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Quick Guide to the Admission Application

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Before starting the process, please keep in mind three fundamental rules to correctly submit your application: 

  • 🖨️ Fully Online: Applications or relevant attachments sent via email will not be accepted under any circumstances. The entire procedure takes place on the Esse3 portal. 
  • ⏱️ Strict Deadline: The final deadline to complete, confirm, and pay the application fee is June 30, 2026 at 1.00 pm (CET)
  • 💳 Admission Fee: The participation fee is €25; failure to pay will result in exclusion from the selection process.
  • Website: Connect to the link www.esse3.unimore.it.
  • Access Modes:
    • Applicants with an Italian ID (Identity Card, passport, driving license): You must use your SPID credentials by clicking on "Registrati con SPID" (Register with SPID).
    • Applicants without an Italian ID: You can register directly in the Esse3 system by clicking on the "Registrazione" (Registration) button to obtain a user-ID and password.

Once logged into your Private Area, strictly follow this path:

  • Navigation: Click on “Registered Area / Student Area” → “Admission”.
  • Course Choice: Select "Ph. D.​" and click next.
  • Test: Click on the selection process you are interested in (a button will appear next to it) and press next.
  • Personal Data & Privacy: Verify and confirm your personal details, read the information notice on personal data processing, and proceed.
  • Identity Document: Enter the required details of your ID/Passport.
  • Language & Disability: Choose any optional language (if required) and declare any disabilities.
  • Academic Qualifications: Enter the data relating to:
    • Secondary school.
    • Master's degree (Laurea magistrale/specialistica/vecchio ordinamento) obtained in Italy, or an equivalent academic qualification obtained abroad.

Before proceeding, consult the specific table of your chosen PhD Programme to check the required documents.

  • Uploading: Upload all files to Esse3.
  • Categories: Documents that do not explicitly fit into Curriculum Vitae, Qualifications, or Publications must be uploaded under the category "Other documents".
  • Reference Letters: Insert any requests for reference letters (checking the PhD Programme Table for the maximum number allowed).
  • Validity of the application: The application is considered correctly submitted ONLY after clicking on "explicit confirmation of application validity" and saving the process via the "Save data" button.

🔄 In case of errors or incomplete attachments: 

  • If you have already saved the data but notice an error, you can request to reopen your application:
    1. Send an email to the PhD Office (segr.dottorati@unimore.it) by the strict deadline of June 30, 2026, at 1:00 PM (CET).
    2. In the email subject line, request the reopening of the IT procedure and attach a copy of an ID/Passport.
    3. Important: Once changes are made, the application must be confirmed again before the same deadline.
  • Where to pay: Access Esse3 (https://www.esse3.unimore.it/Home.do) and go to the "Fees" menu item.
  • PagoPA Channel: Allows you to pay:
    • Online: By choosing your own Payment Service Provider (PSP).
    • In person: By printing the payment notice and presenting it at Banks, ATMs, or authorized points of sale (SISAL, Lottomatica, and ITB in Italy).
  • Receipt: The payment receipt can be printed from the "Fees" (Tasse) section of Esse3. It must be kept, as it will be required during the enrollment phase.

⚠️ PLEASE NOTE: The Administration reserves the right to exclude, at any time, candidates who do not make the payment before the call deadline (June 30, 2026 at 1.00 PM - CET).