Traveling

Helpful tips for traveling

Approval

• If you will be away for more than a week, you need to fill out a leave-of-absence request, which your program chair must approve (download here).
  • If traveling for a collaboration or conference, use the leave of absence codes 7 or 12.

Travel insurance

• If you are traveling on UC business, you can obtain free travel insurance (direct link).
• Do not buy your own travel insurance; you will NOT be reimbursed!

Travel funds

• Research grant
• Senate faculty can apply for Senate funds, if presenting:
  • Go to (atmysenate.ucla.edu), login (top right), "Grants" tab, "Apply for Travel Grant."
• School travel funds

Laptops

* Research Policy and Compliance website about travel with lap tops

Reimbursement forms

Reimbursement form

Additional information and forms related to travel can be found on the Business Office section of the intranet.