New Travel Grants

Funding Rules: Recent/Junior Staff Travel

This scheme will be managed by the Office of the Vice-Chancellor. Any questions should be directed to kylie.clark@anu.edu.au in the first instance.

Funding will be provided to the successful applicant’s College.
Funding is to remain in the Recurrent ledger, under no circumstances should funding be transferred to a Special Purpose Fund.
Unspent funds must to be returned.
Successful Applicants are required to provide a Final Report within 30 days following return from trip.
Funds allocated to successful applicants are to be managed by Colleges, and expended using the following allowable payment methods ONLY (listed in order of preference):
- costs paid direct by ANU using preferred supplier arrangements
- costs paid direct by ANU (including by ANU purchase card) not using preferred supplier arrangements
- costs reimbursed to applicant (original receipts must be provided);
- travel advance provided to applicant, to be acquitted in accordance with normal business rules.
Funds are not to be used to pay per diems/travel allowances
A travel diary must be completed by all ANU employees travelling under the Scheme for more than 5 nights (Note: a travel dairy is not required from students or visitors).
No private expenses are to be funded under this Scheme. If ANU employees propose to undertake private travel (other than merely incidental private travel) as part of a trip funded under this scheme then any expenses (eg. accommodation, meals, airfares etc) for the private component must be paid for personally by the employee. For more information please refer to the policy Private Travel on Business Trips.
If travel is to a category 4 or 5 country (refer to www.dfat.gov.au), approval must be provided with the application. Please refer to the policy on Travel to High Risk Destinations for more information and the relevant form. If additional insurance is necessary, please include a quote in your funding request.

Further Information:

Please contact Finance and Business Services for further information in relation to travel advances.