INTERNSHIP ABROAD

Over the 3 years, each PhD student should spend at least a 3 months abroad at relevant research institutes or industries related to the PhD topic. This requirement can be waived for PhD students enrolled in foreign programs.

For PhD student holding a position with scolarship, the amount of the scholarship is increased by 50% for for the periods spent abroad. This increase is granted for maximum 6 momnths, and it not allowed for periods shorter than one continuous month as well as for stays in the Country of birth, citizenship or residence of the PhD candidate.

There is also a special mobility programme called "Marco Polo" funded by DISTAL for providing financial support for young researchers by including all PhD students working at DISTAL in order to spend a period toward foreign research centers.

Other specific mobility programmes (i.e. Erasmus+) are available.

 

Please visit the intranet section for additional information.

PROCEDURE

 

Once the destination is agreed with the supervisor, the Ph.D. student should follow the procedure described below.

 

BEFORE LEAVING

Send the following documents to the Ph.D. Coordinator copying the supervisor:

  1. The invitation letter of the host insitution signed by the host tutor
  2. The filled request to the PhD board (see linked document in the STAAA forms below).

 

ONCE AUTHORISED

  1. Fill the form for receiving in advance the first instalment of the 50% increase of the scholarship (when applied)  – intranet 
  2. Send the form, the invitation letter and the authorization by the Ph.D. board to aform.udottricerca@unibo.it
  3. Register your stay abroad on the Missioni web portal.

 

BEFORE RETURNIG

    1. Collect a signed document that certifies your period abroad. The document must detail the exact date of arrival and departure
    2. (Optional) if you plan extend your period, you should submit your request to the Ph.D. Coordinator with copied your supervior (see document in the STAAA forms below) and update the PhD office aform.udottricerca@unibo.it.

     

    ONCE RETURNED

    1. Draft a brief summary with outlined your research activities abroad 
    2. Send the summary and the signed document collected abroad to aform.udottricerca@unibo.it

     

    For additional information please see the dedicated page 

     

     

     

    FUNDING PROGRAMMES

    Visit webpage dedicated to Funding Programmes.

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