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Instructions for requesting Release Time are on this page at Release Time request process.
b) Leave of Absence: Period during which all or part of a faculty member’s pay is NOT administered through UT. All or part of the FTE on their faculty position is reduced for the duration of the leave. APS will process the reduced hours as an absence request on the faculty position. The faculty member might be paid directly by a grant or fellowship with no funding going through UT (they are paid directly by the external organization), or they may use personal funds.
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