The extension of the deadline for the deposit of the doctoral thesis consists of an exceptional one-off one-year extension to formalise the deposit of the thesis. 

This possibility is regulated in Article 3.4 of Royal Decree 99/2011, which regulates official doctoral studies. 

Without prejudice to this, each Doctoral Programme may establish specific requirements or conditions for the granting of the extension, in accordance with its internal regulations. 

Special regime for students who began their studies before the 2023–2024 academic year: 

In accordance with the first transitional provision of Royal Decree 576/2023, students who began their doctoral studies before the 2023–2024 academic year may opt into the following regime: 

• Full-time students: may apply for up to two one-year extensions. 
• Part-time students: an extension may be authorised for a period of two years, extendable exceptionally by one additional year. 

The granting of the extension:

• Extends the deposit period for an additional year.
• Maintains the doctoral student's status as an active student for all purposes.
• Implies the obligation to formalise the corresponding enrolment and pay the current public fees.
• Entails continuity in the annual evaluation process.
• Allows access to institutional services and applications (RAPID).

The doctoral student 

Before the deadline for submitting the thesis.

The Academic Committee of the Doctoral Programme.

• Documentation to be attached to the electronic application:
• Report in favour of the extension, signed electronically by the thesis supervisor(s) and the tutor.

The standard report template is available on the website of the Doctoral School of the University of Valencia, in the section:

dministrative information > Guides and forms > Extension report.

• Once the application has been submitted, the Doctoral School will review the documentation and forward it to the Academic Committee of the Doctoral Programme for a decision.
• Once the decision has been made, the Doctoral School will notify the interested party by the appropriate means.

The submission of extension requests must be made exclusively through the UV Electronic Portal, and within it via the ‘Electronic Registry’. 

htpps://webges.uv.es/uvEntreuWeb/#/login?idform=EXPSOLP2U&idgrupo 

Electronic Registry :

• Type of body to which it is addressed: ‘Centres’ 

• Body to which it is addressed: ‘School of Doctoral Studies’ 

• Processing: ‘Unit-specific procedures’ 

• In the drop-down menu, select ‘Extension request.’