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CONFERENCE GRANT AWARD RECIPIENTS BY ACADEMIC YEAR – (2011/2012)

OVERVIEW

Number of grants awarded for attending a conference: 34

Total Value of grants awarded for attending a conference: US$46,959

 

Number of grants awarded for organising a conference: 2

Total Value of grants awarded for organising a conference: US$4,200 (≈)

 

RECIPIENTS (2011/2012)

ATTENDING A CONFERENCE

AWARDEE

DEPARTMENT

FACULTY/COLLEGE

CONFERENCE DETAILS

AMOUNT AWARDED (US$)

Prof. Anthony Aboagye

Finance

UGBS

Global Development Finance Conference

 

Dates: 8th – 10th Nov,2011

Venue: Dubai, UAE

375

Mr. Emmanuel Sarpong-Kumankoma

Finance

UGBS

Global Development Finance Conference

 

Dates: 8th – 10th Nov,2011

Venue: Dubai, UAE

375

Mrs. Vera Ogeh Lessay Fiador

Finance

UGBS

Global Development Finance Conference

 

Dates: 8th – 10th Nov,2011

Venue: Dubai, UAE

375

Dr. Helen Yitah

English

ARTS

Spiritual Matters/ Matters of the Spirit

 

Dates: 22nd – 24th March, 2012

Venue: Ashville, NC, USA

 

1,500

Dr. John Tetteh Agor

Linguistics

ARTS

CanTESOL Conference on English Language Teaching

 

Dates: 24th – 26th Feb., 2012

1,500

Dr. Ben-Willie K. Golo

Study of Religions

ARTS

2012 Conference for the Society for Pentecostal Studies

 

Dates: 29th – 3rd March, 2012

Venue: Virginia Beach, VA, USA

1,500

Dr. George Akanglig-Pare

Linguistics

ARTS

Linguistics Interfaces in African Language

 

Dates: 15th – 17th March, 2012

Venue: New Orleans, LA, USA

1,500

Mrs. Adelaide Ansah-Ofei

Nursing

Nursing

Inaugural Commonwealth Nurses Conference

 

Dates: 11th – 12th March, 2012

Venue: London, UK

1,500

Dr. Charles Andoh

Finance

UGBS

9th African Finance Journal Conference

 

Dates: 17th – 22nd April, 2012

Venue: Nairobi, Kenya

1,115

Dr. Peace Mamle Tetteh

Sociology

Social Studies

British Sociological Association (BSA) Annual Conference 2012

 

Dates: 11th – 13th April, 2012

Venue: Leeds, UK

1,500

Dr. Daniel Quaye

Finance

UGBS

9th African Finance Journal Conference

 

Dates: 17th – 22nd April, 2012

Venue: Nairobi, Kenya

1,500

Dr. Joanna Boampong

Modern Languages

ARTS

Human Rights, Literature and the Visual Arts in Africa and the Diaspora

 

Dates: 11th – 15th April, 2012

Venue: Dallas, TX, USA

1,500

Dr. Saka Ebenezer Manful

Social Work

Social Studies

8th British Association for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (BASPCAN) Conference

 

Dates: 5th – 8th April, 2012

Venue: Belfast, United Kingdom

1,500

Dr. Mary Amenga-Etego

Study of Religions

ARTS

5th AASR/IAHR Regional Conference

 

Dates: 18th – 25th July, 2012

Venue: Njoro, Kenya

1,500

Dr. Prince Kwame Adika

English

ARTS

38th Annual Meeting of the African Literature Association

 

Dates: 11th – 15th April, 2012

Venue: Dallas, TX, USA

1,500

Dr. Amos K. Laar

PFRH

ARTS

10th African Nutrition Leadership Programme Seminar

 

Dates: 13th – 23rd  March, 2012

Venue: Potchefstroom, South Africa

1,500

Dr. Helen Lauer

Philosophy & Classics

ARTS

38th Conference on Value Inquiry: Free Will, Responsibility, and Science

 

Dates: 18th – 20th April, 2012

Venue: Salem, MA, USA

1,500

Dr. Samuel Antwi-Baffour

Medical Lab Sciences

SAHS, CHS

99th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Immunologists

 

