Office of the Dean of the Faculty
Dependent Care Travel Fund for Postdoctoral Research Associates and Postdoctoral Research Fellows
September 2008
This pilot program, created with the help of a generous grant from the Elsevier Foundation, covers costs of dependent child care for Princeton postdoctoral research associates and postdoctoral research fellows who are attending learned society meetings, academic conferences, workshops, and other professional development events. (Visiting postdoctoral research associates are not eligible for this program.)
Awards from the Dependent Care Travel Fund may be used for dependent care at a conference, or at an alternative location (including at home), and may include those expenses incurred in transporting a caregiver.
Eligible postdoctoral research associates/fellows may submit more than one request (and receive more than one grant) within a given academic year, up to a net (post-tax) maximum of $500 in funding per academic year.
Requests for funding should be submitted to the Office of the Dean of the Faculty (Room 301 Nassau Hall) at least 30 days prior to an event requiring dependent child care, and must include the following:
- The name and home department of the graduate student or postdoctoral researcher
- Name, age, and home address of the dependent receiving child care
- A description of the dependent’s relationship to the applicant
- A description of the conference or other event associated with this request, including date(s) and location, and of the graduate student or postdoctoral researcher’s role in the event (e.g. panel organizer, paper presenter)
- A detailed budget noting anticipated expenses associated with the request. This should include information about travel and accommodations for the dependent (and possibly the caregiver) if relevant to the budget, as well as a description of the planned care (the provider’s name, the provider’s relationship to the applicant, the location of the care, hourly cost, etc.)
Funding will be provided in the form of dependent care grants. Payments will be made as additional compensation through the regular payroll. Since this type of funding is considered taxable income by the Internal Revenue Service, grants will be grossed up by 50% to cover the additional tax liability.
Questions should be addressed to Associate Dean Sandra Johnson (email: sandyj@princeton.edu; extension 8-5230) or Jennifer Widdis (email: jwiddis@princeton.edu; extension 8-3023).