{"id":482583,"date":"2026-04-20T10:41:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T08:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/?page_id=482583"},"modified":"2026-04-20T10:43:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T08:43:07","slug":"suspension-of-phd-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/en\/education\/courses\/phd-programmes\/information-for-phd-and-phd-students\/suspension-of-phd-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspension of PhD studies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PhD candidates may request a <strong>temporary suspension of their doctoral studies<\/strong> in specific situations provided by the regulations.<\/p>\n<p>Suspension may be granted in the following cases:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>maternity, paternity or parental leave<\/li>\n<li>illness<\/li>\n<li>civil service<\/li>\n<li>attendance of university teacher-training programmes<\/li>\n<li>serious personal or family reasons (with supporting documentation)<\/li>\n<li>other cases provided for by current regulations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For <strong>serious personal or family reasons<\/strong>, the suspension is not granted automatically and must be evaluated by the PhD Programme Board (Collegio dei docenti) upon submission of appropriate documentation.<\/p>\n<p>Please, note that suspension <strong>cannot be requested retroactively<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>How to request suspension<\/h2>\n<p>Requests must be submitted to the PhD Admissions and Careers Unit through the <strong>Alice portal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Access <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.studenti.unipi.it\/Home.do;jsessionid=F055914542EEB1FC51F5DA1DB3A0DA00?cod_lingua=eng\">Alice portal<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Secretariat\u2192 Career\u2192 Domanda sospensione carriera<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Upload the suspension request using the <strong>\u201cSOSP\u201d form<\/strong> available at the bottom of the page<\/li>\n<li>Pay the <strong>PagoPA payment notice<\/strong> of \u20ac16 automatically generated at the end of the procedure<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>What happens during the suspension<\/h2>\n<p>During the suspension period:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the PhD scholarship or equivalent funding<strong> is suspended<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>no academic or training activities can be carried out<\/li>\n<li>no administrative career actions can be performed<\/li>\n<li><strong>PhD students must pay the annual enrolment fee<\/strong>, according to the same deadlines as other candidates of the same cycle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At the end of the suspension period, the PhD career is <strong>automatically reactivated<\/strong>.<br \/>\nThe candidate should contact their supervisor or programme coordinator to resume their research activities.<\/p>\n<h2>Impact on the duration of the PhD programme<\/h2>\n<p>The training period <strong>cannot be shortened<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>If the suspension lasts more than two months, the suspended period must be fully recovered with an equivalent extension of the programme.<br \/>\nAs a result, the <strong>final examination date <\/strong>and the <strong>deadlines for submitting the<\/strong> <strong>PhD degree application<\/strong> <strong>will be postponed according to the duration of the suspension period<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>When evaluating the candidate\u2019s progress at the annual assessment, the PhD Programme Board will take the suspension period into account.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Important information<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to national regulations, the <strong>combined duration of extensions and suspensions cannot exceed 18 months<\/strong>, except for <strong>maternity\/paternity leave and other cases specifically provided by law<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Suspension is regulated by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/proc_termini_2025_26.pdf\">Procedure e termini relativi alle carriere degli iscritti ai corsi di dottorato a.a 2025-2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/redoricor.pdf\">University Regulations on PhD Programmes \u2013 Article 16<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PhD candidates may request a temporary suspension of their doctoral studies in specific situations provided by the regulations. 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