Faculty Leaves of Absence

Faculty members may apply for leaves of absence for Faculty Development Fellowships (commonly known as “sabbaticals”) to pursue professional development activities.  These are awarded on a competitive basis; for more information, please visit the Executive Vice Chancellor’s Faculty Development Fellowship site.

Other types of leave may be granted for reasons including military duty, jury duty, temporary disability or sickness, Family Medical Leave, externally funded educational fellowships, or other personal reasons.

How to Apply

Hixson-Lied College faculty members should apply for a leave of absence by following these steps:

1. Complete the appropriate application form along with any required accompanying documents:
   1. For Faculty Development Leaves, the Application for Faculty Development Fellowships, OR
   2. For all other types of leave:
      • Application for Leave of Absence AND
      • Signed Leave of Absence with Full or Partial Pay agreement (unless it is to be an unpaid leave)
2. Complete the applicant section of the College’s Faculty Leave of Absence Information Form
3. Submit all materials to the appropriate School Director

Timeline

Applications for Faculty Development Fellowship must adhere to the following timeline:

October 1

Submit all materials to School Director for leaves in the following academic year (e.g., Oct. 1, 2019 for leaves in the 2020-21 academic year)

November 1

School Director forwards application materials to the Dean

December 1 (approximately)

Dean forwards materials to the Executive Vice Chancellor

(Please note that these are College deadlines and differ from the schedule described in the EVC’s FDF application form).

Applications for other types of leave should whenever possible adhere to the same timeline.  However, it is understood that some circumstances (e.g., jury duty or medical leaves) require a shorter timeline, in which case materials should be submitted as quickly as possible.

Please Note

Use only the forms linked here; older forms will not be accepted.

For more information, please visit https://executivevc.unl.edu/policies-bylaws/leaves and/or speak with your School Director.