Meeting Child Care Grants

Applying for a Grant

Small grants of up to $400 are available to assist meeting attendees who are bringing small children or who incur extra expenses in leaving them at home (i.e., extra daycare or babysitting services).
  Examples of Allowable Expenses   

Apply Online
To apply, complete the online child care grant application for your Meeting by the noted deadline. 

March Meeting Child Care Grant
Deadline: December 16, 2011

April Meeting Child Care Grant
Deadline: January 16, 2012

NOTE: In the event that the number of requests for grants exceeds the funding available, preference will be given to applicants in the early stages of their careers.

Questions? 
Contact Deanna Ratnikova (301.209.3231).

Recipient Testimonials

"I must say this program was very helpful for me, as it covered about half of my costs of bringing my child with me. Otherwise, I wouldn't have brought her and couldn't attend the full conference."

"I am very grateful for the childcare grant since it allowed me to pay partially the expenses incurred by traveling with my own babysitter. I think this type of initiative is really important and deserves to be continued on a regular basis."

Additional Information

APS Child Care grants have been featured in Nature
  "Grants Aim to Help Women"

Grant Support

These child care grants are funded by

• Elsevier Foundation
• American Physical Society (APS)
• APS Division of Polymer Physics (DPOLY)