‘Conference Care’ – help for HDR student carers

From 2019, the Vice-Chancellor’s Conference Care Support Fund will be available for HDR students with carer responsibilities.

The fund provides up to $2,000 to assist researchers who would otherwise be unable to attend local or international conferences, workshops or symposia due to carer responsibilities. Funding can be used for travel for a carer/family member to accompany the researcher or to pay for additional care costs whilst the carer is attending a conference, workshop or symposia. Funding cannot be used to cover existing care costs or the applicant’s registration or travel costs. The conference attendance of the staff member/student must be funded in the usual manner. 

ELIGIBILITY

1. Current Deakin student undertaking a higher degree by research
2. Evidence of Head of School/Institute Director approval to attend the international or national conference, workshop, fieldwork or symposia relevant to their research
3. Evidence that substantiates their role as a primary carer in the form of a statutory declaration.

APPLICATIONS

• Applications should be submitted to [email protected] at least 4 weeks prior to travel.
• Applications will be assessed on a rolling basis; limited funds are available.
• The application form can be found on the Deakin website HERE.

Further details:

• Deakin’s Gender Equity in Research Policy

• Schedule B: Vice-Chancellor’s Conference Care Support Fund guidelines