Employed PhD students following the 5+3 scheme or part B of the 4+4 scheme
 

These rules apply to children born 1 August 2022 or earlier.
 

Your employment will be extended for the part of your leave taken within your period of employment.

If your employment expire during maternity/paternity or adoption leave, your employment will be extended with the remaining period of leave. This means that you will continue to receive your monthly salary for the paid part of the leave after the employment expires. The leave with daily benefits does not change when your employment expires. Furthermore, your employment will be extended with the part of the leave taken before the employment expired. This means that - after ending your leave – you will return to work for a period which corresponds to the absence within the period of employment.

The graduate school does not extend the enrolment or employment for any leave of absence held without prior written consent from the graduate school. 

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FAQ

• Overview - parental leave rules (employees): Danish version - English version
  Short overview: Danish version - English version
• Parental leave if only one of the parents is covered by Danish legislation on social security (non-Danish parent): English version

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Aarhus University

• AU HR's website - information, notifications and forms for employee (5+3 scheme and part B of the 4+4 scheme): Danish version - English version
• Holiday year ends during leave
  If you have been prevented from taking holiday for a recognised reason, e.g. illness, maternity/paternity leave or adoption, which has lasted until expiry of the holiday period on 31 December, the first four holiday weeks will automatically be carried forward to the next holiday period. 
  For further information please see: Danish version - English version
• AU HR memo of 20 August 2012 on childcare days for PhD students: Danish version

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The Agency for the Modernisation of Public Administration

• Parental leave guidelines, 2012: Danish version

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The Ministry of Employment

• Leave and daily allowance:
  • Bekendtgørelse af lov om ret til orlov og dagpenge ved barsel (barselsloven)
  • Vejledning om ret til orlov og dagpenge ved barsel
• Parental leave and holliday:
  • Information om barsel og ferie

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For international PhD students - Life in Denmark.dk

• Maternity/paternity benefits: English version

PhD students following part A of the 4+4 scheme

Applying for children born on 1 August 2022 or later

• Both mother and father: up to 9 month = up to 18 SU-points
• Mother: from 2 months before and up to 12 months after (however, maximum 9 months in total)
• Single parents: can apply for 3 extra months (changing the 9 months to 12 months)
• Rules:
  • Ministerial Order of Law on SU - The Danish students' Grants and Loans Scheme: Danish version (afsnit II)
    • Amendment: Danish version
  • Ministerial Order on SU PhD scholarships: Danish version 
    • Amendment: Danish version

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As a 4+4 student on part A you are enrolled as a Master's student and a PhD student at the same time.

If you have any questions about your Danish student grant (SU) on your Master's degree programme please see these pages: Danish version - English version

You will not get any extra SU-points on your PhD degree programme but you will receive the same SU-points during your leave and your enrolment on part A will be extended corresponding to the maternity/paternity leave.

• Ministerial Order on the act on entitlement to leave and benefits in the event maternity/paternity leave (barselsloven): Danish version
• Ministerial Order on the right to maternity/paternity benefits: Danish version
• Ministerial Order of Law on equal treatment of men and women in regard to employment etc.: Danish version
• The Agency for the Modernisation of Public Administration circular on Parental leave, adoption and childcare days: Danish version
• Ministerial Order of Law on sick pay or maternity pay: Danish version
• HR at Aarhus University - Holiday and parental leave: Danish version - English version