Human Milk Shipping Awards

 

Faculty: SON Human Milk Shipping Dependent Care Award

The School of Nursing Human Milk Shipping Dependent Care Award will provide up to $300 to offset the cost of human milk shipping or transportation for faculty to attend a professional development or a learning activity requiring travel (e.g., attending a conference). This award is possible thanks to generous funding from the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, Dr. Lucey. This award is meant to provide support when other funding is not available or has been expended.

UCSF faculty members of all series and ranks and time effort percentage are eligible to apply, but preference will be given to first time applicants and applicants in the School of Nursing. Applications must be submitted within one month of travel, with preference for submission prior to travel. Awards are granted on a rolling basis throughout the year or until the funds have been expended.

 

To apply submit the following materials as a single PDF to Erin McCauley, Assistant Professor in SON, through Qualtrics:

  1. The SON Human Milk Shipping Dependent Care Award Application;
  2. A brief budget detailing how these funds (up to $300) will be used to for human milk shipping or transportation (including receipt or estimate);
  3. A one-paragraph description that summarizes why this funding is important, confirming there are no other funds available, and outlining how participation in the professional conference/meeting and the presentation will enhance professional development or career advancement; and
  4. Documentation of activity (such as email acceptance to a conference, conference agenda with your presentation, or workshop enrollment confirmation)

Qualtrics Link: https://ucsf.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cSUFg0PTxINtDee.

This award is administered by Assistant Professor Erin McCauley and Associate Professor Ifeyinwa Asiodu, with support from Family Service's Caroline Carter and Nathalie Larsen. For questions, please contact Erin McCauley.

Please note that reimbursements for dependent travel expenses and travel-related dependent care are taxable to the employee and will be reported as taxable income via the UCPath payroll system. For more information, click here. 

 

Learners and Academic Staff: Human Milk Shipping Awards

The "Moving Milk: Human Milk Shipping Awards for Learners and Staff" program will provide up to $300 to offset the cost of human milk shipping or transportation for learners (students, residents, and postdocs) and academic staff to attend a professional development or a learning activity requiring travel (e.g., attending a conference). This award is possible thanks to generous funding through the Community Wellbeing Grants Program! This award is meant to provide support when other funding is not available or has been expended.

UCSF learners (students, residents, and postdocs) and academic staff are eligible to apply, and preference will be given to first-time applicants. Applications must be submitted within one month of travel, with preference for submission prior to travel. Funds will be distributed within 6-8 weeks. Awards are granted on a rolling basis until the funds have been expended or the grant closes (May 15, 2024).

 

To apply submit the following materials as a single PDF to Erin McCauley, Assistant Professor in SON, through Qualtrics:

  1. The Learners and Academic Staff Human Milk Shipping Award Application;
  2. An application letter including a one-paragraph description that 1) summarizes why this funding is important and how participation in this travel will enhance professional development or career advancement, and 2) demonstrates need (such as outlining why departmental funds, grant funds, or other dependent care funds are restricted or insufficient);
  3. A brief budget detailing how these funds will be used to for human milk shipping or transportation (including receipt or estimate); and
  4. Documentation of travel activity (such as email acceptance to a conference, conference agenda with your presentation, or workshop enrollment confirmation).

Qualtrics Link: https://ucsf.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8jg6KhNgamj9xpY.

This award is administered by Assistant Professor Erin McCauley and Associate Professor Ifeyinwa Asiodu, with support from Family Service's Caroline Carter and Nathalie Larsen. For questions, please contact Erin McCauley.

Please note that reimbursements for dependent travel expenses and travel-related dependent care are taxable to the employee and will be reported as taxable income via the UCPath payroll system. For more information, click here. 

 

Additional Information

Other funding for human milk shipping is available to faculty from the Academic Senate's Chancellor's Funds through the Milk Stork Initiative, thanks to the efforts of the Committee on Faculty Welfare!

For more information about UCSF's relationship with Milk Stork, a milk shipping vendor, click here.

For more information about travel-related dependent care costs at UCSF, click here. 

For more information about UC G-28 travel regulations, click here.