UKRI Postgraduate Taught Students Sick Pay Form
Paid Sick Leave Form for Post Graduate Taught Students
United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI) Postgraduate Taught Students, and PGT students on a University funded studentship are entitled to 13 weeks (91 days) paid sick leave, in any rolling 12 month period. For more information please read the policy to find information on eligibility and terms and conditions.
If you experience multiple, significant periods of shorter absences, that you feel are exceptionally impacting on your studies, you should speak to your department and Wellbeing Support Services for further advice.
To request sick leave of up to 28 days (4 weeks) you will only need to submit the below form. The completion date would be extended once Sick Pay request has been approved. You would then be notified of this via email to your University of Warwick email address.
To request 29 or more days you must submit the below form and a temporary withdrawal (health) request via Student Records Online. The temporary withdrawal must cover the entire period of absence. If you submit a temporary withdrawal request for more than 91 days (13 weeks) you will only receive payment for up to 91 days.
When your request has been processed, your end of registration date will be extended by the amount of time requested in your temporary withdrawal request. Your funding end date will be extended by the "funded medical leave" period. You will receive a notification email to your University of Warwick email address regarding the outcome of the sick pay request and a separate email confirming your temporary withdrawal. These emails will confirm your new expected end of registration date.
If there are any issues regarding your funding extension you will be contacted separately by the PG Scholarships team or your department.
Students must inform their academic supervisor and/or department of any period of absence. This is in addition to completing the Sick Pay Form. Your department may arrange a meeting when you return, to ensure that you are fit for study or to see if you require any advice from Wellbeing Support Services.
Medical evidence that covers the period of absence must be included with the request, unless where an absence specifically relates to a disability that is disclosed to the University. Additional medical certification is not required to be provided where absences specifically relates to a disclosed disability.
Students can self certify for the first 7 days of an absence provided that medical evidence is submitted from day 8 onwards. If required, please enter the start date of self-certification in the form below in "First date of absence".
If you submit a temporary withdrawal request as your absence is greater than 29 days, a Resumption of Studies request must be submitted via Student Records Online before you will be permitted to re-enrol and resume your studies, in line with University of Warwick regulation 36.1.5.
Your return to studies following a period of temporary withdrawal (for health reasons) will be subject to the submission of a satisfactory medical note or letter from your doctor or appropriate medical practitioner. You should ask your doctor/medical professional to address the following in their note:
a) your current condition,
b) your prognosis, and
c) confirmation that the proposed return to study date is satisfactory. You should attach this medical note/letter to your resumption request using Student Records Requests.
You will only be able to re-enrol once your medical note/letter has been deemed satisfactory.