SIOP Caregiver Support Grant

SIOP will provide each recipient with $500 to support their caregiving costs associated with their attendance at the SIOP Annual Conference. The Women’s Inclusion Network (WIN) committee has appointed a Caregiver Support subcommittee for evaluating applications and determining grant recipients.

Application Procedure

Applications will be accepted until Friday, January 31st, 2025. The subcommittee will examine all applications for eligibility and preference criteria described below.

Criteria for Eligibility

Prioritization for Selection

Prioritization will initially be given to graduate students and early career professionals with the greatest self-reported financial need. If there are remaining grants, priority will be given to all others with the greatest financial need, then graduate students and early career professionals with a moderate level of financial need.

Grant recipients will be announced no later than February 21st, 2025.

To be eligible to receive funds, an applicant must:

Be a paid/active SIOP member.
Be a caregiver, defined as a person providing care to another person who requires care such as children, elders, or persons with disabilities, OR
Be a person who requires caregiving support at the conference, such as members with disabilities.
Be the only caregiver in the family applying for the grant funds.
Report facing some financial difficulty attending the conference
Plan to attend the SIOP Annual Conference