UNSW Carers' Support Fund
A grant scheme to support staff and HDR students.
UNSW is committed to supporting all employees and Higher Degree Research (HDR) students balance work-life responsibilities and recognises the challenge of participating in career development opportunities while fulfilling roles as parents and primary carers.
In 2023, UNSW replaced the Vice-Chancellor’s Childcare Support Fund for Women Researchers with the introduction of the Carers’ Support Fund, which broadens eligibility criteria to:
- All UNSW employees (professional and academic) and HDR students of all genders with both childcare and primary caring responsibilities.
- Participation in a wider range of career development activities, such as networking and fieldwork.
Access up to $2000
The UNSW Carers’ Support Fund is intended to enable UNSW academic and professional employees and UNSW Higher Degree Research (HDR) Program students of all genders with primary caring responsibilities, to continue to enhance their careers on a national or international level by actively participating in conferences, workshops, symposiums or fieldwork, both online and in-person.
The Fund
The program is dedicated to funding extraordinary caring costs, so that a dependent child/ren, parent, partner or family member (‘dependent/s’) may continue to be cared for while a UNSW employee or HDR student participates in an approved career development activity.
How to apply
Applications for 2024 are open, and will be assessed on a rolling basis. Read more on the Conditions of Funding here.
