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7.E.1. A personnel may, on his/her own, solicit scholarship/grants provided he/she informs the
President thru the CSDC and the USDB;

7.E.2. Solicited scholarship/grants must be relevant to the work of the personnel concerned and
in line with his/her field of specialization and must be in conformity with the College Staff
Development Plan;

7.E.3. Any personnel who gets a solicited scholarship shall still pass through the regular
procedure of the University Staff Development Board on application and approval;

7.E.4. Approval of grants for solicited scholarship must take into consideration equitable
distribution, relevance to the Department/Colleges/Offices individual function, education,
experience and performance;

7.E.5. A personnel shall be allowed to go on solicited foreign grant/fellowship/scholarship/paper
presentation for not more than 2 times within a year. All applications for study leave,
sabbatical/post doctoral leave, foreign trainings/seminars/workshops conferences
including paper presentation must be approved by the Board of Regents.

SECTION VIII. RETURN SERVICE

A grantee who finished a degree on official time, scholarship or granted sabbatical/post
doctoral, or granted foreign training of not less than one (1) month duration shall render return
service to the University as follows:

a) Official Time Only- one (1) year of service for every year of study

b) Local Scholarship/Grants/Sponsor/Assistance- two (2) years of service for every year of
study leave.

c) Foreign Scholars/Grants- three (3) years of 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.

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

SECTION IX. APPLICATION

9.1. Application for study leave/sabbatical/post-doctoral leave must be filed at least one (1) term
before the effectivity of the grant.

9.2. For trainings and seminar-workshops, at least one (1) week before the start thereof.

SECTION X. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

A University personnel who has been granted study leave on official time including
attendance to seminar-workshop/training abroad is entitled to avail of financial assistance from