17.1.5 In application for Sabbatical Leave, Faculty Members shall present a proposal that identifies the scholarly or creative purposes and activities of the leave being proposed, its potential benefit to the Faculty Member and to the University, and the most likely outcome of the proposed activities. The application shall be presented to the Chair of the department or academic sub-unit, and to the Dean of the Member’s Faculty. The Chair shall provide the Dean with a letter of appraisal of the proposed program of scholarly or creative activity. The application shall be made no later than November 1 for a leave commencing July 1, and no later than February 15 for a leave commencing January 1 of the following year.