Child Care Grants for Meetings
Meetings are an important part of your professional development. The Child Care Grants program provides small grants that may be used for any form of child care that frees parents to participate more fully in a meeting.
The Joint Mathematics Meetings
January 8-11, 2025
The AMS is offering 50 reimbursement grants of US\$200, one per family, to help with the cost of child care and free parents to participate more fully in the 2025 Joint Mathematics Meetings. Registration for JMM 2025 and membership in the AMS is required to apply for this program.
The deadline to apply is October 21, 2024. Applications are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis until October 21, 2024. Final decisions on recipients will be made on or before November 18, 2024. Details on the distribution of grant funds will be sent to all recipients before the meeting. Each recipient will be required to submit a completed W-9 form prior to the meetings to receive these funds.
All parents are solely responsible for arranging their child care. These grants may be used in any way that helps them with child care during the meeting. The AMS cannot make any recommendations for child care providers.
See information about applying for child care grants. Applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis until October 21, 2024. Final decisions on recipients will be made on or before November 18, 2024.
AMS Sectional Meetings
The AMS provides a limited number of reimbursement grants of US$125 per family to help with the cost of child care for registered participants of sectional meetings. These funds may be used for any form of child care that frees a parent to participate more fully in the meeting, whether on-site or at home.
You must be registered for the meeting as well as be an AMS member in order to apply for this program. Grants are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis, one per family, and one per season (i.e. Spring or Fall).
Final decisions on recipients are made approximately three weeks after the application deadline. Please see each application for details. The AMS does not offer any on-site child care services, nor will the AMS make any recommendations for child care providers. All grant recipients will must make their own arrangements if they choose to use a local child care provider.
| Meeting | Deadline for application |
| Sectional Meetings (click link to apply) | |
| September 14-15, Fall Central Sectional Meeting at the University of Texas, San Antonio, San Antonio, TX | July 23, 2024 |
| October 5-6, Fall Southeastern Sectional Meeting at Georgia Southern University, Savannah, GA | August 13, 2024 |
| October 19-20, Fall Eastern Sectional Meeting at the University at Albany, Albany, NY | August 27, 2024 |
| October 26-27, Fall Western Sectional Meeting at the University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA | September 3, 2024 |
| March 8-9, Spring Southeastern Sectional Meeting at Clemson University, Clemson, SC | January 14, 2025 |
| March 29-30, Spring Central Sectional Meeting at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS | February 4, 2025 |
| April 5-6, Spring Eastern Sectional Meeting at the Connecticut Convention Center and Hartford Marriott Downtown | February 11, 2025 |
| May 3-4, Spring Western Sectional Meeting at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo | March 5, 2025 |
Details on the distribution of grant funds will be sent to all recipients before the meeting, but please note that each recipient will be required to submit a completed W-9 form prior to the meetings to receive a check. Please note that all recipients are solely responsible for arranging child care. You may apply this grant toward child care expenses at home or at the meeting (such as hiring a nanny at home, bringing a caregiver with you, etc.). This gives you the freedom to use these funds in the way that is most useful to your family.
Where to Apply
Applications are only accepted online through Mathprograms.org. An account (free for applicants) must be created in order to apply.
The child care grant program is administered by:
Meetings and Conferences Department
American Mathematical Society
201 Charles Street
Providence, RI 02904
For questions, email meet@ams.org.