PLEASE NOTE: Beginning August 8, 2010 the ZSR on-line application system will be down for scheduled maintenance from midnight-2:00 a.m. on the second Sunday of each month. If you are working on an application on the previous Saturday night, you will need to save changes prior to midnight or else your work will be lost.

The application for the sabbatical is entirely online.  It consists of:

• Basic contact information  and a brief biographical sketch
• Brief summaries of your professional responsibilities and  recognition or awards received
• Contact information (name, title, organization, address, and phone) for three references
• A brief description of your planned sabbatical activities, including how you will judge whether your sabbatical was successful
• A proposed sabbatical budget, including an allocation for federal and state taxes
• A 2-3 page narrative describing:
  1. Why you need a sabbatical and how you will benefit from it;
  2. Why you chose to work in your field, and;
  3. What you see yourself doing in the future and what difference a sabbatical will have on your future work

In addition to the online application, you will also need to submit via email to larita@zsr.org:

• An endorsement letter from a board member of your organization that includes:
  1. The plan for organizational management during your absence
  2. A statement about the particular need for you to receive a sabbatical at this time
• From one of these references, a letter describing the particular need for you to receive a sabbatical (note: this letter should be emailed directly from the reference).

If you are unable to access the online application, please visit the Technical Issues page.