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D. Seminars, Trainings & Workshops

1. Seminars, trainings, workshops, conferences, conventions, scientific meetings of professional/fraternal and
other accredited associations, etc. shall be relevant to the four (4) thrusts of the University:
2. Attendance shall be

2.a. endorsed by appropriate agencies;
2.b. subjected to the policies and guidelines of the Faculty Merit System and Faculty Development Program;
2.c endorsed to the President through channels.

3. A faculty who attends a foreign training for duration of at least one (1) month shall secure clearance and sign
a contract with the University.
4. The faculty shall submit a written report of participation, conduct an echo seminar, submit all handouts and
other materials acquired during the seminar as requirements for attendance to succeeding seminars,
trainings, workshops, etc. and reimbursement or liquidation of traveling expenses.
5. Attendance to seminars, workshops, trainings of Faculty on Teacher‟s leave during summer shall be subject
to existing CSC, DBM rules and regulations and other existing laws.

E. Scholarship Grants under Sponsorship

1. A faculty who seeks a sponsor for scholarship grant shall inform the President thru the UFTDB.
2. A scholarship under sponsorship shall only be awarded to a faculty if the degree pursued is in line with his
field of specialization and relevant to his work.
3. A faculty shall be allowed to go on sponsored foreign grant/fellowship/paper presentation twice only per year.
4. Approval of grants for solicited scholarship must take into consideration equitable distribution, relevance to
the Department/College/Offices, individual function, education, experience and performance.

F. Application
1. Application for study leave/sabbatical/post-doctoral leave must be filed at least one (1) semester before the
effectivity of the grant;
2. Application for trainings and seminar-workshops must be filed at least one (1) week before the start thereof.
G. Return Service

Upon reinstatement to duty from a study leave/sabbatical leave, a faculty shall observe the following
guidelines:

A. Official Time Only – one (1) year of return service for every year of study leave.

B. University Scholarship/Grant/Sponsorship/Assistantship – two (2) years of return service for every
year of study leave.

C. Foreign Scholarship/Grant – three (3) years of return service for every year of study leave.

D. Foreign Trainings of one (1) month but not more than six (6) months – two (2) years return service
for every six (6) or less than six (6) months.

E. Foreign Trainings of more than six (6) months but not more than (1) year – three (3) years return
service.

H. Financial Assistance

A faculty who has been granted study leave on official time including attendance to seminar –
workshop/training abroad shall be entitled financial assistance subject to availability of funds and approval of the
Board of Regents. He shall observe the following terms and conditions:

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