Faculty Leaves (Scholarship and Creative Work)
The university provides full-time members of the faculty with various kinds of leave for research and other academic purposes. General terms for Fellowship Leaves (sabbatical) and Scholar Incentive Awards may be found in Article 25 of the PSC-CUNY Contract and Code of Practice Regarding Instructional Staff Academic Leaves from CUNY Office of Human Resources Management (OHRM).
Fellowship Leave
Fellowship Leaves are available for research (including study and related travel), improvement of teaching, and creative work in literature and the arts.
The full-pay, one-semester Fellowship Leave is competitive and only one such leave is awarded per year. Applicants who are not chosen for the full-pay leave will be given the opportunity to re-submit their application to be considered for the standard 80 percent leave.
- Application for Fellowship Leave (pdf)
- This form is specific for leaves beginning in the fall 2023 or spring 2024 semesters.
- Cover Sheet for Academic Leaves of Absence (pdf)
- Additional Compensation During Fellowship Leave (pdf)
- Post-Leave Report Template (docx)
Deadlines
- All applications for Fellowship Leaves beginning in the fall 2023 or spring 2024 semester must be submitted to the department chair no later than October 1, 2022. This includes both applications for the 80 percent leaves and the full-pay leave.
- All applications recommended by the department's Appointments Committee, along with a completed cover sheet, must be submitted to Human Resources Services, 1231 Boylan Hall, no later than October 15, 2022.
Scholar Incentive Awards
Scholar Incentive Awards are intended to promote bona fide, documented scholarly work, including creative work in the arts.
- Application for Scholar Incentive Award (pdf)
- Cover Sheet for Academic Leaves of Absence (pdf)
- Post-Leave Report Template (docx)
Deadlines
Application for Scholar Incentive Awards must be submitted in a timely manner that allows for the required department, college, and university review and approvals. The general deadlines are the following:
- For leaves beginning in the spring 2023 semester, applications should be submitted to the department chair for departmental review no later than November 1, 2022.
- For leave beginning in the fall 2023 semester, applications should be submitted to the department chair for departmental review no later than March 1, 2023.
Special Leave of Absence without Pay
Special leaves of absence without pay may be requested for study, writing, research, a creative project, or public service of reasonable duration.
