GTC Sabbatical Semester (for teaching staff)

The GTC sabbatical semester enables  teaching staff to take (partly) a leave of absence from their normal teaching duties to work intensively on a teaching project, to investigate methodological and didactic approaches, and to (further) develop innovative teaching and learning concepts designed to improve teaching skills.

  • All JGU employees engaged in teaching are eligible to apply.
  • The maximum funding is € 10.000 (in special cases up to € 25.000). This funding is to be primarily used to compensate the faculty/school for the staff member on a GTC sabbatical and to pay for student assistants, if necessary.
  • Please note the application deadline for the winter semester (May 15) and summer semester (December 1).

Next application deadline: May 15, 2025.

Further information can be found in the call for proposals and the application form.

The previous “Sabbatical Semesters” are listed on the German website of the GTC.