Individual Funding

Eligibility
Students must be enrolled at least half-time, and be admitted to a residential graduate degree program to be eligible to receive funding.

Students may receive reimbursement only once during an academic year (fall-spring). Students or department will not be reimbursed again if traveling with department for another conference in the same academic year.

Procedures

Funding Request: Each individual is responsible for submitting a GSA Estimated Funds Request Form.

For the fall semester, students must fill out the GSA Funding Request Form prior to October 15.

For the spring semester, students must fill out the GSA Funding Request Form prior to February 15.

Reimbursement Rate: The rate for the 2019-2020 academic year is 60% with no more than $60 reimbursement per hotel room per night.

Students will be reimbursed according to the reimbursement rate and based on "actual expenses" not "estimated." 

Conference Fees: Conference/Registration fee will be reimbursed at rate established by GSA. A copy of the conference registration form should be submitted with the receipts. 

Lodging: The GSA will reimburse a maximum of $60 per night for hotel accommodations. For example, if your room is $199 per night, you will receive a reimbursement for $60 per night.  

Sharing Expenses: Students traveling to the same conference are expected to share travel expenses (carpool and hotel accommodations). By sharing expenses you are helping the GSA utilize funds efficiently and hopefully resulting in a higher reimbursement rate.

The person who turns in the receipts will receive the reimbursement and will be responsible for dividing it up if expenses were shared.

A shared hotel room will only receive $60 per night. This is per room, not per person.

Ground Travel- Travel by personal vehicle will be reimbursed for the mileage (estimate 20 cents per mile per vehicle, not per person, when making request; i.e. if you are riding in someone else's vehicle, enter "0" on your request form). A Google map of travel route and destination must be attached for reimbursement.

Air Travel- Reimbursed at rate established by GSA. Coach travel only. Fees for extra baggage, insurance or cancellation are not reimbursable.

Taxi, train, subway or rental vehicle receipts may be submitted for reimbursement only when traveling by air. 

Items that are not eligible for reimbursement:

Meals other than those included in the conference fee

Gas (for students traveling by car)

Parking

Taxi (unless it is to & from hotel and airport)

After you have attended your conference:

Complete this GSA Expense Report (using your "actual" expenses from your conference trip), print, sign and submit to the Office of Graduate Programs with all eligible receipts.

Receipts must be submitted to the Office of Graduate Programs within 10 business days (two weeks) of returning from the event. Receipts MUST be submitted for reimbursement. 

For more information, email gsa@acu.edu or call the Graduate Office at 325-674-2223.