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Graduation
Please check website for PhD defense regulations and the graduation ceremony.
Graduate School of Science: (071) 527 6855 or gsoffice@science.leidenuniv.nl
Graduation bonus
The Observatory contributes a graduation bonus on the following conditions:
Expense claims can be submitted either in SAP Self Service (only possible before the end of your contract) or a PNIL statement of expenses form for 'staff not employed' that can be found here:
https://hop.leidenuniv.nl/sap/bc/ui5_ui5/sap/yul_dec_appl/index.html?sap-client=400&sap-language=EN
Please use the SAP number that you normally use for travel. In case you do not know what SAP number to use, please contact Robin Hölscher: holscher@strw.leidenuniv.nl.
NB: The Graduation bonus can only be awarded to people that fill in an expense claim form no later than 1 month after the graduation ceremony.
Subsidy for thesis printing and distribution of thesis
There are two sources for a subsidy of the costs for thesis printing:
1. The UB (Library) offers a compensation of 500 Euro if you provide them with an electronic copy and license of your thesis. Please read the information on the following website carefully:
https://www.library.universiteitleiden.nl/researchers/submitting-your-phd-dissertation
2. Leiden Observatory can provide a subsidy of maximum 900 Euro towards the costs of the printing of a PhD thesis, on the following conditions:
Expense claims can be submitted either in SAP Self Service (only possible before the end of your contract) or the PNIL statement of expenses form for 'staff not employed' that can be found on: https://hop.leidenuniv.nl/sap/bc/ui5_ui5/sap/yul_dec_appl/index.html?sap-client=400&sap-language=EN
Please attach a copy of the invoice of the thesis printing and provide information about contributions from other sources. Please use the SAP number that you normally use for travel. In case you do not know what SAP number to use, please contact Robin Hölscher: holscher@strw.leidenuniv.nl.
NB: The subsidy for the thesis printing can only be awarded to people that fill in an expense claim form no later than 1 month after the graduation ceremony.