TGS Childcare Grant Application

The Graduate School (TGS) is pleased to offer a childcare grant to enable eligible student parents to take advantage of childcare options wherever they reside, domestically or internationally.

This grant provides support for a full academic year (September 1 – August 31) based on eligibility. This means if you apply in the Fall Quarter, and remain eligible for each subsequent quarter of the academic year, you will continue to receive grant funds for the full year. If you are eligible for the Fall and nothing changes on your end, you will not need to apply again until the following Fall.

To be eligible, you must be an active, fully funded PhD or MFA degree candidate affiliated with TGS. This grant is limited to three children per family, ages 13 and under. Combined family income must be $150,000 or less as verified on your most recent federal tax return or FAFSA.

The award is $5,000 for one child; $8,000 for two children; $12,000 for three children per year. The total award is paid in quarterly installments and is not retroactive. The deadlines for each quarter are the following, with payment being received at the end of each month.

Fall Quarter: Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Winter Quarter: Monday, January 6, 2025
Spring Quarter: Monday, April 7, 2025
Summer Quarter: Monday, July 7, 2025

Please email tgs@northwestern.edu with any questions.



Spring 2025 applications have closed.