# Using European PON Research and Innovation 2014-2020 funding to reduce tuition fees

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Action IV.2 ‘Support to families for the payment of tuition fees (reduction and exemption based on individual income)’, of the *PON Ricerca e Innovazione 2014-2020*, as part of the ‘REACT- EU’ initiative, supports **students in situations of economic vulnerability,** guaranteeing access to education and promoting recovery of vulnerable areas. Thanks to the increased resources allocated by the programme, students enrolled in university courses could benefit from a total or partial exemption from the annual fee.

Sapienza has earmarked PON funds to increase tuition fees in the academic years 2021-2022, 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 as follows:

### Academic Year 2021-2022

**Extension of total exemption**\
Interested students 1,923 - total € 333,518.00\
**Extension of partial exemption**\
Interested students 4,790 - total € 1,960,585.04

### Academic Year 2022-2023

**Extension of total exemption**\
Interested students 2,455 - total € 389,766.17\
**Extension of partial exemption**\
Interested students 6,345 - total € 2,556,320.76

### Academic year 2023-2024

**Extension of total exemption**\
Interested students 2,388 - total € 330,559.11\
**Extension of partial exemption**\
Interested students 5,478 - total € 1,325,007.46

The **total funding for Action IV.2** of the *PON Ricerca e Innovazione 2014-2020*, determined by ministerial decree Mur n. 23599 of 16 December 2024, is **€ 509,633,725.79**.

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