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- Members may use this
Grant to purchase teaching, educational or professional
development materials
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and supplies. (These may include but are not necessarily
limited to the following: Books periodicals,
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photocopies, audio-visual materials, computer hardware
and software). This Grant may also be used to
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cover membership fees to learned/professional societies
and pay subscription fees for access to print and
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electronic media.
- Persons on contract for less than one year, but at
least for one semester, are entitled to receive 50% of
the Book Grant. (Persons on contracts of between one and
three years are covered by Rule 72(e) of Rules for academic
and Senior Administrative Staff)
- Persons on Assisted Leave are entitled to the full
Grant for the year of leave if they have not been replaced,
or if their duties are being carried out by persons who
are already entitled to the Grant in their substantive
posts. In circumstances where-the person on Assisted Leave
has been replaced by someone on a contract of less than
one year, (s)he may claim the portion of the Grant to
which her/his replacement is not entitled.
- Member may accumulate the allowance indefinitely.
- Members should submit request for payment on the appropriate
form along with itemized receipts and/or
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invoices. Where a proforma invoice is submitted, payment
shall be made to the supplier.
- No portion of the Grant shall be provided in foreign
exchange.
- Members of staff whose contracts with the UWI have
been terminated for any reason other than retirement shall
submit all claims for reimbursement no later than the
date of separation from the University.
- Staff members going on retirement may use within one
(1) year, the balance of the Grant credited to
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their account at the date of retirement.
- There is no limit as to the number of subscriptions that
shall be funded from the Grant for each member within the WIGUT
category.