Child Care Subsidy

Sponsored by the Graduate School

Eligibility

  • You must be a full-time Ph.D. student at Duke University.
  • The award ends automatically on graduation, when university affiliation ends or when the student drops below full-time enrollment.
  • In two-parent families, both parents must be in school, working, or seeking work outside the home.
  • Duke University Child Care Scholarship recipients are not eligible to use a subsidy for the same child.

Child Care Requirements

The subsidized child care is expected to meet a specific standard of care. This will subsidize your child’s enrollment at a three-, four-, or five-star facility, as determined by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. These facilities can either be child care centers or family child care homes, but must be rated at the three-, four-, or five-star level or be NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children) accredited.

  • To determine the star rating of local centers, please visit the North Carolina Division of Child Development Web site at http://www.ncchildcare.net/.
  • Information about NAEYC accreditation can be found at http://www.naeyc.org/default.htm.
  • Announcement: The Duke Children’s Campus has expanded for next year. As a result of this expansion, 30 spaces will be reserved for the children of graduate and professional students. This is a five-star facility located off of Alexander Avenue in Duke’s Central Campus. To learn more, visit their Web site at http://www.hr.duke.edu/dcc/ and contact a member of the DCC administration team (684-8644) to schedule a visit. You must apply directly to the Children’s Campus for a space in its center.

Allocation

The subsidy will be allocated by the Graduate School according to financial need. Your income will be determined by your gross family income, including any child support payments. Please attach a copy of your most recent federal income tax form and any financial aid award letters from Duke University for the current year to the application form. Please report family base salaries only, or earnings if self-employed. The amount should exclude any variable compensation such as overtime, bonus, or profit sharing payments. Please be sure to note monies you pay directly for tuition and fees, especially if that money is included in your stipend or fellowship paycheck, in the application. These monies will then not be included by the committee in determining net income.

Confidentiality

All financial information reported will be kept confidential. Applications will be kept on file for one year and then destroyed. Please contact Lana BenDavid (lana.bendavid@duke.edu; 681-1551) at the Graduate Student Affairs Office for additional information.


Last updated: 07/1/2007