Travel Information and Guidance
Travel Costs
Travel costs must benefit the proposed project and usually
include travel associated with fieldwork and attendance at
scientific meetings for the purpose of presenting project findings
and/or results.
Domestic/Foreign Travel
Budget domestic travel and foreign travel separately. Foreign
travel is defined as any travel outside of Canada and the United
States and its territories and possessions.
Air Carriers
In accordance with University policy, U.S. flag air carriers
must be used to the maximum extent possible when commercial
transportation is the means of travel between the United States and
a foreign country or between foreign countries.
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Estimating Costs
Use historical costs, contact a travel agent or use an internet
travel service (e.g., Travelocity, Expedia, Hotwire, etc.) to
estimate airfare, hotel and ground transportation (e.g., rental
car) costs.
Remember that UCR employees may take advantage of certain State
of California fares and rates. In addition, the University has
several travel contracts for rental cars and hotel rooms. The
information from the contracts can be very useful in estimating
travel costs and are availabe on the UCR
Accounting Services Department website.
Use current UCR per diem and mileage rates for domestic travel
and U.S.
State Department approved rates for foreign travel.
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Itemization
Itemize travel costs in the budget justification only.
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Descriptions
Do not use words such as "general" or "miscellaneous" to
describe travel costs.
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