Benefits & Opportunities at a Glance

50% Duty-Free Vehicle Allowance

Grenada law entitles full time faculty members to purchase a motor vehicle from a local supplier exempt from 50% import duty.

Sabbatical Leave

Full-time faculty at the rank of Demonstrator, Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor will be entitled to apply for paid sabbatical leave for the preceding period of 72 months of consecutive services.

Medical Insurance Group Plan

Full-time members of faculty have the opportunity to obtain medical insurance coverage through the University’s Group health insurance plan, provided by Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company.

Medical Evacuation

Full-time members of faculty are covered for medical evacuation under the Jet ICU Medical Evacuation Insurance Plan.

Time off

Faculty receive paid time off for vacation, holidays, and medical/parental leave. The amount of time is dependent on position and duration of service.

Professional

Development

There are several options accessible to faculty for continuing education and professional development.

Additional Benefits

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Scholarship

Undergraduate Scholarships

Partial scholarships are awarded to full–time staff and their dependents for the first 30 undergraduate credits taken, as long as their employment with the University continues. Scholarships are valued at 91% of tuition for the first 30 undergraduate credits.

External Fellowship Awards

Staff have the opportunity to competitively apply to the SGU Fellowship Awards Committee for fellowships to attend graduate degree programs at other approved institutions if they are not offered by SGU.  These fellowships are intended to strengthen capacity building and to further nurture research and scholarly activity at SGU.  A maximum of five concurrently running fellowships can be awarded.

Study Leave

Leave granted to access courses offered by the University, where such courses are job related or are essential for direct or cross promotion.

Full-time staff employed for at least 2 years

Max. of 6 hours to attend classes at SGU per week

Time-off is not granted for studies online

Time Off

Faculty receive paid time off for vacation, holidays, and medical/parental leave. The amount of time is dependent on position and duration of service.

Leadership and Excellence in Academic Development (LEAD)

Our Department of Educational Services supports faculty development, supplemental learning, and online instructional innovation throughout our campus.

The LEAD division provides faculty with services and resources designed to foster effective student learning and engagement, both online and in-person. Faculty participate in a wide variety of workshops and events to build skills and/or to earn a Certificate in University Teaching.

Health and Wellness

On-site
Health Clinic

University Health Services Clinic (UHS) provides easy access to health care to the University Community. They offer a wide variety of out-patient services to meet our SGU community’s health care needs on campus.  Besides regular clinic hours, UHS provides emergency medical services 7 days per week and 24 hours per day.

Psychological
Services

The Psychological Services Center (PSC) provides a variety of programs designed to meet the unique needs of our university community.  Activities range from outreach and crisis consultation to confidential counseling and psychotherapy. Services are available free of charge to SGU students, staff, faculty and their significant others.

Group Health Insurance

The Small Animal Clinic (SAC) provides high quality veterinary service to members of the SGU community and the people of Grenada.

Services at the SAC include vaccination, Heartworm Testing & Prevention, Flea & Tick Prevention, Deworming, Dental Care, Spays & Neuters, Wellness Examinations, Nail Trimming, Medical Grooming, Sick visits, 24 Hour Emergency Care.

While the SAC is primarily a general practice clinic, they can, at times, offer its clients the benefit of specialist services for their pets.

St. George’s University School of Veterinary medicine has a full complement of faculty including board certified internal medicine specialists, surgeons, criticalist, radiologists, anesthesiologists, and pathologists.

University
Club

The University Club is a private members club and SGU employees are eligible for membership. The club features a restaurant, 2 bars, swimming pool, and water sports equipment.

Access to On-site
Gym Facility

All Students, Faculty and Staff are encouraged to use our state-of-the–art gym facilities.

Ray-Donna Peters

“The most interesting thing about working at SGU is the diversity of interaction. With students and faculty hailing from more than 140 countries from around the world, you can easily run into someone that comes from the opposite side of the globe while working at the True Blue campus.”

Ray-Donna Peters
Communications Specialist
Marketing & Communications