHDRAWAL OF BENEFIT
Students lose their benefit due to:
- serious causes;
- changes in the legal position of the registered parent;
- loss of the merit requirements set out in the tende
Claim
REQUIREMENTS
The entry requirements change depending on the scholarship for which one is applying. The required academic performance and the annual contribution paid to INPS by the successful bidder vary. This contribution for expenses charged to INPS varies according to the ISEE (Equivalent Financial Situation Index).
WHEN CAN I CLAIM?
The claim must be submitted within the time limits laid down in the tender.
The following subjects can submit a claim for the tender for national boarding schools:
- parents who are registered or retired (as holders/claimants);
- the surviving parent or guardian (as claimants);
- the student who is of age on the date of submission (as claimant/beneficiary).
Only students over the age of 18 may submit a claim for the tender for university colleges
HOW CAN I CLAIM?
The claim must be submitted online.
National boarding schools
After logging in with their login details, the users will simply indicate their willingness to participate in the tender. The choice of boarding school should only be indicated after the publication of the classification of successful candidates.
Owned Boarding Schools, Merit University Colleges and Owned University Colleges
After logging in with one’s credentials to the service “Civil Servants’ Pension Scheme: Services for Workers and Pensioners', select 'Claim for Boarding Schools or Colleges'. Here it is possible to find a short information sheet and some fields to fill in.
In case of particular difficulties encountered while using the digital system, the claimant may submit their claim by the Contact Centre calling 803 164, free from Italian landlines, or 06 164 164 from mobile phones.
Processing times
The deadline to define the decision was set at 30 days by the Regulation for the definition of the terms to conclude the administrative proceedings adopted by INPS pursuant to Article 2 of Law no. 241/1990.
The table attached to the Regulation shows both the deadlines for defining the decisions established by the Institute that are longer than the normal 30-day period, and the indication of the relative manager.