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a) Request for study leave must be strictly in accordance with the Specialization of the faculty
and non-teaching personnel concerned. In the case of faculty retooling or those with
terminal degrees, e.g. P.E. the College of Advisory Council, shall determine the degree to
be pursued by the personnel and recommend to the Campus Staff Development Board
for approval;

b) The Dean of the College or the Director/Head of Office must certify that the services of the
applicant could be dispensed with and that there are capable staff who can temporarily
take over his/her workload;

c) The Campus Staff Development Board shall approve the school/university where the
applicant will enroll;

d) The grantee shall secure a clearance and enter into scholarship/fellowship contract with
the University. The Chair, USDB and Dean of the grantee shall sign as witnesses.

e) Faculty and staff who pursue advanced degrees within Region 02 which are offered in ISU
shall take the said degree thereat.

7.A.4. Full time scholars either official time or with grants, shall be entitled to study leave with pay
for the approved duration of the study leave;

7.A.5. The grantee shall submit within thirty (30) days at the end of each academic term, a report
of accomplishment duly certified by the Registrar of the College/University where the
grantee is enrolled. Failure of the grantee to submit without valid reasons shall be subject
to the following:

a) First offense- salary suspension
b) Succeeding offenses shall be grounds for recall/cancellation of the study grant;
and once recalled/cancelled, the grantee shall be barred from resumption of study
leave/scholarship.

7.A.6. A grantee shall maintain a weighted average per academic term as follows:

a) Undergraduate - 2.25
b) Masteral - 2.0
c) Doctoral - 2.0

If the faculty on study leave, be it with financial assistance or on Official Time, fails to meet the
GWA would cause the recall of the study grant.

7.A.7. No grantee shall be allowed to change his/her field of specialization or to transfer to another
school/university except for meritorious reason as approved by the President through the
recommendation of the Staff Development Board and the sponsoring agency. Failure to
observe this provision is a ground for recall/cancellation of the grant;
7.A.8. No grantee shall be allowed to attend conferences, seminar workshops, trainings while on
study leave unless such attendance is a part of/or required in his academic program.
Grantees shall not also be allowed to accept consultancy or moonlighting jobs during their
study leave. Violation of this provision is a ground for recall/cancellation of the Study Leave;