Are you aged between 18-40 and would relish the idea of moving to Santo Stefano di Sessanio for 5 years to help turn it into a dynamic sustainable community that is not just a weekend tourist attraction. You will be given a monthly grant for three years up to a maximum of 8 thousand euros per year, a house for symbolic rent and a one-off grant, up to a maximum of 20 thousand euros to start a business.
Businesses & Jobs the Comune Need
This ‘young person’s offer is aimed at all non-resident Italians, EU citizens, or citizens of third countries in possession of an EU long-term residence permit issued for an indefinite period. In exchange for becoming a residents for a minimum period of 5 years, they would help you start an entrepreneurial activity among those identified as essential by the comune. These include guides (tourist, sports/cultural), cleaners, maintenance men/women, drugstore and shop operators, revival and farming of local products and their marketing. If you are an Italian you will only be eligible if your current comune has no less than 2000 residents!
The administration explained ” Despite the fame of the Sextantio hotel and the love of tourists for our Medici village we do not have the human capital necessary for a sustainable and lasting development of the territory. Our residents currently total only 115, almost half are over 65 and only 13 are under 20 hence our drive to attract young entrepreneurial youngsters!
How to Apply
Simply fill in the application form – https://it.surveymonkey.com/r/indagine_santo_stefano
To read in full the comune’s official requirements
http://www.comunesantostefanodisessanio.aq.it/c066091/po/mostra_news.php?id=304&area=H
Author: Sam Dunham
Sam is a very lucky midlife 'mamma' to A who is 12 and juggles her work as a self-employed freelance SEO food and travel copywriter and EFL teacher. She is the founder of the Life In Abruzzo Cultural Association, co-founder of Let's Blog Abruzzo. she is the founder of the 'English in the Woods' initiative, teaching English outdoors in a forest style school.
Hi the application form is only in Italian, Is there an English version ?
Hi Eddie, I’m afraid the form is only in Italian, you could email the comune and ask if they have a pdf version that you could use as guide which you could then translate and then send it through? Or you could copy and paste using Google translate?
Hello) Do someone know when the results will be available to see? I had filed application form but don’t receive any reply. Thanks
Hello Anastasiia
The comune received an incredible response, more than 20,000 applications. I would suggest emailing them direct but perhaps hold off till after Christmas. They are a small comune and to process each applicant is going to take a while. 🙂
Dear Sam! Thank you very much for quick reply and lets hold on till Christmas ) 20,000 applicants, wow!!! Lets cross the fingers!
Is this scheme still going on ?
They did have a closing date but not sure if they managed to find all the right people. It would be worth contacting them directly to ask.
Thank you. Is there any contact email you could help me with ?
anagrafe@comunesantostefanodisessanio.aq.it
Hi there, the link for the application is a dead end for me, is there another way to get to this application?
It’s long past the deadline but you could email them to see if they have further schemes or fulfilled their quota anagrafe@comunesantostefanodisessanio.aq.it
Is the application already close? 😞 i want to move there
We are a couple who lives in Denmark and want to move to Santo Stefano. Can anyone help to make it possible?
Unfortunately that offer is no longer available, but you could always write to the comune and give them your skill sets and see if they are interested.