Research budget & missions

DURING YOUR PHD

Plan the use of your research budget, request authorization for missions and follow the appropriate procedures for reimbursements and purchases.

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Research budget: general rules
The research budget is available for activities carried out during the PhD programme and must be used consistently with the doctoral research and training project.


Research budget guidelines →

02
Planning and authorization of expenses
Agree in advance with your Supervisor and PhD Programme Coordinator on a spending plan that is consistent with your research project and the available budget.


Check the authorization procedure →

03
Eligible and non-eligible expenses
Check which expenses may be charged to the research budget, including missions, training activities, conferences, publications, consumables and bibliographic material, and which expenses are excluded.


View eligible expense guidelines →

04
Missions in Italy and abroad
Missions must be connected with your research project and authorized before departure in accordance with the applicable UNICAM regulations and funding conditions.


Mobility and missions →

05
Mission authorization, advance and reimbursement
Use the Missions portal to request authorization before departure, apply for an advance when permitted and submit the reimbursement request with the required supporting documents.


Mission reimbursement procedure →

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Open the Missions portal →

06
Courses, conferences and publications
The budget may support participation in training courses, conferences and summer or winter schools, as well as research publication expenses, subject to the applicable authorization and documentation requirements.


Check the applicable guidelines →

07
Purchases, consumables and bibliographic material
Requests for laboratory consumables, publications and bibliographic material must follow the UNICAM purchase procedure and should be submitted with sufficient notice for administrative processing.


Purchase procedure and guidelines →

08
Administrative support
Contact the SAS administrative office for information on the available research budget, cost centres, missions, reimbursements and the correct procedure for a specific expense.


SAS contacts →