- How do I apply for personal development fund to attend training
programmes?
- After my sponsorship has been approved and I have returned from the training programme, how do I claim for reimbursement ?
- If I am making presentations, will the registration fees of the meeting be sponsored from my personal development fund ?
- How many presentations at overseas meetings can I be sponsored per year?
- Can I use my personal development fund from the subsequent financial year or carry forward the balance of personal development fund to the next financial year?
- If my course falls within the new financial year and I apply for sponsorship before the new financial year, are the funds sponsored from present or new financial year?
- Will my sponsorship application be approved if I submit it late ie after I have already attended the training programme?
- What do I have to submit for reimbursement when I return from presentations at overseas meeting?
- Can I have the contacts of the corporate travel agents of SingHealth?
- How do I read more about the detailed sponsorship policies and terms?
1. How do I apply for personal development fund to attend training programmes?
- The sponsorship application form can be retrieved from Medical Manpower Intranet. Alternatively you can apply for sponsorship on-line through IMMS.
Sponsorship application must be supported by Head of Department and it must be submitted to Medical Manpower prior to the commencement of the programme.
2. After my sponsorship has been approved and I have returned from the training programme, how do I claim for reimbursement ?
- Please submit your original receipt and a copy of the certificate attendance to Medical Manpower. The reimbursement will be credited to your GIRO account.
3. If I am making presentations, will the registration fees of the meeting be sponsored from my personal development fund ?
- No, you will be granted sponsorship for the registration fees of the main meeting above your personal development fund.
4. How many presentations at overseas meetings can I be sponsored per year?
- It is limited to one overseas meeting per research abstract. You will be sponsored as long as your research abstract is different and distinct for each presentation.
5. Can I use my personal development fund from the subsequent financial year or carry forward the balance of personal development fund to the next financial year?
- No, personal development fund should be consumed within the respective financial year.
6. If my course falls within the new financial year and I apply for sponsorship before the new financial year, are the funds sponsored from present or new financial year?
- The funds will be sponsored from the financial year for which the programme is held.
7. Will my sponsorship application be approved if I submit it late ie after I have already attended the training programme?
- Please provide reasons for late submissions. These incidences will be considered on a case by case basis. We do not encourage retrospective/late submission or incomplete applications.
8. What do I have to submit for reimbursement when I return from presentations at overseas meeting?
- The following are the documents to be submitted:
(i)Receipts for registration fees at overseas meeting
(ii)Receipts for air flight
(iii)Boarding pass and flight itinerary
(iv)Certificate of attendance (if any)
9. Can I have the contacts of the corporate travel agents of SingHealth?
- Business Travel International (BTI)
Contact number: 6885 7572 (Ms Helwina Harharah)
Email address: helwina@bit.com.sg
- American Express Travel
Contact number: 6294 3277
Email address: amexglc@aexp.com
10. How do I read more about the detailed sponsorship policies and terms?
- The policies and terms are found in Medical Manpower Intranet, http://mysinghealth/SingHealth/CorporateOffice/MM/Staff_Info/Policies/. If you require assistance, please contact Medical Manpower.
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