The purpose of the Childcare Grant (Student-Parent or Guardian Participation in Extracurricular Academic Activities) is to help graduate student parents and guardians pursue academic interests at related events outside of regular childcare hours. The grant helps defray the costs of childcare for parents attending academic events.

Students may apply for one or more grants up to a maximum of $250 per student, per GSA fiscal year (01 May to 30 April) to offset the costs of childcare. Grants operate on a reimbursement basis after the childcare has been provided. However, applications may occur in advance to obtain approval for the grant. Applications will normally be processed within five (5) working days of the application date if all the criteria have been met. Receipts for the childcare must be submitted for the reimbursement to occur.

Grant application forms must include: a brief description of the event and a brief justification for the event’s relevance to the applicant’s academic life, a copy of the applicant’s ID, and a copy of the ID for each child (such as a provincial health card or birth certificate).

The grant does not cover childcare during regular childcare hours or the child’s regular school hours, nor for childcare for ongoing seminars, classes, or courses that are part of the student parent’s or guardian’s degree (occasional activities only). The grant is also not be awarded for childcare that may be covered by the collective agreement between CUPE 4600 and Carleton University, or by the GSA Travel Grant.

Grants and Awards Applications Will Reopen For Fall 2023. Check Back Here For The Application Portal.

We have reached funding capacity for the Fall 2022/Winter 2023 application cycle and will no longer be accepting applications until Fall 2023.