Office of Community Life & Lifelong Learning

BU School of Theology

745 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 110

Boston, MA 02215

(617) 353-3051

Student Travel Funds Application

Funds are limited to $500/yr per student

Conference attendees can be reimbursed up to $200

Conference presenters can be reimbursed up to $500

Reimbursement will not be made until after the travel has taken place

Name: BU ID# U

Telephone: Email:

Current Home Address: Street:

City: , State: Zip:

Degree Program: MDiv MDiv/MSW MTS STM MSM DMin PhD

Have you applied or are you applying for other STH funding? If so, with whom and what is the status of your request?

NO Yes (explain)

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Dates of Trip: From: To:

Event Name:

Destination:

Attending Presenting Paper

Purpose of trip (attach supporting documents):

By signing this form, applicant acknowledges their understanding that any approved funding will only be reimbursed after travel has been completed, all documents submitted, and can take up to four weeks.

Traveler’s Signature Date

APPROVED FOR: $

APPROVED BY:

Dr. Pamela R. Lightsey/Associate Dean

Supervisor Signature Date Printed Name

STUDENT TRAVEL GUIDELINES

Office of Community Life & Lifelong Learning

The Office of Community Life & Lifelong Learning is pleased to announce that it has acquired grant funds to support student travel to functions and/or conferences that will enhance students’ professional development.

If you are interested in attending a conference, this memo will give you the necessary guidelines to follow in order to acquire funds. Students will be reimbursed upon submission of receipts related to conference travel up to approved amount.

Students receiving funding are required to prepare a one-page reflection on their conference experience within two weeks of the attended conference.

Reflection papers can be emailed to Dean Lightsey at: .

Students who are out of academic compliance or not in good standing academically

are ineligible for this award

BEFORE THE TRIP

Students must submit the following:

A brief memo expressing your interest in the conference

A flyer and/or promotional brochure specifying details of the event

(Students must make their own travel arrangements, unless otherwise noted.)

DURING THE TRIP

Keep all original receipts: airfare/train/bus tickets (not ticket stubs); conference registration fees; lodging, meals, and local transportation receipts are required for travel reimbursement

DOCUMENTATION

You must submit all original receipts to the Office of Community Life & Lifelong Learning for processing

All required documentation should be submitted within three weeks of the trip

or your award will be forfeited

If some of your travel expenses (registration fee, etc.) have been prepaid by the School but you did not attend a conference, you are required to reimburse the School

Please note: Anticipated reimbursement time is up to four weeks. If you do not receive your check within a month after the submission of forms, please contact our office as soon as possible