DLS Caregiver and Access Grants

DLS Caregiver and Access Grants

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: American Physical Society (APS)
Amount: Up to US $1,000
Last Updated: December 29, 2025

Summary

The DLS Caregiver and Access Grants, offered by the American Physical Society (APS), provide up to $1000 to assist members with additional caregiver expenses while attending conferences like the APS March Meeting. This initiative also includes access grants for individuals with disabilities. Funds are limited and awarded on a first-come, first-served basis, with a preference for early-career and first-time applicants. Recipients are responsible for selecting their caregiver providers.

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. Grants of up to $1000 are available to assist Division of Laser Science (DLS) members who are participating (in-person or virtually) in the APS March meeting, CLEO or FiO/LS who incur extra caregiver expenses to be able to participate in these conferences (e.g., extra child or adult daycare or babysitting services). Access grants of up to $1000 are available to provide assistance to enable those with disabilities to travel to the conferences. Funds will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. Grant recipients are solely responsible for their choice of caregiving provider; APS-DLS does not endorse any caregiver providers.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Eligible costs include babysitters/caregivers (onsite at the conference location or at home) and airfare/hotel for an accompanying caregiver to travel to the conference location. You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member.

Ineligibility

Meals, toys, and tickets or travel to museums or other attractions are not eligible for reimbursement.