PhD Extension

According to Art. 19 of the PhD Regulations, there are two types of extension: a funded extension of the PhD programme duration (Art. 19, para. 9) and an unfunded extension of the thesis submission deadline (Art. 19, para. 10).

Consult the UNIBO PhD Regulations (available only in Italian)

The PhD Board, upon request of the supervisor and with the consent of the PhD student, may grant an extension of the overall duration of the PhD programme for justified scientific reasons.

In this case:

• the duration of the scholarship is extended accordingly.
• financial coverage is guaranteed by the Department and/or external funding bodies.

Alternatively, upon request of the PhD student, the PhD Board may grant an extension for the submission of the PhD thesis.

This extension:

Requests for PhD extensions must be sent by email to dei-phd-etit@unibo.it.

• For funded extensions of the PhD programme duration (Art. 19, para. 9), the request is submitted by the supervisor, with the PhD student in CC.
• For unfunded extensions of the thesis submission deadline (Art. 19, para. 10), yhe request is submitted by the PhD student, with the supervisor in CC.

The email must contain:

• the type of extension requested;
• the number of months requested, which must align with one of the final examination sessions scheduled by the UNIBO PhD Unit;

• a brief description of the scientific reasons supporting the request.

The supervisor must contact dei.phd@unibo.it to arrange the funding.

The funding must be approved by the Department Board before the extension period begins.