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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 President.

Section VII. 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 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 on 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 VIII. APPLICATION

1. Application for study leave/sabbatical/post-doctoral leave must be filed at least
one (1) term before the effectivity of the grant.
2. For trainings and seminar-workshops, at least one (1) week before the start
thereof.

Section IX. 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 the University, subject to the availability of funds. Such financial assistance shall be
subject to the approval of the President, and subject further to the following terms and
conditions:

1) A University personnel who is not a recipient of any scholarship programs.

2) A University personnel on full time study leave on official time desiring to avail
of financial assistance for thesis/dissertation must maintain or meet the general weighed
average grade requirement of 2.0 for master’s and doctorate degrees and
2.5 for bachelor’s degree.