Contribution for off-campus activities. Article 15, paragraph 2, of the "PhD" regulations.

Doctoral students without scholarships traveling abroad may apply for a grant for activities undertaken abroad, pursuant to Rector's Decree 1733 of June 5, 2017, "Doctoral Program Regulations," Art. 15, paragraph 2.

For each academic year, the grant is €1,000 net per month for the first three months and €500 net per month for subsequent months. The grant will be calculated proportionally based on the number of days spent abroad, considering all 30-day months.

To apply for the grant, you must:

1. Be a doctoral student assigned a place without a doctoral scholarship;
2. Complete Form I;
3. Complete the IBAN Communication Form;
4. Attach a copy of your identification document;
5. Attach authorization from the Coordinator to carry out activities abroad. For periods exceeding 180 days, authorization must be granted by the Teaching Committee;
6. Once accepted into the host institution, the doctoral student must request a declaration of beginning activity from the institution, which must include the start date and the (estimated) end date of the activity. The declaration must be sent to dottorati@unipa.it. Any deposit of 50% of the due fee will be disbursed only upon receipt of this document.

 

For stays longer than 90 days, a deposit of 50% of the applicable fee increase will be paid.

Upon their return, within 30 days, the doctoral student must submit the following three documents to receive the balance:

1. Original certificate of commencement of activity issued by the host institution. See point 6;
2. Original certificate of end of period issued by the foreign institution, indicating the start and end dates of the activity abroad.
3. Original certificate from the Program Coordinator declaring that the doctoral student has returned to the host institution, resumed study and research activities, and confirming the period of stay abroad. The balance will be calculated based on this declaration.

 

-------------------------------------

10% research budget (20% for DIN) for PhD students with and without scholarships

Pursuant to Board of Directors Resolution C.d.A. n. 83 del 18/10/2017, each doctoral student is guaranteed, in addition to the scholarship and within the University's existing financial resources, an annual budget for research activities in Italy and abroad of no less than 10% of the gross annual scholarship amount. For doctoral students enrolled in doctoral programs of national interest (DIN), the research budget is set at 20%.

The budget may be used for any type of expense (travel and accommodation expenses, participation in conferences, schools, or seminars, purchase of IT equipment, consumables, etc.) as long as it is related to study and research activities abroad and in Italy, including activities carried out at the University of Palermo. Expenses incurred must comply with university regulations; therefore, doctoral students are encouraged to check with the departments before incurring any type of expense.

The request for budget utilization must be submitted through the dedicated platform for doctoral students, following this procedure:

1) The doctoral student submits a request for budget utilization through the platform https://ffr.unipa.it;

2) The program coordinator authorizes or rejects the request. If authorized, the request is passed to the department's Research Director or other designated administrative staff;

3) The Research Director or designated administrative staff, having verified the actual expenditure incurred, the supporting documents, and compliance with university regulations, will settle the cost and update the doctoral student's research budget on the platform.

The research budget not used in the previous academic year may be used in subsequent years until the doctoral degree is awarded.

 

-------------------------------------------------------------