Faculty Travel Funding

When traveling, an must be submitted at least three weeks before the trip. This must be approved prior to departure.

R&A Instructions:

  • Complete all Traveler Info as well as Trip Info.

    • For personal/vacation days you must have 2 quotes:

      • First quote for airfare of business-only trip (i.e.: leave on Monday, come back Thursday) Needs to be quoted the same day you purchase the work + personal airfare.

      • Second quote including personal travel (i.e.: leave on Monday, come back Sunday) 
  • Additional information 

    • You must explain how your classes will be covered.

  • Travel Info
    • If booking through Direct Travel select 鈥測es鈥 for 鈥淎ir/train authorization number needed鈥
    • Your contact will be Toni Roberts, 607-777-2770.
  • Financial Info
    • Funding source: Please keep the drop down on NYS
    • Account number: write in XXX - this will be edited by the department before approval
    • Amount: Please estimate total cost of the trip
    • Justification for hotel expense over per diem: 
      • If you cannot find a hotel that does not exceed the maximum federal lodging per-diem rate (Conference site hotels are exempted) you will need to get 3 quotes from adjacent hotels, and select the most economical among them
      • Please check allowable rates here:


  • Approval Info
    • Traveler: (your email)
    • Approver #1: Toni (troberts@binghamton.edu)
    • Approver #2: Colleen (cburke@binghamton.edu)
    • Approver #3: Chair (amoore@binghamton.edu) 
    • Toggle 鈥淵es鈥 for requiring Harpur Dean鈥檚 approval

When You Return:

Within 7 days, all documentation must be turned in to Toni.  Without the following documentation NYS will not cover the expense:

  • Full (itemized) receipts for anything the traveler would like reimbursement for
  • Bank statements showing the specific transactions as well as the traveler鈥檚 name/account number
  • Backup material from the conference (invites, schedules, programs or posters showing the traveler鈥檚 participation) or a detailed daily itinerary from a research trip

It is the traveler's responsibility to submit documentation in a timely manner. The travel reimbursements must be stamped as "received" in the business affairs (and 100% accurate) within 30 days of traveler鈥檚 return or it will not be reimbursed.

Questions?

Please contact Toni Roberts at troberts@binghamton.edu.

Full guidelines from the travel website can be found here