WiSe Family Care Grant

IEEE Women in Sensors Family Care Grant

FAMILY CARE GRANT

The IEEE SC Family Care Grant Program supports attendance at IEEE BIOSENSORS 2025 by covering family care costs (children, seniors, disabled needs) up to $1,500 USD for those with competing family responsibilities. This grant is an initiative sponsored by Women in Sensors.

ELIGIBILITY

  • Open to IEEE members of any grade or gender, based on need and desire to attend the conference.
  • Responsibilities include childcare, elder care, and sick care.
  • Applicants must confirm no other family care grants have been received (IEEE, institution, etc.).

BUDGET

  • Grants up to $1,500 USD based on actual expenses.
  • Lesser amounts may be awarded based on the committee’s evaluation.

HOW TO APPLY

Applicants must be IEEE members and submit the following:

  • File A – a letter with applicant information: name, affiliation, IEEE membership number and grade, disclosure if any other family grants have been received.
  • File B – a narrative proposal (max 2 pages) summarizing financial responsibilities.
  • File C - a letter of recommendation from an IEEE member (max 1 page).
  • File D – a letter with an estimation and detailed description of the expenses.
  • A single pdf file merging the 4 Files A, B, C and D must be submitted.

Priority will be given to those with an accepted paper at the conference

Send applications to Caroline Kravec (ckravec@conferencecatalysts.com) with the subject: “WiSe Family Cares Grant for IEEE BIOSENSORS 2025- Application from NAME SURNAME” by May 23, 2025.

REIMBURSEMENT

The recipient must anticipate expenses and submit a post-event report within 30 days after the conference to receive reimbursement. Once the post-event activity report has been received, the recipient will receive the Grant Acknowledgement Form and instructions.