The application period for Campania's Scuola Viva programme for 2027-2028 has closed, with the Campania Region reporting around 470 applications received from schools across the region.

The figure marks the end of the candidacy phase. It does not yet indicate which projects will be admitted or funded, as no rankings, selected schools, or final activity calendar have been published in the sources consulted.

How the applications break down

According to the Region, the applications are distributed as follows:

  • 80 from the city of Naples
  • 185 from the province of Naples
  • 205 combined from the provinces of Avellino, Benevento, Caserta and Salerno

The Region has not specified whether the total of around 470 is final following possible administrative checks.

What Scuola Viva 2027-2028 is

Scuola Viva 2027-2028 covers the years 2027 and 2028 and is aimed at state schools in Campania, with young people up to 25 years old among the intended beneficiaries.

The programme is funded under the PR Campania ESF+ 2021-2027, Priority 2 "Istruzione e formazione", Specific Objective ESO 4.6, Action 2.f.6. Its stated aims are to expand educational provision, counter school dropout and failure, address cultural and social marginalisation and educational poverty, and strengthen ties between schools and their local areas.

Funding and structure

The programme has a total budget of 50 million euros, divided into 25 million euros for 2027 and 25 million euros for 2028.

Each project must provide 420 hours of activities over the two-year period, with 210 hours in each year. The maximum grant per project is 86,940 euros, up to 43,470 euros per year.

Eligible applicants are first- and second-cycle state schools in Campania.

What to watch next

For readers following the programme, two points matter most.

First, the geographic distribution shows strong participation both inside and outside the Naples metropolitan area, with more than half of the reported applications coming from the city and province of Naples and the remainder from Avellino, Benevento, Caserta and Salerno combined.

Second, the next meaningful step will be the publication of eligibility checks and rankings. Until then, the number of applications should be read as an indicator of demand, not as the number of projects that will receive funding.