Applications for 2026/27 (September 2026 intake) will open in November 2025 through the EIT Digital portal: there will be three possibile application periods in which you can apply, from November 2025 up to May 2026.
If you’re interested, get in touch as soon as possible with Federico Schiepatti for advice: federico.schiepatti@polimi.it
Important: Politecnico di Milano as entry university is best suited for applicants with a bachelor degree in Computer Engineering (or equivalent qualifications).
If you choose POLIMI as one of your preferences for the first year, please consider specific application procedures and deadlines according to your citizenship and country of bachelor studies. Select here your profile and follow the instructions in the proper tab below
Specific Instructions for Applicants from Italian Universities (Laurea Triennale)
If you have (or if you are completing) the Laurea Triennale in Italy, you just need to apply through the EIT Digital Application Portal .
What you need to do
No additional local application to POLIMI is needed at this stage, just apply on EIT Digital side. Based on the results of your main application through the EIT Digital portal, if successfully accepted to the Master School with Polimi as your first-year university, we will follow up directly with you about the next steps for completing the enrolment at Polimi.
For conditionally admitted students (not graduated yet at the time of the application), you must graduate by November in order to finalise the first-semester enrolment.
If interested, get in touch with Federico Schiepatti, programme manager at Politenico di Milano, for orientation and guidance along the admission process: federico.schiepatti@polimi.it.
Specific Instructions for International Applicants
If you intend to select POLIMI as one possible entry destination in your EIT Digital study trajectory, and if you have a degree obtained outside Italy, you should submit also a local application through the Online Services of POLIMI in addition to the main EIT Digital application. Check the anticipated deadlines for your POLIMI application. Your Polimi application will be linked by our Student Office to your main EIT Digital application and it will be subject to the final results of the general selection process at EIT Digital level.
How to apply at Polimi level
Your local application through Polimi Online Services requires only a few steps and it’s done entirely online.
- First of all, you need to register for POLIMI Online Services: https://www.polimi.it/en/online-services/
- Then, fill out the online application form on POLIMI Online Services, labelled: “Apply to a Master of Science programme (only for international and Italian candidates graduated abroad): Submit online application form, results release and enrolment“
- All the EIT Digital candidates should apply for the local MSc programme in “Computer Science and Engineering – T2A” or “High Performance Computing Engineering” (depending of the specific EIT Digital track you want to pursue). Note: you will not see reference to the EIT Digital tracks in application process to Polimi, but only the framework of the general master’s degree. You will be moved to the proper EIT Digital study track afterwards.
- Upload the required documents. Additional documents may be required by Polimi
More information about the local application process can be found here.
EIT candidates don’t have to pay the local application fee to POLIMI.Please, ignore the last step with the payment request and ignore any automated reminders/emails asking for the POLIMI application fee. As such, your local application is considered valid only for the EIT Digital programme and your admission to POLIMI is subordinated to the final results of the general EIT Digital selection process. Only if you intend to apply to Polimi for its local MSc programmes independently of the EIT Digital Master School, or if you are also applying for other local master degrees not related to EIT, in these cases the regular Polimi’s application fee is due.
For any doubt, take a look at the specific FAQ about applications.
Study trajectory: entry and exit university
In your EIT Digital application, you can express up to three preferences as entry university and three preferences as exit university. We invite you to put Politecnico di Milano once, as your first preference for the entry university. On the exit-year side, select up to three preferences for the exit university that you would like to attend for the second year (in the order of your choice). In the end, based on the availability of places at each university and on their evaluation of your application, you will receive a study offer on a specific trajectory of entry-exit university combination.
Language requirements for Polimi as entry university
If you choose Polimi for the first year, ensure you have a valid English proficiency test that meets Polimi’s usual requirements to access the Laurea Magistrale programmes. You need to submit the English proof at the same time as your EIT Digital application through the EIT Digital portal.
- IELTS >= 6
- CAE (Cambridge Advanced): grades A-C are accepted
- FCE (Cambridge First): only grades A-B are accepted
- TOEFL IBT >= 78
- TOEIC Listening & Reading >= 720
Here is the full and updated list of accepted English tests for Polimi.
If you select an exit university in Spain, France, Sweden or Finland, you only need to satisfy the entry requirements set by Polimi, as those exit universities have no further English conditions for exit-year students.
For other exit universities, we invite you to check on the EIT Digital website their exit requirements, under the section University-specific language tests and exemptions.
English proficiency tests are waived for applicants who:
- have completed a bachelor degree fully taught in English. The instruction language of the bachelor degree must be explicitly stated in an official academic document (degree diploma, transcript of records, etc.)
Required documents for your EIT Digital application
Check directly on the EIT Digital website for the documentation that you need to prepare for your application.
Tips for improving your CV and Letter of Motivation
On the EIT Digital application portal, in addition to the academic documents, transcript of records and English-proficiency certificate, you also need to upload your CV and a letter of motivation with an innovative or business idea that shows your entrepreneurial mindset and potential as tomorrow’s innovator. Here is some advice for you!
Find here further general tips about how to write your CV and cover letter, provided by our Polimi Career Service. These indications will also turn out very useful when applying for internships and future job positions!
Best of luck with your application!
Polimi Staff for the EIT Digital Master School