Please notice that the forms are different whether you are a 4+4 student (part A or part B) or a 5+3 student (employed or not employed at Aarhus University). Make sure that you fill out the correct form.

After the deadline has passed for submission of form No. 2 it is not possible to change the information in the form.

Please count in full weeks (7 days). If a period contains weekends or public holidays those days count as leave too. 

Children born on 2 August 2022 or later

• Forms

  • Mother:
    • Form 1a, pregnancy leave (expected birth and leave): Danish version - English version 
    • Form 1b, transfer of maternity leave: Danish version - English version
    • Form 2, maternity and parental leave: Danish version - English version 
    • Form 3, taking deferred leave: Danish version - English version 
  • Father and non-birth mother:
    • Form 1, paternity leave (expected birth and leave): Danish version - English version 
    • Form 2, paternity and parental leave: Danish version - English version
    • Form 3, taking deferred leave: Danish version - English version 
  • Adoptive parents:
    • Form 1, expected reception of the child: Danish version - English version
    • Form 2, after the date of placement: Danish version - English version
• Deadlines:
  • Form 1
    • Mother:
      Form 1a: must be submitted 3 months prior to birth
      Form 1b: must be submitted 4 weeks prior to birth
    • Father:
      Form 1: must be submitted 4 weeks prior to birth
    • Adoptive parents:
      Form 1: deadline for submission depends on reception of the child in Denmark or abroad
  • Form 2: must be submitted 6 weeks after birth
  • Form 3: must be submitted 8 weeks prior to leave (deferred by law) or 16 weeks prior to leave (deferred by agreement)

• Rules
  See this page for further information: Danish version -  English version

• Overview and examples
  Parental leave rules (employees): Danish version - English version

• Calculators
  Pregnancy, maternity and parental leave: Danish version - English version 
  Partial resumption of work: Danish version

Children born before 2 August 2022

• Forms

  • Mother:
    • Form 3, taking deferred leave: Danish version - English version
  • Father and non-birth mother:
    • Form 3, taking deferred leave: Danish version - English version
• Deadlines:
  • Form 3: must be submitted 16 weeks prior to leave

Please notice that the forms are different whether you are a 4+4 student (part A or part B) or a 5+3 student (employed or not employed at Aarhus University). Make sure that you fill out the correct form.

After the deadline has passed for submission of form No. 2 it is not possible to change the information in the form.

Please count in full weeks (7 days). If a period contains public holidays those days count as leave too.

Children born on 2 August 2022 or later

• Forms

  • Mother
    • Form 1, parental leave: 1 (expected birth and leave): Danish version - English version 
    • Form 2, parental leave (extension of PhD study owing to child birth): Danish version - English version (coming soon)
    • Form 3, taking defered leave: Danish version - English version (coming soon)
  • Father or non-birth mother
    • Form 1, parental leave: 1 (expected birth and leave): Danish version - English version 
    • Form 2, parental leave (extension of PhD study owing to child birth): Danish version - English version (coming soon)
    • Form 3, taking defered leave: Danish version - English version(coming soon)
• Deadlines:
  • Form 1: must be submitted 3 months prior to birth (mother) / 4 weeks prior to birth (father)
  • Form 2: must be submitted 6 weeks after birth
  • Form 3: must be submitted 16 weeks prior to leave

Children born before 2 August 2022

• Forms 
  • Mother
    • Form 3, taking defered leave: Danish version - English version
  • Father or non-birth mother
    • Form 3, taking defered leave: Danish version - English version
• Deadlines:
  • Form 3: must be submitted 16 weeks prior to leave

5+3 and 4+4 (part B)

• Forms: Danish version - English version

Please note that the graduate school does not grant part-time or part-time leave from your PhD employment in connection with appointments to other work at Aarhus University. Please apply for full unpaid leave if you have been offered other work at Aarhus University that has academic relevance to the PhD project.

As a rule we do not grant part-time for shorter periods of time. When you apply for part-time it must be for the rest of your enrolment/enpolyment.