DEPT. OF PROSTHODONTICS , FACULTY RESEARCH VERTICAL & CONSULTANCY,GRANTS & CLINICAL TRIALS COLLABORATED TO conduct a CDE PROGRAM on 9^TH  Febuary 2024 on the topic “  EFFECTIVE GRANT PROPOSAL WRITING FOR FACULTY  ”. The resource persons for the program were Dr. Ramya Shenoy ,Department of  Community Dentistry, MCODS Mangalore, spoke about the ICMR grants currently open and how to use the thrust areas for grant proposals, Dr. Mangala Pai ,dept, of Anatomy,KMC Mangalore introduced SDG’S and how to effectively use them in grant writing ,Dr.Kundabala M  Professor and chairperson of Research vertical spoke about how to write testimonials and Dr.Gagan Bajaj  covered on budget in grant proposal. The series of lectures provided a comprehensive insight into the ICMR grant application process . The audience comprised faculty  from all the departments. A total of 21 faculty attended the program. The program successfully contributed to the goal of  the department and the verticals .