Child-care cost support available for conference attendees.
Early-career astronomers who need financial help with child or dependent care to attend the annual meeting of the Division of Planetary Sciences (DPS) of the American Astronomical Society, based in Washington DC, can apply for a US$250 grant from the DPS. The division has set up the Susan Niebur Professional Development Fund to offer support to qualifying members, including graduate students and postdocs. The DPS has launched the fund with $2,500 and is seeking contributions from its members and the astronomy community. This year's meeting is in October in Denver, Colorado.
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Help with expenses. Nature 498, 529 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nj7455-529d
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