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The Dean's
Office administers the Faculty Travel Fund for the purpose
of supporting faculty attendance at professional and
scholarly meetings and is advised by the Research Committee
in the awarding of grants. The following guidelines apply:
- Limitations: The Faculty Travel Fund is intended to
provide at least one travel grant per year for eligible
faculty. Eligibility is described in the Faculty Handbook.
If choices must be made because of limited funds,
preference is given to those speaking or otherwise
officially participating at meetings and to those who did
not receive a travel grant in 2007-08. If funds for
second or third trips are available, similar criteria will
be used in these decisions.
- Travel: Air travel reimbursement is limited to
round-trip air coach fare or super economy fare (between
major airports), whichever is lower and available up to
$750. A supplement may be available for international
travel. The shortest and longest supportable
air trips from Claremont are, respectively, San Diego
and Boston, or the equivalent. Because of great variability of fares, faculty members are
reminded that careful purchasing can actually save enough
for an additional trip for a colleague. To ensure use of
lowest fares, the Dean's Office will monitor quoted fares,
using the departure and return dates given by the
applicant, and suggest alternative reservations when
appropriate.
- Airfare may be purchased on a Pomona College
Department purchasing card, or through approved College
vendors without incurring out of pocket expenses. In
some situations a travel advance may be requested, however,
it will only be issued one month before the first day of travel.
- Other support: The College will also pay registration fees and
provide a stipend to help defray hotel, meal and local
travel expenses. Those presenting papers or serving as
formal discussants may be reimbursed
for hotel, meals and local travel, up to $750; other
participants may receive
up to $350. To request reimbursement after travel, submit a completed
Travel Expense
Report, original receipts, and boarding
passes to Sandra Fenton within one month of returning from the conference. (Note: Faculty
officially participating in local meetings can apply for
reimbursement of registration fees only; travel and room
and board expenses are not eligible for reimbursement.)
- Deadlines: Applications are reviewed as they are
received. To guarantee a first trip please apply early. Late requests will be reviewed for full or partial
funding as the budget allows.
- Requirements: Please note the requirement of the
department chair's signature. It is important that your
chair be informed in order for suitable arrangements to be
made during your absence. Applications without this
signature will be returned. Department chairs should have
an appropriate colleague sign when they themselves are
applying for funding.
- Two hundred travel grants were made to faculty
during 2007-08 .
- Alumni: The College benefits greatly when faculty
members can also speak with groups of Alumni and/or
friends of the College on such trips. Applicants are asked
to indicate their willingness to do so, if requested.
SUBMIT APPLICATIONS TO ASSOCIATE DEAN CYNTHIA SELASSIE
ALEXANDER 226, X18328
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