 us embassy in guyana supports strengthened grant writing capacity for ug us embassy in guyana supports strengthened grant writing capacity for ug andydindial mon 9052022 1030 seven staff members from the office of the vicechancellor offices of the deputy vicechancellors and the office of philanthropy alumni and civic engagement have successfully completed a certificate in grant writing through the university of georgia earlier this year the training commenced on march 16 2022 and ended in may it was managed through the office of the deputy vicechancellor institutional advancement dr melissa ifill the grant writing course was funded by the united states embassy in georgetown guyana the course focused on the following elements the components of a grant proposal how to write letters of intent and inquiries and how to explain programme budgets in writing having completed the training the staff are now equipped with the essential tools to write and assess grant applications to ensure all components are included and properly addressed the staff who successfully completed the course are christina bynoe planning and international engagement officer desmond leitch philanthropy officer kelvin bovell senior monitoring and evaluation officer keshawna garnett planning and international engagement officer mishel moriah senior technical officer natalya bobbsemple coordinatorchange projects and raulene kendall planning and international engagement officer as such these officers in the departments they serve are now better equipped to support ug faculty and staff who wish support in reviewing and writing grant proposals this activity supports ug s blueprint 2040 aspirational goal 2 to make ug a centre of excellence for research the university of guyana extends its appreciation to the us embassy and its warmest congratulations to the seven 7 staff who completed the course from lr christina bynoe desmond leitch keshawna garnett natalya bobbsemple kelvin bovell and raulene kendall  the university of guyana programmes offered  for a full list of ug s programme offerings kindly visit the following website  https turkeyenonlineuogedugy srms student prospective application loginphp prospective students can also find their programme of choice by exploring the following links college of medical sciences  https fhsuogedugy srms departments faculty of agriculture and forestry  https fafuogedugy srms departments faculty of education and humanities  https fehuogedugy srms departments faculty of earth and environmental sciences  https feesuogedugy srms departments faculty of engineering and technology  https fotuogedugy srms departments faculty of natural sciences  https fnsuogedugy srms departments faculty of social sciences  https fssuogedugy srms departments institute of distance and continuing education idce  https idceuogedugy programmesoffered     ug in brief the university of guyana is in its 59thyear a state university of guyana it offers 150 programmes in over 60 disciplines online and facetoface on 9 campuses across guyana with a student population of now 10000 ug has provided education learning and research for over 50000 alumni the mission of the university is to discover generate disseminate and apply knowledge of the highest standard for the service of the community the nation and all mankind within an atmosphere of academic freedom that allows for free and critical inquiry ug s forwardthinking blueprint 2040 is currently setting the course for the university s future design and institutional response to the changing needs of guyana  contact  ms krest cummings public relations officer department of events conferences and communications decc 5926235104 us embassy in guyana supports strengthened grant writing capacity for ug 50  