Initiatives: Work-Life Integration
Dependent Care Professional Travel Grant Program
PILOT PROGRAM 1 JULY 2009 – 30 JUNE 2010
Assistant Professors are eligible for a grant to defray incremental, out-of-pocket expenses incurred for dependent care while the faculty member is attending professional conferences, seminars, meetings, or workshops. For purposes of this program, dependents are defined as children or parents for whom you are the primary care giver.
Covered expenses include dependent care at home while you are traveling, the cost of transporting the dependent and/or the caregiver to the meeting, and/or on-site dependent care at the event. A one-time maximum grant of $500 is available per academic year. These grants are considered taxable income and will be paid through the payroll system.
Grant requests must be made at least one week in advance of the event. Once all receipts have been submitted, reimbursement will be received as part of the next monthly payroll. To request a grant, complete the Dependent Care Professional Travel Grant Program Application
and submit it to:
Mercedes Sahagun Zavala
Office of the Provost
5801 S. Ellis Avenue, 510
Chicago, IL 60637
mszavala@uchicago.edu
Fax: 773-702-9595
Campus mail: Administration 510
Within 14 days of returning from your travel, you must submit a Dependent Care Professional Travel Grant Program Expense Verification Form and associated receipts to Mercedes Sahagun Zavala at the address noted above.