The Office of Graduate Studies assumes the cost for the accommodation policy.

Doctoral student women who are anticipating childbirth and have Graduate Student Researcher (GSR), fellowships/traineeships, Associate In, or Teaching Assistant (TA) appointments may be excused from regular employment duties for a period of up to six weeks without loss of financial support.  

Students eligible for both this accommodation and child bearing leave benefit for ASEs, will first us the ASE benefit for up to four weeks. An additional two weeks will be considered under the accommodation policy.

See Childbirth Accommodation Petition and Child Accommodation Policy.