Graduate Student Parental Leave
The Graduate Student Parental Leave Financial Support Policy will provide financial support to Department of Statistics graduate students taking an official parental leave of absence. At UBC, “A graduate student who is bearing a child or who has primary responsibility for the care of an infant or young child is eligible for parental leave.”
Graduate students in our programs eligible for parental leave at UBC can receive up to 12 months of financial support via a departmental award. Please see the policy and the application form on our website to find out more (including information on eligibility).
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Application form: Parenting_leave_application_fillable.pdf
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Policy: Parenting_leave_support_v3.pdf
For questions about the policy, please contact Student Programs Coordinator, Mairéad Roche, at gradinfo [at] stat.ubc.ca
Other Resources for Parents
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UBC Science Parental-adoption and maternity leave (Grad students and Postdoctoral fellows, including links to NSERC paid parental leave) https://science.ubc.ca/faculty/parental
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UBC Parental accommodations are available to graduate students who are new parents https://www.grad.ubc.ca/faculty-staff/policies-procedures/student-status
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UBC Student Family Housing https://vancouver.housing.ubc.ca/residences/acadia-park/
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Student Services “Resources for students who are parents” provides valuable links to childcare on- and off-campus, schools, public health, and community centres https://students.ubc.ca/campus-life/equity-diversity-inclusion-resources/resources-who-are-parents
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Student access to food and other essentials (e.g., diapers) is supported through the UBC FoodHub https://foodhub.ubc.ca/resources/?campus=5&support-resource-type=7
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Some students may be eligible for the BC Affordable Child Care Benefit https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/family-social-supports/caring-for-young-children/child-care-funding/child-ca re-benefit/qualify
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Vivien Srivastava Child-Care stipend for Grad Students and Postdoctoral Fellows for women and women-identifying students https://science.ubc.ca/faculty/diversity/childcare
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A number of UBC Scholarships and Bursaries also support student parents https://students.ubc.ca/enrolment/finances/awards-scholarships-bursaries
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Caregiver Travel Grant https://www.mothersinscience.com/caregiver-travel-grant