College of Engineering

Pilot Faculty and Staff Caregiver Support Program

Program Description:

Goal: To help faculty and staff manage care-giving responsibilities that are unexpected or beyond the typical, everyday needs with the aim of supporting their professional development or the aims of the Department, College, or University.

Eligibility: Open to full-time TT/T and CT faculty with a primary appointment in the College of Engineering and full-time College of Engineering staff

Amount: Up to $1,000 per award

Number of awards per year: Depends on available funds

Eligible expenses include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Caregiver support to help a faculty or staff member attend a conference
  • Caregiver support so the faculty or staff member can attend a Saturday recruitment activity (e.g., Blue and Gold Days) or other similar university events

Criteria for selection:

  • The expense should not be for everyday, routine caregiving.
  • The expense should help advance the faculty or staff member’s professional growth, or the aims of the Department, College, or University.
  • Limit of $1,000 per person per year.
  • Preference will be given to those who have not previously received a caregiver support award.

Application, selection, and reporting process:

  • Faculty member completes Qualtrics survey to apply. 
  • Review committee reviews requests on a rolling basis. The review committee is appointed by the Dean to include the ADAA, one faculty member, and one staff member.
  • The review committee decides by majority vote whether to fund, and if so, at what amount.
  • All receipts must be submitted to the Assistant to the ADAA for reimbursement within one month of the date the expenses were incurred.

Questions:

If you have questions or would like to discuss a possible caregiver award application, please contact the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at eg-acadaff@udel.edu.

Download information sheet and sample questions. (Faculty and staff should not complete this form but instead access the Qualtrics survey to submit their request.)

Program Description
Application Form