Business Ph.D. Student Travel and Funding Request – Department Approval Form PRE-APPROVAL for virtual conferences and research materials (per PhD Student Travel Funding Policy, APPROVED FOR FY22) Requests for virtual travel and/or research related expenditures are made by completing the “BUS Ph.D. Travel and Funding Request_Department Approval Form.” The form is first sent to the department PhD Coordinator who will approve or decline. Once a decision has been made, the coordinator will respond via email to the doctoral student (cc’d to Department Head, Department Administrative Assistant, and the Ph.D. Program Director). If approved, the PhD Program Office will assist the student with payment or reimbursement procedures. PRE-APPROVAL for physical travel to conferences Requests for physical travel are made by completing the “BUS Ph.D. Travel and Funding Request _Department Approval Form.” The form is first sent to the department PhD Coordinator who will approve or decline. Once a decision has been made, the coordinator will respond via email to the doctoral student (cc’d to Department Head, Department Administrative Assistant, and the Ph.D. Program Director). After written e-approval from the department coordinator, the traveler may proceed to creating a university pre-approval travel request via UConn’s Concur Travel Request System (link found at https://travel.uconn.edu/.) The traveler will upload the coordinator approval email to UConn’s Concur Travel Request System, along with a copy of the conference agenda. Traveler may not make actual travel arrangements until the university travel request has been approved by the School of Business fiscal manager, PhD Program Director, and Department PhD Coordinator.Name* First Last Department* Major Advisor Name* Major Advisor ApprovalAccepted file types: docx, doc, pdf, Max. file size: 250 MB.Please upload as an attachmentRequesting approval and funding for: (Choose one)* Virtual Conference Registration Research Expenditure Request Conference Travel Request Virtual Conference RequestConference Name* Conference Date* MM slash DD slash YYYY Justification*Registration Cost*Misc Expense*Research Expenditure RequestName of Project* Justification for Expense*Cost of Research Expenditure*Upload Written Quote*Accepted file types: docx, doc, pdf, Max. file size: 250 MB.Is IRB approval needed?* Yes No Other InfoConference Travel RequestConference Name* Conference Date* MM slash DD slash YYYY Upload Conference Brochure*Accepted file types: docx, doc, pdf, Max. file size: 250 MB.Were you invited or selected to present your own work?* Yes No Presentation Name* Travel Departure Date* MM slash DD slash YYYY Travel Return Date* MM slash DD slash YYYY Are you scheduled to teach during the time of the conference?* Yes No Cost of Attending ConferenceRegistration*Airfare*Lodging*Meals*Ground Transportation*Parking / Tolls*Misc. Expense*EmailThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.