Applications are due October 15th (11.59pm EST) and results will be announced in late October.
Caregiver Grant Call for #AGU23 Meeting (in-person or virtually)
This award is open to all virtual and in-person attendees with caregiving responsibilities. Eligible expenses include but are not limited to, travel for partners/children/caregivers, special housing accommodations, dependent care including tutoring, daycare, etc. (at the meeting location or the home location) that arises due to the member’s absence. This award is for dependent care only, not for other travel-related expenses associated with the meeting. In-person attendees are encouraged to participate in the Tectonophysics Section-wide events at the Fall Meeting.
Criteria and Requirements
The AGU Tectonophysics Caregiver Grants prioritize applicants who are the primary caregiver for a dependent, have financial need, and who may otherwise not have the opportunity to attend the meeting without extra support. Qualified applicants will be reviewed based on the following criteria:
- Are a current AGU member or will be an AGU member before receipt of the Award
- Have submitted a Fall Meeting abstract must include abstract reference number in the application
- Work in a field broadly aligned with Tectonophysics
- Be the presenting author of a submission for the Fall Meeting
- Have caregiving responsibilities that make attending AGU Fall Meeting additionally financially burdensome
- Career stage with preference for members at a more junior career stage.
Case Example 1.
Grant Recipient A has a child and would like to attend the Fall Meeting in person but does not have regular childcare. Using this grant would allow them to hire childcare or pay for their partner to travel with them to care for the child during the meeting.
Case Example 2.
Grant Recipient B has a live-in parent with limited mobility who needs their support. They cannot travel and need to hire extra caregiver help at home to be able to attend sessions and the meeting remotely.
Application instructions
To apply, fill out an application form. The application mostly includes contact information, your abstract information, a budget for how the funds will be used.
Please contact the Tectonophysics Secretary Jacky Austermann (ja3170@columbia.edu) with any questions.
Please note that #AGU23 will have Mother’s rooms, Mamava pods, and a family room. Subsidized on-site childcare will also be available for attendees.