The travel budget may include domestic or foreign travel for purposes such as meetings with collaborators or conference attendance, or local travel required for projects such as survey research.
Review sponsor instructions to ensure that travel costs are permitted and, if so, whether there are any restrictions.
In the justification, specify the purpose of the travel to be funded, number of trips and number of individuals traveling, specific destinations, if possible, and explain how the costs were estimated (for example: $X roundtrip airfare + $Y lodging for # of nights, + $Z per diem for # of days).
Travel costs are limited by the UMB Travel Policy even where sponsor travel guidelines may be more liberal.
- UMB per diem and mileage rates
International Travel
Foreign travel budget estimates should be based on use of U.S. flag carrier/Open Skies airfares. The NIH defines foreign travel as any travel outside of Canada and the United States, and its territories and possessions, or, for an organization located outside Canada and the United States and its territories and possessions, foreign travel means travel outside that country. The NSF includes Canada as a foreign country. Review sponsor instructions for the definition and allowability of foreign travel for your project.