The 2026 edition of Girls@Polimi begins, enriched this year by a new contribution from our School

On the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (11 February), Politecnico di Milano is launching the 2026 edition of Girls@Polimi, an initiative designed to encourage young women to explore STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) — fields in which a significant gender gap still persists — and to support them throughout their academic journey.

This year, in addition to contributing to the scholarships awarded to future female engineers, our School will offer an additional opportunity: one of the Girls@Polimi scholarship recipients will have the chance to access our Full-Time MBA through a full‑tuition scholarship. This is a concrete commitment through which we aim to support female talent along the entire growth pathway, from engineering to managerial education.

The Girls@Polimi initiative, launched by Politecnico di Milano in 2019, is aimed at female students in their fourth and fifth year of secondary school who are considering their university pathway.

For the 2026/2027 academic year, 35 scholarships are available — each worth €24,000 (€8,000 per year) — and are reserved for students who intend to enrol in Engineering degree programmes with traditionally low female representation: Electronic Engineering; Computer Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; Electrical Engineering; Automation Engineering.

These scholarships are made possible not only through our contribution, but also thanks to the support of companies, foundations and a private donor: Algebris ETS, Boston Scientific, Cefriel, Fastweb + Vodafone, FIBERCOP, Fondazione Beta 80, Francesca Fiore, Nestlé Group in Italy, Hitachi Energy, Infineon Technologies, Intesa Sanpaolo, Leonardo, Maire, MBDA Italy, Mediobanca, NHOA Energy, Otis, POMINI Long Rolling Mills, Reply, Terna, Visa, Wind Tre. They are joined by individual alumni donors from Politecnico di Milano, as well as the University itself.

Award recipients will also be offered training and mentoring opportunities.

We remain, and will continue to remain, committed to facilitating concrete pathways for growth, supporting young women in their academic and professional development.