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Faculty Travel Grant
Applying for a Faculty Travel Grant (FTG)/Virtual Conference Faculty Registration Grant (VCFRG)? You must complete that application at the same time as the Please review the eligibility criteria and FTG program guidelines and complete an FTG application before submitting your Travel Authorization Request (TAR). After the Graduate School processes the FTG application, it will be forwarded to the KHE Travel Coordinator and uploaded to your TAR.
You must attach your abstract and evidence of abstract acceptance an FTG application approval email from Faculty Affairs to the TAR and indicate in the request notes that you are applying for the Faculty Travel Grant. Acknowledge that you will be using a UT account for travel and enter the information for two accounts, with an estimated cost of $1.00 for each account. The accounts should be listed in the order below.
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Airfare
May be direct billed to save you out of pocket expenses.
You can book airfare via Concur or by contacting a UT Travel Agency. You will need your RTA number when using direct bill options.
NOTE: Effective 07/07/2021, UT Austin COVID-19 travel guidelines have been updated, and you may now book your airfare online through sites such as Expedia or Orbitz. Airfare booked independently should be comparable in price.
If you are combining personal travel and business travel, you must do a flight comparison to show what the price would have been for just business travel days. We can only reimburse up to the amount it would have taken to travel for business.
The airline customer service dashboard outlines how each carrier responds to travelers when encountering a delay or cancellation. The dashboard is very useful in breaking down the aspects of how carriers will assist in those events, such as rebooking or offering meal and hotel vouchers.
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