The Executive Master's in Sponsoring and Fundraising for the Arts is promoted and produced by the La Scala Academy in collaboration with the Politecnico di Milano MIP Graduate School of Business and the participation of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection of Venice. It provides professional development to those undertaking a career in the arts, culture, or related fields requiring new and valuable competencies in optimizing and/or generating economic resources and funding.
At the end of the course, upon reaching 75% of the hours of attendance and passing the final exam (which consists of a written test, a practical test and an individual interview), a certificate of participation will be issued by the Academy.
Furthermore, the best students, at the sole discretion of the teaching staff and the management, will be issued a certificate of merit from the Academy.
Deborah Agostino
Associate Professor in Accounting Finance and Control
POLIMI Graduate School of Management - Politecnico di Milano
Francesca Agus
Direzione e Ufficio Marketing e fundraising
Teatro alla Scala
Simona Biancu
Responsabile marketing, sponsoring e fundraising
Accademia Teatro alla Scala
Martina Bacigalupi
Fundraiser
Deborah Bettiga
Assistant Professor in Marketing Strategy
POLIMI Graduate School of Management - Politecnico di Milano
Carolina Botti
Direttore Ales e referente Art Bonus per il Ministero della Cultura
Mario Calderini
Full Professor in Social Innovation e Direttore di Tiresia
POLIMI Graduate School of Management - Politecnico di Milano
Carola Carazzone
Segretario Generale Assifero
Presidente DAFNE
Nicolas Conde Propato
Environmental Consultant
Bristol Old Vic
Giuseppe Curtò
Avvocato
Foro di Milano
Giovanni Crupi
Direttore dello Sviluppo
Museo della Scienza
Francesco Florian
Professore di Legislazione deiBeniCulturali
Università Cattolica di Milano
Edilia Gänz
Director of Fedora
Andrew Higgins
Director of Development
Imperial War Museums
Riccardo Lami
PR and Development Coordinator
Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi
Fanny Liotto
Manager for Corporate Membership
and Development
Collezione Peggy Guggenheim
Marco Mandolfo
Assistant Professor in Strategy & Marketing
POLIMI Graduate School of Management - Politecnico di Milano
Marianna Martinoni
Fundraiser per Terzofilo
Advisor Master Executive in Sponsoring e Fundraising
Kirsten Munro
Director of Development
Joyce Theater
Andrea Rebaglio
Vice Direttore Area Arte e Cultura
Fondazione Cariplo
Francesca Russo
Vice Direttore Area Arte e Cultura
Ales spa
Irene Sanesi
Dottore Commercialista
Fabio Sartorelli
Musicologo e docente di Storia della musica
Conservatorio “G. Verdi” di Milano
Amanda Saunders
Director of Development and Enterprises
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Elisabetta Scopinich
Responsabile Raccolta Fondi Aziende e Sviluppo
FAI (Fondo Ambiente Italiano)
Jordi Sellas i Ferrés
Executive Director
IDEAL Barcelona Digital Arts Center
Jane Storie
Head of Enterprises
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Marisa Vázquez-Shelly
Directora de Mecenazgo Privado
Teatro Real
Valeria Vitali
Fondatrice Rete del dono
To be admitted to the course it is necessary to pass a selection test which consists of a motivational interview lasting about twenty minutes.
Two selection sessions are planned for 2025:
The invitation will be sent by the Didactic Secretariat at the end of the registration period.
In both cases, the interview will be held online on the Microsoft Teams platform.
Anyone who registers for the May session and passes the selection will receive a discount on the tuition fee.
Anyone who does not pass the first session can re-enter the second session, losing the right to the discount.
All details on the selections are contained in the course brochure.
Register and/or login to the Academy enrollment platform
To apply for the selections, you need to register or log in to the Academy's enrollment platform (https://iscrizioni.accademialascala.it).
Your email and the password you choose will become your login credentials [username and password] that can be used again for subsequent visits. You will also be asked to read the privacy notice.
Application
After registering, enter the information requested for the specific applicant following the step-by-step. You will asked to download, sign, and attach the Terms & Conditions "Condizioni di contratto per la partecipazione". This step is necessary to proceed with the application process.
Attachements:
Tuition:
You will be asked to pay the application fee of 100 € directly online via credit/debit card or credit transfer. The payment must be made online directly though the enrollment platform (do not close the page before paying). A summary of entered data is generated at the end of the above steps.
Candidates residing outside the European Union must submit by the start date of the lessons - if they pass the selection - the documentation required by law and by the provisions of the Italian Public Security Authorities for non-EU citizens (request to obtain a residence permit for study purposes).
The La Scala Academy has established conventions with credit institutes to provide other forms of financial aid covering tuition and/or lodging to all students in good academic standing.
For further information, please contact the Teaching Office: segreteria.didattica@accademialascala.it
The Academy has agreements with accommodation, restaurants, theatres, cinemas and other shops, from which students can benefit - by presenting their ID card - or even candidates for selection, by presenting their full registration.
Once the course has been completed, the student can join the Alumni Accademia La Scala community, a platform that provides the Academy's alumni with a range of services, including job offers, continuing education content, event proposals, conventions and reserved discounts - as well as fostering relations between alumni.