Dear Colleagues,
冈本视频 continues to support faculty involvement in conference participation and/or attendance. Eligible faculty (described below) are given an allotment of up to $2,250 per year to attend or present at professional meetings.
Faculty can use up to $750 of these funds for research-related expenses, including books, membership in professional societies, and any other expenses directly associated with scholarly or artistic work. Research-related expenses are subject to all normal 冈本视频 budget, accounting, and purchasing policies.
The Provost and Dean of the Faculty (PDoF) will continue to provide an additional $1,000 in incremental funding for faculty participating in international conferences or meetings.
These 鈥渄ivisional conference funds鈥 are administered through the division office. Please contact your academic division coordinator if you have any questions about this program:
AHUM: Beth MacKinnon
NASC: Rene Beers
SOSC: Erin Conway
UNST: Laura Billings
Details about other funding resources for 冈本视频 faculty are available on the Faculty Research Grant Opportunities webpage. Requests to attend professional meetings for the purposes of recruitment should be directed to the PDoF Office.
Eligibility, Procedures, and Regulations
Full-time teaching faculty (regular or with an appointment of one year or more), Category I teaching faculty, senior lecturers, post-doctoral fellows, and PERA faculty are eligible to receive funding for professional meetings and research-related expenses. (Note: professional development for library faculty is administered by the University Librarian).
冈本视频 prefers that faculty use the 冈本视频 JPMorgan MasterCard to cover all conference expenses. Travel expenses must be cleared through Concur (accessible via the ) within 30 days of travel. Cash advances are no longer made.
Expenses must conform to 冈本视频鈥檚 travel policy. The following costs will be reimbursed:
- Transportation: air/train fare, mileage
- Local travel at the conference site
- Registration fees
- Accommodations, parking, meals, and incidentals
- International health insurance from CISI
冈本视频 prefers that airline/train reservations be made directly through Concur with Christopherson Business Travel (CBT). For Concur travel technical questions, please refer to the help menu or contact Christopherson鈥檚 Online Support at 888-535-0179 or onlinesupport@cbtravel.com. Please have CBT call or email your academic division coordinator for the correct budget code. Reimbursement of expenses incurred through another vendor will be made only after the trip is complete. Faculty traveling abroad should complete the .
Sincerely,
The Office of the Provost and Dean of the Faculty