Expenses & Travel Funding for Graduate Students

	Funding for Academic Travel
Amount	$500 total per academic year.
Eligibility	Ph.D. students may request this funding for up to four trips, which may be taken anytime during their first six years after the M.A., but not more than one per year. On an exceptional basis, candidates for the M.A. may request support during their second year when the need is clearly connected to future dissertation research. These requests should be sent to the Chair and the Executive Committee will review them. The travel taken during the M.A. counts as one of the four trips.
Purpose of Travel	The travel may be used for presenting a paper at a conference or dissertation-related research. Students requesting reimbursement for travel to a conference where they are NOT giving a paper, will need prior approval from the Chair. To do this, send an email with the request and include the reason for attending the conference.
Other Travel Funding	The College of Liberal Arts sometimes gives us additional funds for graduate student travel and research, so it is possible there might be additional funding opportunities during the year.
Requesting Travel Funds	Once you have been accepted to a conference or make plans to attend one, please use this form to request funding and provide the department with relevant information.
Travel Procedures	See the Travel Section of the GNSD Intranet for information on procedures, including what you need to do before you arrange your trip. If you are not presenting a paper at a conference or your travel is for dissertation-related research, the reimbursement will be awarded through the student financial system and may be taxable. After your trip is complete, submit the Reimbursement Request form (CLA Form UM 1911) along with original receipts within 30 days. Please edit this form as a PDF! Google Docs or Word will interfere with the formatting of this form, and you will be asked to complete it again. The Department reimburses documented travel expenses such as hotel room, meals, registration fees, and ground transportation, in accordance with University travel regulations.
Non-Travel Procedures	Submit the Reimbursement Request form (CLA Form UM 1911) along with original receipts within 45 days of the expense. Due to University policy changes, we will no longer be able to process reimbursements that exceed the deadline.