SSR's Women in Reproductive Science, Diversity, and Trainee Affairs committees have developed a small grants program for SSR Members with young children to help offset the costs of childcare during the annual meeting.
At a time in your career when attending meetings can be most beneficial, early-career scientists often struggle to balance family care needs, budgets, and care logistics. In response to these challenges, SSR is offering grants to help partially offset childcare costs to attend the annual meeting in Washington, D.C.. The SSR will be providing up to ten grants of $500 per family.
Details:
- Award amount is $500/grant award/per family.
- Applications will be accepted on a first-come first-served basis until June 15, 2025; however, priority will be given to trainees and applicants supplying evidence of financial hardship.
- Funds will be provided in the form of a check or ACH. Please note that each recipient will be required to submit a completed W-9 form prior to the meeting to receive funds.
- Please note that recipients are solely responsible for arranging caregiving services. This grant may be used for caregiving expenses from local resources in Washington or for any other costs associated with childcare incurred as a result of your meeting attendance. The intention is to provide the maximum flexibility for the awardee to use the funds to defray actual costs they incur for childcare when attending the annual meeting.
NOTE: SSR does NOT make recommendations for child/family care providers. All recipients will need to make their own arrangements if they choose to use a local care provider.