Dependent Support Travel Award
Dependent Support Travel Award supports primary caregivers with dependent-care and caregiver travel costs, helping them attend the American Physiology Summit or other APS conferences.
Funder: American Physiological Society
Due Dates: December 2, 2026 (Summit abstract) | January 8, 2027 (Award application)
Funding Amounts: Up to $500 in reimbursable dependent-care support, contingent on available funding
Summary: Supports dependent-care and caregiver travel expenses that help primary caregivers attend the American Physiology Summit or other APS conferences.
Key Information: Applicants must be APS members, primary caregivers, and first or senior authors of an on-time Summit abstract.
Description
The American Physiological Society (APS) provides this reimbursable allowance to help offset dependent-care expenses associated with attending the American Physiology Summit or other APS conferences. The award supports care arrangements needed during meeting attendance, rather than research costs or the attendee’s own travel.
Support can help a family member or other caregiver travel to the meeting location, allow a dependent to travel to a caregiver outside the home community, or bring a caregiver to the applicant’s home. It can also cover additional care hours at home while the applicant attends the meeting. Applications are evaluated on demonstrated need, with priority given to trainees and early-career scientists.
