The Caregivers ACT Attendance Travel Grant aims to help alleviate some of the financial burden of caregiving responsibilities for STP members to attend this year's STP’s in-person Annual Conference on Teaching (ACT)  .

Consistent with our Mission Statement and the Statement on Addressing Systemic Racism and Inequity in STP, we encourage applications from STP members who are from underrepresented groups and have diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Description and Size of Grant

Selected STP members will receive $500 to assist with caregiving costs* related to attending the in-person conference. Caregiving is broadly defined and could include the following expenses:

• Transportation for a care provider to attend this year's ACT with the STP member and the person who needs care or support (e.g., children, elders, persons with disabilities, or STP members who require caregiving support themselves).
• Accommodations for a care provider in the city where ACT is located.
• Caregiving fees (rate charged by care provider for providing care either at the conference or at the STP member’s home).

*Eligible expenses must be related to cost incurred by having a care provider (i.e., the money is intended to cover some of the costs of the care provider, not the general conference costs to the STP member).

Please review the policies regarding STP awards and grant programs.

Eligibility Criteria

To qualify for the grant, applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Be a current STP member (and maintain membership from application for the grant to receipt of the grant to submission of the final report).
• Serve as a caregiver to an individual/s requiring care or require the help of a care provider for attending the conference.
• Be the only caregiver in the family applying for this grant.
• Intend to travel to this year's ACT in-person conference.

All reimbursable travel expenses must comply with STP's Travel Reimbursement Guidelines.

Application Requirements

• Basic demographic information.
• Description of caregiving/care provider needs.
• Information about receipt of STP travel grants or STP caregiver conference attendance grants. (Priority will be given to applicants who have not recently received STP travel grants or STP conference attendance grants.)

Applications are due by June 15. Recipients will be announced by July 15.

Submit your application (login required).

Post-Conference Reporting

Grant recipients must submit a brief report (e.g., 100-200 words) detailing how the funds supported their conference participation. The report is due at the time of your request for travel reimbursement.

We encourage all eligible STP members facing caregiving challenges to apply for this valuable opportunity.

Contact

Questions? Please contact STP's Vice President for Grants and Awards Morton Gernsbacher at vp-awards@teachpsych.org.