Grants for books and other Professional materials Rules

  1. Members may use this
    Grant to purchase teaching, educational or professional
    development materials
  2. and supplies. (These may include but are not necessarily
    limited to the following: Books  periodicals,
  3. photocopies, audio-visual materials, computer hardware
    and software). This Grant may also be used to
  4. cover membership fees to learned/professional societies
    and pay subscription fees for access to print and
  5. electronic media.
  6. 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)
  7. 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    has been replaced by someone on a contract of less than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.
  8. Member may accumulate the allowance indefinitely.
  9. Members should submit request for payment on the appropriate
    form along with itemized receipts and/or
  10. invoices. Where a proforma invoice is submitted, payment
    shall be made to the supplier.
  11. No portion of the Grant shall be provided in foreign
    exchange.
  12. 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.
  13. Staff members going on retirement may use within one
    (1) year, the balance of the Grant credited to
  14. their account at the date of retirement.
  15. There is no limit as to the number of subscriptions that
    shall be funded from the Grant for each member within the WIGUT
    category.