Sabbatical request

Exceptionally, at the motivated request of the doctoral candidate, a sabbatical for a maximum unbroken period of one year may be granted once only. The sabbatical must be part of the doctoral candidate's professional, study or personal project. During the sabbatical, the doctoral candidate shall suspend all activities related to their thesis work. 

See eligibility requirements and procedure.

Doctoral candidates must send their complete application to the director of the doctoral school in which they are registered by no later than:

• 1 June for a sabbatical starting in September;
• 1 January for a sabbatical starting in March.

Download the sabbatical application file