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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;
7.A.9. Deferment of enrolment during study leave shall not be allowed except in the following
cases:

a) Maternity (once only for the duration of study leave)
b) Serious illness (that which affects the mental and/or physical well-being of the
grantee) as certified by a competent physician recognized by the University;
c) Inavailability of subject to be enrolled during the term, as certified by the school
registrar;