MAPS Caring Fund
The MAPS Caring fund has relaunched for 2024-25 providing funds for those with caring responsibilities.
As part of the MAPS Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan for the period 2022 - 2027, the faculty is relaunching the MAPS Caring Fund. The aim of this fund is to enable all staff (academics, researchers, teaching fellows, professional services staff, technical staff) and PhD students with caring responsibilities to attend meetings, conferences, workshops and work events outside normal working patterns. At present, we are not able to consider teaching activities at UCL within timetabled hours as expectations to a working pattern.
The Faculty is aiming to allocate £5,000 for this year and applications will be considered throughout the year until the fund is exhausted. Claims up to £500 will be considered per person, per year. The fund can cover any caring responsibility until the 31st July 2025. Any caring responsibility past this date may be a basis for application for the next (2025-2026) Caring Fund.
To apply:
Please read through and fill out the combined guidelines/application form for the Caring Fund:
And attach it below as a Word document to:
maps.caring@ucl.ac.uk
If you have any questions, please contact the team at maps.caring@ucl.ac.uk.
Who can apply?
You need to either be a member of staff (academics, researchers, teaching fellows, professional services staff, technical staff) and PhD students within the MAPS Faculty. Childcare or caring responsibility costs may only be claimed in association with work activities undertaken outside of normal working patterns (e.g., childcare or eldercare costs while the primary carer attends a conference, training or meeting requiring them to work outside usual contracted hours).
You must submit the application form to maps.caring@ucl.ac.uk at least three weeks before the event.