A) FSSL Academic Staff Travel Scheme
Aims of the Scheme
This scheme supports FSSL academics who wish to attend national and/or international conferences in order to develop their research profile and build intellectual networks. It is designed to encourage high quality publications and grant applications. We are particularly keen to support early and mid-career researchers.
Making an application:
- Faculty of Social Sciences & Law academics who are funded centrally by the University with a contract to undertake duties which include research are eligible to apply for up to £750.
- All applicants will need to demonstrate that they are presenting papers (or equivalent) that contribute to School and Faculty research strategies.
- Electronic applications should be made on the Faculty of Social Sciences and Law Academic Staff Travel Scheme application form [Word 45.0 kB].
- Your Head of School should provide a brief statement of support, then the application should be submitted to the Senior Executive Assistant, Rebecca Bishop, in the Faculty Office.
- In those instances where fully funded staff members are not employed to undertake research, grants may be available on a discretionary basis with the support of the Head of School.
- Queries regarding eligibility will be dealt with as they arise by Rebecca Bishop.
- The final deadline for receipt of applications in the Faculty Office is Monday, 4 June 2012.
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Approval of applications
- The Dean and Research Director meet monthly to review applications.
- Applicants will then receive an email confirming whether or not their application has been approved.
- Once an application has been approved, a claim for reimbursement of expenses can be made.
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Claiming reimbursement after an application has been approved:
- Complete an expense claim on PROACTIS within one month of the expenditure taking place. Insert 'FSSL Academic Staff Travel Scheme' as a comment.
- Print out the PROACTIS expense claim by clicking on the ’print expense claim’ tag on the left hand toolbar.
- Attach original receipts (photocopies of cheques, bank statements, and credit card vouchers will not be accepted), including those for internet/electronic transactions.
- Send the documents to Rebecca Bishop in the Faculty Office so that the correct charge code can be inserted.
- Rebecca Bishop will then forward the documents to the Faculty Finance Team for processing.
- Please note that Finance Services regulations apply to the expense claims and further information can be found on the Finance Services website.
- Advance expense requests can only be made for travel/conference expenses which are £100 and over and until PROACTIS has been developed further these claims should be made on the paper form which can be found on the Finance Services website. These should also be sent to the Faculty Office.
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Please note that:
- expenditure will only be approved for expenses that cannot be readily resourced elsewhere.
- applications received after the deadline of Monday, 4 June 2012 will not be eligible for funding.
- all expense claims, including those to be submitted following receipt of an advance, should be sent to the Social Sciences and Law Faculty Office in the first instance.
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Final deadlines:
- For receipt of applications for approval: Monday, 4 June 2012
- For receipt of expense claims in the Faculty Office: Monday, 2 July 2012
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Definition of travel related activities:
- travel costs
- conference registration
- accommodation and subsistence
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