Mission in Italy and abroad

If you plan to go abroad for research periods, conferences, summer schools, etc., before leaving you must:

• submit requests exclusively online (at least 10 days before departure) by accessing, through your personal page on the Polimi site (http://www.polimi.it/servizionline/), to the application "Phd students career". Such requests should be explicitly approved by the PhD Programme Coordinator.
• after getting approval, fill the form online available on http://www.polimi.it/servizionline/, in the Mission section, to request funding for missions to the Coordinator, if the mission is paid by your PhD fundings, or to any other professor that will pay for your mission. Please, check the box stating that your request has already been approved by the Programme Coordinator. For insurance matters, you must fill this form even if you don't request any funding.

BOTH authorization should come to the mission office BEFORE your leaving date.

If the mission is in Italy you have to:

• fill the form online available on http://www.polimi.it/servizionline/, in the Mission section, to request funding for missions to the Coordinator, if the mission is paid by your PhD fundings, or to any other professor that will pay for your mission.

If you ask an advanced payment, remember to provide the documents/receipts related to the expenses for which the advanced payment is request.

The persons in charge of this activity is:

Nadia Prada (phone 3537 - fernanda.prada@polimi.it)

Periods of activity outside Politecnico (e.g. abroad) are encouraged, but not mandatory. Economical support is available.

Request for the 50% increase to scholarship

If you have a Ph.D. scholarship you can ask for a 50% increase of the grant, minimum stay two weeks, by checking the relevant box in the form you'll submit through the application "Phd students career", and uploading the invitation letter by the host University or Institution.