Sabbatical Leaves

Tenured faculty members may apply for a sabbatical for every seven years of full time service. In the submission online system below, you will find a list of materials needed for an application. Applications start within schools, are reviewed at the campus level, and then approved by the Board of Trustees.

One person from each school should submit a list of tenured faculty and librarians intending to apply for sabbatical leave in the 2022-23 academic year.

Submit your candidates

Due: Friday, October 15, 2021

Deans, submit the name of your school reviewer to ude[dot]iupui[at]aacvas by October 15, 2021. The committee meets in late January (date to be determined). The school reviewer must be able to attend this meeting.

When faculty members apply for a sabbatical leave, simultaneous emails will be sent to the dean and department chair (if applicable) to approve or deny the request and to upload your letter of approval. These emails contain the entire list of requested materials from the faculty members. (Dean and chair names are auto-loaded but individual faculty can change them.)

The deans will be expected to upload the School Committee Review letter, if one is necessary.

Proxies can be assigned to approve or deny sabbatical leave requests on behalf of the dean and chair. Make sure your proxies are up-to-date.

The following materials are needed for the campus application. Submit completed applications after you have followed any in-school processes. Deans and chairs will get an automatic email sent to them to upload their own approval letter after you submit your application.

• University ID number
• CV in IUPUI Promotion and Tenure format, in pdf format
• IRB/Animal Care approval
• Dates and report from a prior sabbatical (if applicable), in pdf format
• Abstract: A brief description of the overall plan of work (50-150 words)
• Describe how your plan of work advances your career, your areas of excellence, and the goals of your program, school, and campus (100 to 500 words)
• Anticipated products or outcomes (list; 10-50 words); plan for dissemination (e.g., publication; does not include the IUPUI internal report)
• Describe sites to be visited, organizations you are working with, and other details (max 500 words). Indicate support (letters themselves should be aggregated into an Appendix document). If IRB/Animal Care approval is not yet obtained, describe current status
• Appendix: Include letters of support, forms of assistance you will receive, in pdf format

Travel in 2022-23 is contingent on IU Policy. Sabbatical Leave would not be considered essential travel.

Submit an application

Due: Wednesday, November 10, 2021*
*Applications received after this date will not be considered unless the dean requests special consideration and documents extenuating circumstances. Be sure to check your own school's procedures and deadlines.

You should hear back from the Sabbatical Leave Committee in early February on whether your application has been approved or denied.

Faculty and librarians are required to submit a sabbatical leave report.

Submit Online Form

Due: Within three months of returning from a sabbatical leave.

The report is to be reviewed and signed by the department chair and school dean before submitting to the Office of Academic Affairs.

Submitted sabbatical applications are reviewed by the IUPUI Sabbatical Leaves Review Committee and the chief academic officer. All applicants receive preliminary notification of the campus level decision in early spring. Final letters will be sent after approval of the Board of Trustees at the April meeting.

Resources for sabbatical travel:

HR information for: medical coverage; group life insurance while overseas

Living arrangements: sabbaticalhomes.com may be of use. 

Financial arrangements for: full-year (half pay) sabbaticals 

Questions

All questions regarding campus sabbatical leave processes should be directed to Olivia Harding, ude[dot]iupui[at]namdoogo.  Contact your chair for internal review procedures.

For school reviewers: sabbatical dashboard