• Each department will receive a professional travel budget equal to $1,000 for each tenure-line position.
• These funds will be placed in a budget line that is completely separate from--and with a firewall between--other departmental budget lines. Funds in this budget line may be used only for the agreed-upon purposes.
• In allocating these funds, first priority should be given for travel to conferences involving the active participation of faculty members--e.g. giving a paper, chairing a panel, participating in a roundtable. Conference participation should be relevant for tenure and promotion and continued faculty professional activity. In some cases, at the discretion of an academic department, it may be appropriate for faculty members to attend but not actively participate in a professional conference.
• Departments may decide how to allocate these funds among their faculty--including lecturers and other non-tenure-line faculty--as they deem appropriate, as long as the general guidelines for expenditures are followed. Chairs may of course consult with the Dean's office if extenuating circumstances suggest a departure from these guidelines.

Travel funds are governed by the fiscal year structure of the University's budget.  They must be expended and reimbursed within the current fiscal year (July 1 - June 30). All purchases must follow University purchasing policy.

All travel requests should be made using the AHSS Travel Approval Form and should be signed by the requestor's Chair/Director or the Dean.