DCP Child Care Grants

DCP Child Care Grants

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: American Physical Society (APS)
Amount: Up to US $500
Last Updated: September 08, 2025

Summary

The DCP Child Care Grants, provided by the American Physical Society, offer financial support up to $500 for DCP members attending national meetings. These awards assist members with dependent care costs, whether at the meeting or elsewhere. To qualify, applicants must present significant work at a national APS meeting and demonstrate a need for dependent care. This initiative helps ensure that caregivers are available, allowing members to focus on their professional commitments.

Overview

The American Physical Society (APS) is a nonprofit membership organization working to advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics through its outstanding research journals, scientific meetings, and education, outreach, advocacy, and international activities. APS represents more than 50,000 members, including physicists in academia, national laboratories, and industry in the United States and throughout the world. APS Division of Chemical Physics Child Care Awards of up to $500 are available for DCP members attending APS national meetings. Awards may be used by recipients for dependent care at the meeting or at an alternative location (including at home), including expenses incurred in transporting a caregiver.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. The DCP member must present work of significance suitable for a national APS meeting. The presentation should be in a DCP-sponsored oral session.The DCP member must show need for dependent care. You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member.