The Office of Grants and Research (OGR) organises workshop on Research Grant Proposal Development.
The Online workshop which began on Tuesday, November 2, 2021, was preceded by an in-person Pre-workshop meeting on Friday, October 29, 2021 to discuss modalities for the workshop, provide participants with essential workshop-related information, and facilitate individual groups readiness for the main event. The Pre-workshop meeting was held at the Gardiner Conference Room, Great Hall, KNUST with about 95 participants.
In his opening address, the Director of the Office of Grants and Research, Prof. Robert Clement Abaidoo, who doubled as the main facilitator for the meeting assured participants that the workshop had been carefully planned to ensure participants are well equipped to develop wining proposal. He explained that the workshop had been fashioned in such a way that participating groups would use already drafted proposals and systematically work to improve them as the workshop progressed. He affirmed that the concept of the workshop had been used for a similar one on Article Writing which had been a success. He therefore encouraged participants to stay committed to the process.
Prof. Philip Antwi-Agyei, the Chair for the Young Researchers Forum informed participants that the YRF, which is under the OGR, seeks to share ideas and promote research at KNUST. He explained that activities of the Forum include research grant acquisition, creating networks and developing research citizenships within each college. He urged participants, that as researchers, they ought to frequently check their emails as some collaborators use such channels to share Funding Opportunity Announcements
