On May 21st, the “Decreto Sostegni” was signed into law, after being published in the “Gazzetta Ufficiale”. As already anticipated, article 33 allows PhD candidates of the current cycles to ask for an extension of no more than three months, according to the clauses 2-bis, 2-ter and 2-quater, which we report in full:
2-bis. In order to allow a timely and effective rescheduling of research activities and to guarantee the right quality and maturity of the related projects, suspended because of the epidemiological emergency from COVID-19, the PhD candidates holding scholarships pursuant to and by the effect of the decree 45/2013 of the Italian Minister of Education, University and Research, and of article 4 of law n. 210/1998, may ask for an extension of the final term of the course, not exceeding three months, with consequent disbursement of the scholarship for the corresponding period.
2-ter. The extension referred to in clause 2-bis can also be requested by PhD candidates who are not recipients of scholarships, as well as by public employees on leave for the frequency of a PhD. In the latter case, it is up to the public administration to which they belong to extend the leave for a period equal to that of the extension of the doctoral course.
2-quater. For the purposes referred to in clause 2-bis, the Fund for the ordinary financing of universities, referred to in article 5, paragraph 1, letter a), of the law of 24 December 1993, n. 537, is increased by 61.6 million euros for the year 2021.
PhD students enrolled at the 34th cycle
The deadline to request or to renounce to the 2021 Covid-19 three months extension is set for September 6th, 2021.
Please find below the information to perform this operation:
- log on the site https://phdthesisreview.unibo.it/ using nome.cognome@unibo.it account;
- submit the form clicking on "Extension" in panel menu on the left;
If you are not willing to request the extension, it is still we strongly suggest to fill the form in, choosing not to benefit from the extension. This way, you will not receive any communication about this matter. In addition, choice will be permanent, after the deadline expires. In case you don’t fill the form in, it will be considered as a tacit waiver of the three months extension.
No request submitted after the deadline set for September 6th, 2021 will be taken into consideration.
Further information on deadlines for final exam application and thesis submission are available on this webpage.
PhD students enrolled at the 35th and 36th cycles
The deadline to request or to renounce to the 2021 Covid-19 three months extension is set for October 1st, 2021.
Please find below the information to perform this operation:
- log on the site https://phdthesisreview.unibo.it/ using nome.cognome@unibo.it account;
- submit the form clicking on "Extension" in panel menu on the left;
If you are not willing to request the extension, we strongly suggest you to fill the form in, choosing not to benefit from the extension. This way, you will not receive any communication about this matter. In addition, choice will be permanent, after the deadline expires. In case you don’t fill the form in, it will be considered as a tacit waiver of the three months extension.
No request submitted after the deadline set for October 1st, 2021 will be taken into consideration.