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Phillip Y. Goldman ’86
Professor of Computer Science Fax:
(609) 258-2618
Dear Colleague:
I am delighted to
announce the creation of a dependent child care fund to cover costs of
dependent child care for full, associate, and assistant professors who are attending
learned society meetings, other conferences, workshops and professional
development opportunities. This fund has
been created through a special allocation of Dean of the Faculty support so
that faculty members with children can more easily attend professional
meetings. Since this is a new program,
we will evaluate the use of the fund after three years to see what changes, if
any, should be made.
Dependent Child Care Fund
The Dependent Child Care Fund provides dependent
child care assistance for professorial rank faculty members attending professional
development events such as academic conferences. Awards from the fund may be used by
recipients for dependent care at a conference, or at an alternative location
(including at home), and may include those expenses incurred in transporting a
caregiver.
Eligible members of the faculty may submit more
than one request (and receive more than one grant) within a given academic
year, up to a net (post-tax) maximum of $500 in funding per academic year.
Requests should be submitted to the Office of the
Dean of the Faculty (Room 301 Nassau Hall) at least 30 days prior to an event
requiring dependent care, and must include the following:
·
The name and home department of the
faculty member
·
Name, age, and home address of the
dependent(s) receiving child care
·
A description of the dependent’s
relationship to the applicant
·
A description of the conference or other
event associated with this request, including date(s) and location, and of the
faculty member’s role in the event (e.g. panel organizer, paper presenter)
·
A detailed budget noting anticipated
expenses associated with the request.
This should include information about travel and accommodations for the
dependent(s) (and possibly the caregiver) if relevant to the budget, as well as
a description of the planned care (the provider’s name, the provider’s
relationship to the applicant, the location of the care, hourly cost, etc.)
Funding will be provided in the form of
dependent care grants. Payment of these
grants will be made as additional compensation through the regular monthly
payroll, since this type of funding is considered taxable income by the
Internal Revenue Service. Questions may
be addressed to Associate Dean Sandra Johnson,
sandyj@princeton.edu,
extension 8-5230.
With all good wishes,