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College of Arts & Letters
1. Faculty who take a leave without pay (or a two-semester sabbatical at 50% pay) to accept a major external fellowship that does not fully cover the loss of MSU income during the leave may receive a subvention from the College. The faculty member is eligible to receive a subvention from the College equal to a) the full difference between the fellowship and one's normal salary during the grant period, or b) 50% of one's salary during the grant period, whichever is less. Some modest adjustment to these guidelines is possible when living costs are excessively high at the site of the fellowship. Example 1. Leave No Pay, One Semester Fellowship: $25,000
Example 2. Leave No Pay, Two Semesters Fellowship: $20,000
Example 3. Two-Semester Sabbatical
Leave Fellowship: $30,000 sabbatical salary replacement
3. The chair or director should contact the Assistant Provost and Assistant VP for Academic Human Resources to make arrangements for continuation of the faculty member's benefit programs during the leave. Faculty should consult the Faculty Handbook, section IV -- Academic Personnel Policies: Leaves Of Absence: Continuation of Benefits for Faculty on Leave of Absence No Pay Status to Receive Prestigious Awards, Fellowships and/or Special Assignment Opportunities for specific information. Please note that the University contributes to the base retirement fund based on the actual salary accrued during the leave. If a leave is based on 50% salary, faculty only receive retirement contributions on that 50%. 4. According to the "Operating Principles of the Tenure System" in the Faculty Handbook, a "faculty member granted a leave of absence will have the appointment period extended appropriately." 5. According to "Sabbatical
Leaves of Absence" in the Faculty Handbook, "all leaves
of absence shall be excluded in determining years of service for
a sabbatical leave."
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