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. 
 

Danish calculator for leave (children born before 2 August 2022): 
- Normal leave
- Normal leave incl. a self-paid period of leave  
 

• Forms for children born before 2 August 2022
  • Mother:
    • Form 1, pregnancy leave: Danish version - English version (expected birth and leave)
    • Form 2, maternity and parental leave:
      • Both parents are covered by Danish social security legislation: 
         - Normal leave: Danish version - English version
         - Normal leave incl. a self-paid period of leave: Danish version
      • The other parent (father) is not covered by Danish social security legislation: English version
    • Form 3, taking deferred leave: Danish version - English version
  • Father and non-birth mother:
    • Form 1, paternity leave: Danish version - English version (expected birth and leave)
    • Form 2, paternity and parental leave:
      • Both parents are covered by Danish social security legislation: Danish version - English version
      • The other parent (mother) is not covered by Danish social security legislation: English version
    • Form 3, taking deferred leave: Danish version - English version
• Deadlines:
  • Form 1: must be submitted 3 months prior to birth (mother) / 4 weeks prior to birth (father)
  • Form 2: must be submitted 8 weeks after birth
  • Form 3: must be submitted 16 weeks prior to leave
  • Examples of how to complete the parental leave forms (Danish)
     
• Forms for children born on 2 August 2022 or later
  The forms will be published in the course of the summer

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. 

• Forms 
  • Mother
    
    • Form 1, parental leave: 1: Danish version - English version (expected birth and leave)
    • Form 2, parental leave: Danish version - English version (extension of PhD study owing to child birth)
    • Form 3, taking defered leave: Danish version - English version
  • Father or non-birth mother
    
    • Form 1, parental leave: 1: Danish version - English version (expected birth and leave)
    • Form 2, parental leave: Danish version - English version (extension of PhD study owing to child birth)
    • Form 3, taking defered leave: Danish version - English version
• Deadlines:
  • Form 1: must be submitted 3 months prior to birth (mother) / 4 weeks prior to birth (father)
  • Form 2: must be submitted 8 weeks after birth
  • 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 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.