ASAB Childcare Grants

If you have any questions or comments about ASAB Childcare Grants, please contact the Secretary of Grants Committee. Usually there are three application rounds per year with deadlines of 1st February for the Spring meeting, 1st June for the Summer meeting, and 1st October for the Winter meeting.
Decisions will be made shortly after the closing date.

PREVIOUS AWARDEES SAY:

“I used my ASAB Childcare Grant towards …”

“… childcare for my primary-aged children during the day so that my working partner can care for them at home while I attend Behaviour 2023.”
Miya, unsalaried Adjunct Professor.

“… my toddler son and a carer (my partner) coming with me to Behaviour 2023.”
Natalie, Lecturer.

“… my primary-aged children coming with me to Behaviour 2023.”
Elli, Professor.

“… my toddler twins coming with me to Behaviour 2023. Thank you so much ASAB!
Mylène, Early Career Researcher.

“… my pre-school son and a carer coming with me to ASAB Summer 2022.
Anna, Professor.

CHILDCARE GRANTS OVERVIEW

We at ASAB believe that our members should not be prevented from attending our conferences by childcare commitments. However, we understand that attending conferences can be more expensive for those with young children.

To encourage ASAB conference attendance, we award Childcare Grants of up to £500. The awards are designed to provide a flexible contribution towards the additional costs of conference attendance faced by members with young children. For example, the grant could be used towards the costs of additional childcare while away or of bringing children to a meeting. Carers can only be paid for the childcare they provide if they have the necessary formal recognition as a childminder in the country or countries where the childcare takes place. In the UK such recognition involves being a Registered Childminder. However, all carers may be reimbursed for their expenses such as accommodation, travel, etc.  

In addition to Childcare Grants, ASAB also gives Conference Attendance (see here) and Accessibility Grants (see here) to facilitate conference attendance (see website links). We allow applications for any combination of Childcare, Accessibility and Conference Attendance Grants for which the applicant is eligible in relation to a particular conference. (Note that the eligibility criteria for Conference Attendance Grants are more stringent than for the other two grant types.)

ELIGIBILITY AND FUNDING

• Childcare Grants are only available for attendance at ASAB conferences.

• Applicants must be ASAB members or have applied for membership. If you are not already a member, you can apply for membership here. If you are already a member, you should check that you are up do date with your membership subscription by logging in on the ASAB Membership Website. To be eligible for a grant you either need to have applied for membership by the closing date, or be a current paid-up member on the closing date.

• Presentation of a paper at the conference is not a condition of eligibility.

• Priority may be given to first-time applicants, early-career applicants, those working under the theme of the conference and those presenting their work.

• ASAB does not usually fund applications from applicants based in the Americas.

• ASAB regrets that it is unable to accept applications from countries where UK government sanctions would prevent payment of an award (see here for information on the countries affected).

• Successful applicants will usually receive their funding after the conference and should retain all receipts and other proofs of payment in order to claim their grant.

APPLICATION DEADLINES

Usually there are three application rounds per year with deadlines of 1st February for the Spring meeting, 1st June for the Summer meeting, and 1st October for the Winter meeting. Developing country applicants, and any applicants needing to apply for a visa ahead of travel, may, if they wish, apply in the application round about two months earlier. (This round is mainly for Developing Country applicants applying for Conference Attendance Grants. For details of the earlier closing date see here.) Decisions will be made shortly after the closing date.

It is the responsibility of the applicant to obtain a referee’s statement in support of their application prior to the deadline. The referee should be a senior colleague.

Decisions will be made shortly after the closing date.

APPLICATION FORMAT

Applicants may download the application form here. Applications should be saved using the file name ‘SurnameCG.docx’ and submitted to the Secretary of the Grants and Awards Committee as an email attachment.