SW Scholars: Travel
Your $10,000 travel stipend covers research purposes as well as travel. There is a bit of paperwork you need to do for traveling. UT requires that you submit your travel dates BEFORE beginning any travel, whether or not there is a cost to UT. This is done through a Request for Travel Authorization (RTA) you fill out, and which is approved by the administrator in your home department that authorizes RTAs. The contact info for your specific administrator is at the end of this document.
You will need to know basic information like the purpose of travel, dates, as well as the UT account number you are using for Stengl-Wyer related charges. Contact Nicole Elmer (nicole.elmer@austin.utexas.edu) to get that account number.
Some expenses can be reimbursed including hotel up to a certain amount, transportation, and some meal expenses. Alcohol and tipping are not reimbursable. All reimbursements are subject to UT travel rules that sometimes change. Here is a handy starting point to review the most up-to-date travel rules for all of UT: https://travel.utexas.edu/travelplanning
CONTACTS
A good place to start for your travel needs is to reach out to your departmental travel contacts below. They will be able to assist you with paperwork and UT travel rules.
Molecular Biosciences: MBS_Events@austin.utexas.edu)
Marine Sciences: Sarah Durand (sarah.durand@utexas.edu)