Dates: 4th – 8th May, 2012

Venue: Boston, MA, USA

1,500

Mrs. Lordina Amoah

Finance

UGBS

Innovative Development Finance Research for Africa’s Development

 

Dates: 19th – 20th April, 2012

Venue: Nairobi, Kenya

1,500

Dr. Ildiko Csajbok-Twerefou

Modern Languages

ARTS

5th International Conference for Theory and Practice in Education – Information and Education

 

Dates: 14th – 16th June, 2012

Venue: Miskolc, Hungary

1,500

Dr. Benfamin Kankpeyeng

Archaeology and Heritage Studies

  Social Sciences

Society of Africanist Archaeologists (SAFA) 11th Biennial Conference

 

Dates: 20th – 23rd June, 2012

Venue: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1,500

Dr. Derek James Watson

Archaeology and Heritage Studies

   Social Sciences

Society of Africanist Archaeologists (SAFA) 11th Biennial Conference

 

Dates: 20th – 23rd June, 2012

Venue: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1,219.48

Dr. Patrick Arthur

Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology

 Science

Tuberculosis 2012 Conference

 

Dates: 11th – 15th Sept., 2012

Venue: Boston, MA, USA

1,500

Prof. Akosua Adomako Ampofo

Institute of African Studies

 Social Sciences

2nd Sociology Forum of the International Sociological Association

 

Dates: 1st – 4th August, 2012

Venue: Buenos Aires, Argentina

1,500

Mrs. Vivian Tackie-Ofosu

Family and Consumer Sciences

CACS

NAEYC’s 21st National Institute for Early Childhood Development Conference

 

Dates: 10th – 13th June, 2012

Venue: Indiana, USA

1,500

Dr. Wazi Ray Apoh

Archaeology and Heritage Studies

Social Sciences

Society of Africanist Archaeologists (SAFA) 11th Biennial Conference

 

Dates: 20th – 23rd June, 2012

Venue: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1,500

Mr. John Kusimi

Geography and Resource Development

Social Sciences

XXII Conference of the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS)

 

Dates: 25th Aug. – 1st Sept., 2012

Venue: Melbourne, Australia

1,500

Dr. Paschal Atengdem

Agricultural Extension

College of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences

South North Conversations

 

Dates: 15th – 19th July, 2012

Venue: Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

1,500

Mr. Joseph Osafo

Psychology

Social Sciences

30th International Congress of Psychology

 

Dates: 22nd – 27th July, 2012

Venue: Cape Town, South Africa

1,500

Prof. Daniel Kwadwo Asiedu

Earth Science

Science

34th Session of the International Geological Congress (IGC)

Dates: 1st – 5th August, 2012

 

Sustainable Mining in Africa Workshop

Dates: 5th – 10th August, 2012

Venue: Brisbane, Australia

1,500

Mr. Alfred Kunutsor

Theatre Arts

School of Performing Arts

African Theatre Association 2012 Conference

 

Dates: 12th – 15th July, 2012

Venue: Cape Town, South Africa

1,500

Ms. Esi Eduwaa Thompson

School of Communication Studies

Social Sciences

South – North Conversations

 

Dates: 15th – 19th  July, 2012

Venue: Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

1,500

Ms. Hellen Adzo Seshie

Economics

Social Sciences

21st IAFFE Annual Conference

 

Dates: 27th -29th June, 2012

Venue: Barcelona, Spain

1,500

Mr. Africanus Aveh

Theatre Arts

School of Performing Arts

International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) 2012 Conference
Dates: 15th - 19th July, 2012

33rd Durban International Film Festival

Dates: 19th - 29th July,  2012

 

Venue: Durban, South Africa

1,500

 

ORGANISING A CONFERENCE

APPLICANT

DEPARTMENT

FACULTY/COLLEGE

CONFERENCE DETAILS

AMOUNT AWARDED

Prof. Nana Aba Amfo

Linguistics

ARTS

Linguistics Association of Ghana Workshop (2012)

 

Dates: 13th January, 2012

Venue: Accra, Ghana

 

       GH¢3,300

 

Prof. Kari Dako/ Dr. Helen Yitah

English

ARTS

Language Practices and Values in Contemporary Ghana: Identities in the Making

 

Dates: 29th – 30th November, 2012.

Venue: Accra, Ghana

        US$2,000

 

 

 

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