Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Funding Bringing Family


This blog post is going to be dedicated to assembling and sharing resources for obtaining funding for doing fieldwork with children.  This can be grants that allow paying for childcare, grants for bringing a caregiver with you, etc.

  • The Academic Mama Foundation - https://www.academicmamas.org.  Offer both basic living and event based scholarships.  

  • American Association of University Women - https://www.aauw.org/what-we-do/educational-funding-and-awards/ - Many grants and fellowships allow a portion of the funds to be spent on childcare, including the dissertation year fellowship.
  • The American Society of Mammalogists is considering a small increase in conference fees to cover caregiver expenses for those with children or other defendants.  Update on results pending!