Faculty Travel
The Fisher College of Science and Mathematics has some funds to help support faculty professional travel. Please type in the requested information on line, then print the form and have your department chair sign the form.
Applications for this summer 2009 round of funding are due on or before April 17, 2009. Only submit requests for travel that will take place between July 1 and September 30, 2009.
FCSM travel funds will not be able to cover all travel costs, so faculty are encouraged to seek additional support from their department and other sources.
Faculty members are responsible for finding the most economically priced airfare. Proof of the acceptance of your abstract is required before the funds can be released.
Submit Application Materials to:
The
Office of the Dean
Fisher College of Science and Mathematics
Smith Hall - Room 312.
Important notes:
Towson University travelers are required to submit a properly approved Travel Authorization Request Form prior to departure. The submission of this form is required to address potential liability issues. Detailed instructions for completing the Travel Authorization Form are available along with the form on the Forms Directory. If you need assistance, call the Financial Services Help Line, 410-704-5599. Failure to complete and submit this form prior to your departure may result in your travel not being funded.
Additional Instructions:
- Authorization Form is required for all professionally-related travel involving over night stays; regardless of who funds the trip, or even if the travel is not funded by the university.
- Obtain the signatures of all of the offices/departments/grants that are funding your travel.
- If the Deans Office is funding any part of your travel, you must obtain all other signatures before bringing the form to the Deans Office.
- If the Dean’s office is transferring your travel funds to your department, you are responsible for submitting the form to Financial Services through your department office. Note that you must submit a copy of the Travel Authorization Request Form and all accompanying documents to the Deans Office at the same time.
- If the Deans Office is not funding any of your travel, you are responsible for submitting the form to Financial Services through your department office.
- Submit the form 20 days before departure.
- Authorization Form must be on file before travel expenses can be paid by the University or reimbursed to the traveler.
- A copy will be returned to the traveler once the form has all required signatures and has been approved by Financial Services.
Please do NOT submit the Travel Authorization Request Form with this application. You will need to submit that form at a later time.
If your travel is funded, you will be required to submit a Travel Expense Voucher complete with original receipts within 5 days of return from the trip. Detailed instructions for completing the Travel Expense Voucher form are available along with the form on the Forms Directory.
If for any reason your travel expenses are more than the amount on your Travel Authorization Form, and if the funding sources agree to fund some or all of the additional expense, you will need to file a Travel Authorization Addendum Form.
Additional Instructions:
- If the Deans Office is funding any part of your travel, you must obtain all other signatures before bringing the Travel Expense Voucher form to the Deans Office.
- If the Dean’s office is transferring your travel funds to your department, you must send a copy of the Travel Expense Voucher form to the Deans Office.
For help in determining per diem allowances for domestic travel go to
For help in determining per diem allowances for international travel go to
The Jess and Mildred Fisher
College of Science and Mathematics
Smith Hall, Room 312 (campus map)
Phone: 410-704-2121
Fax: 410-704-2604
E-mail: fcsm@towson.edu
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