Guidelines

Allowable Expenses:

• 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 (www.pts.pitt.edu/Travel/common/perdiem.html). 
• Conference or professional meeting registration

Non Allowable Expenses:

• 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: www.pts.pitt.edu/Travel/common/perdiem.html.
• 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.

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. Arrangements for processing these funds must be made with the GSC UCIS Financial Administrator (Ms. Rose Wooten, rwooten@pitt.edu) by May 15, 2018, and the funds spent or transferred by June 15, 2018. Grant recipients are responsible for fully completing all travel expenses and providing all applicable documentation to Ms. Wooten. Recipients must acknowledge the assistance of the Global Studies Center and the Office of the Provost 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.

The deadline for submissions is October 16, 2017.

Further details are available at http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/global/funding_pittfaculty

Questions about the Domestic Travel Grants or the application process should be directed to Veronica Dristas (dristas@pitt.edu / 412-624-2918).