Guidelines for Domestic Travel Grants

Allowable Expenses for Domestic Travel:

• Airline tickets within the US. Please include a quote from an agent or website.
• Food,  lodging, and related incidental expenses with actual receipts are reimbursed up to the US Department of State per diem rate  (https://www.ppt.pitt.edu/travel-expenses/book-your-travel/pre-travel-guide). 
• Conference or professional meeting registration

Non Allowable Expenses for Domestic Travel:

• Travel for individuals other than applicant
• Payment to foreign national individuals for services provided outside the United States
• Equipment
• Any expenses unrelated to proposed activity

Budget: When preparing your budget, please follow these guidelines

• Include all anticipated project/travel expenses, not just those for which you request funding.
• If airfare is part of your budget, include a fare quote from a travel agent or travel website.
• For meals and lodging, do not exceed the U.S. State Department per diem rates: https://www.ppt.pitt.edu/travel-expenses/book-your-travel/pre-travel-guide.
• Indicate whether the other funding has been secured or requested.

Proposal Narrative: All applications must describe how the proposed activities relate to one or more of the Global Studies Center's foci. 

Proposal Narrative for LCTL Instructors:All applications must describe how the proposed activities support LCTL pedagogy.

Other requirements:

Funding  for GSC faculty grants is provided by the Office of the Provost and the US Department of Education; all  spending must comply with University budgetary regulations. Grant recipients are  responsible for fully completing all reimbursements in Concur and providing all applicable documentation, including original receipts to Henry Luck (hel47@pitt.edu). Recipients must acknowledge the assistance of  the Global Studies Center in any publication, film, or other product resulting from funds supported by your GSC grant.

The grant recipient must provide the GSC with a  one-page written report within three weeks following completion of the  project. The report must include:

• how the funds were utilized;
• a travel schedule (where you went and the dates spent at each locale);
• what you accomplished.

Guidelines for International Travel

Budget: When preparing your budget, please follow these guidelines

• Include all anticipated project/travel expenses, not just those for which you request funding.
• If airfare is part of your budget, include a fare quote from a travel agent or travel website.
• For meals and lodging, do not exceed the U.S. State Department per diem rates: https://www.ppt.pitt.edu/travel-expenses/book-your-travel/pre-travel-guide.
• Indicate whether the other funding has been secured or requested.

Allowable Expenses:

• Airline  tickets for travel outside the US. Tickets must be purchased on US  carriers, with exceptions for select countries as per the Fly America Act. Note that funds can only be approved when a 35-day notice prior to travel is provided to the GSC.
• Actual  original related food, lodging, and incidental expenses will  be reimbursed up to the US Department of State per diem rate (https://www.ppt.pitt.edu/travel-expenses/book-your-travel/pre-travel-guide)
• Conference or workshop registration;
• Copy and duplication costs;
• Visa expenses;
• Instructional Materials (e.g., databases, monographs, periodicals, films, or electronic media);
• Bibliographic searches
• Writing and production of original resource materials, exercises, or handbooks

Non Allowable Expenses:

• Travel for individuals other than applicant
• Equipment
• Any expenses unrelated to proposed activity

Proposal Narrative: All applications must describe how the proposed activities relate to one or more of the Global Studies Center's research initiatives (see Global Studies website)

The research project should not exceed two pages (excluding requested attachments). Applicants should also provide:

• the abstract of the paper to be presented;
• evidence of your paper's acceptance by the conference organizers;
• a current CV. 

Other requirements:

Funding  for GSC faculty grants is provided by the Office of the Provost; all  spending must comply with University budgetary regulations. Grant recipients are  responsible for fully completing all reimbursements in Concur and providing all applicable documentation, including original receipts to Henry Luck (hel47@pitt.edu). Recipients must acknowledge the assistance of  the Global Studies Center in any  publication, film, or other product resulting from funds supported by  your GSC grant.

The grant recipient must provide the GSC with a  one-page written report within three weeks following completion of the  project. The report must include:

• how the funds were utilized;
• a travel schedule (where you went and the dates spent at each locale);
• what you accomplished.