Does ECOS have a leave policy?
The ECOS directors recognize that personal emergencies occur and that family status may change over the course of a year. Some events that might necessitate requesting leave include, but are not limited to, personal or family illness, death in the family, and pregnancy requiring maternity or paternity leave. When a fellow will need to be gone for more than 2 weeks but less than a month, it will be necessary to request a leave of absence. No fellowship payments will be made for the period of the leave. However, the missed time can be added onto the end of the fellowship. For example, a fellow who had to have knee surgery and miss a month for recovery time could extend the fellowship to the end of July beyond the typical end date of June 30.
