Illness/accident:
The scholarship will be paid for a period of up to six weeks in case of sick leave caused by illness or accident. Please note that the sick leave will not exceed the granted duration of the scholarship. An adequate medical sick certificate has to be presented to the GRS. If the sick leave exceeds six weeks the BTU has to suspend the payment of the scholarship.
Maternity protection:
On the condition that sufficient funds are available, the BTU Scholarship Framework Directive allows pregnant women and young mothers to pause within the term of the maternity protection (generally 6 weeks before and 8 weeks after childbirth). The scholarship holder may request either the continuation of payment of the scholarship for the duration of the intermission or the extension of the scholarship for the total duration of the intermission.
Other reasons:
Also for other reasons, e.g. caring for relatives, childcare or also reasons which support the academic progress or education (e.g. studies abroad, internships and the like) it is possible to pause or extend the scholarship on the grounds of an application of the scholarship holder. Also this option is available only on the condition that sufficient funds are available.