Child - and family - care travel support grant
Background
Balancing work and family remains a persistent challenge for the scientific workforce. The cost of such dependent care has been shown to inhibit participation of scientists to scientific events (e.g. conferences, workshops) and difficult other activities such as participating in scientific committees or going to job interview. Altogether this can have a non negligible negative impact on professional visibility as well as networking opportunities at critical times for the scientific career.
Purpose
The Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee launches the Child - and Family- care Travel Support Grant that will complement existing CRG resources in support of work-life balance while promoting the career success of young scientists and research support staff. This program will enable early career researchers with young children to attend research conferences and meetings, or other professional scientific activities.
All CRG scientists (PhD students, postdoc, technicians, staff scientists, group leaders, team leaders, unit heads or independent fellows) and research support staff requiring child- or family-care at home or at the conference or research meeting are invited to apply.
Terms and Conditions*
- The maximum amount available for each award is 500 EUR.
- Maximum of 10 awards to be granted.
Funding calls for 2024-25 will follow the schedule below:
- Summer - opens May 15, and closes June 4, 2024
- Fall - opens October 4 and closes October 24, 2024
- Winter - opens January 4 and closes January 24, 2025
Eligibility Criteria
- Overall impact of the scientific event and relevance of the participation (for example, international versus national or local meetings)
- Relevance of the event for the professional scientific career of the applicant (e.g. job interview, international seminar etc.)
- Stage of the scientific career (maternal/paternal leave, at a turning point of the career, etc.)
Funds may be used for:
- Child- / family-care wage at home or at the conference or research meeting.
- Transportation expenses (airfare, rental car, etc.) for caregiver, either to travel to your home for childcare, or to travel to the conference or research meeting with you to provide childcare.
- Transportation and/or lodging expenses for child or family member to accompany traveler to conference or research meeting.
- Transportation and/or lodging expenses for an accompanying person to take care of the child or family member at the conference site
Funds may NOT be used for:
- Entertainment activities.
- Alcohol purchase.
Policies
- Funds must be used as described in the application and approved by the evaluation committee. Funds which are not adequately used will not be reimbursed.
- Award recipients are expected to attend the meeting or conference as detailed in the approved application.
- Award recipients unable to use the award should notify the People Department prior to travel dates in order to release funds for another qualified applicant.
- Deviation from the activities and budget must be approved by the People Department prior to travel.
- Funds will be reimbursed post-travel, upon receipt of proof of expenses within maximum 60 days of the end of the event.