Study Leave

Study leave is intended for when you wish to undertake fieldwork, research or study towards your research degree whilst located outside the University for a limited period of time, not normally exceeding 12 months in total. In considering the approval of study leave, factors such as the availability of appropriate supervision, travel costs, subsistence arrangements and means of communication with your University supervisors are taken into account.

An application for study leave before you have completed the core component of the structured program requires both a supporting statement from your principal supervisor and Head of School or Postgraduate Coordinator and the approval of the Dean of Graduate Studies.

To apply for a period of study leave exceeding one week in duration, complete the form 'Application for Leave of Absence/Study Leave' which is available on the forms webpage or on request from the Graduate Centre.

To ensure that you are covered by insurance during the time you are absent from the University, your application for study leave must be lodged with the Graduate Centre well in advance of your expected departure date. The Graduate Centre will notify you in writing of the results of your application.

Periods of study leave of less than one week do not require the completion of a study leave application form. However your School will keep a record of your trip to ensure that you remain covered by insurance whilst undertaking research external to the University.

Note that, irrespective of the proposed duration of your travel, you will need to complete a 'Student Travel Approval' form, which may be downloaded from the web at: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/83

It is your responsibility to ensure that your journey will not involve travel in, or to, regions or destinations that are subject to warnings against travel by the Department for Foreign Affairs and Trade, the World Health Organisation, or any similar agency or organisation.