Domestic Travel with Students

Funding may be available for the following types of organized student trips, subject to the specified conditions:

1. Professional Conferences: Conferences must be directly related to the disciplines within CoJMC, including advertising and public relations, broadcasting, journalism, and sports media and communication. Conferences that are not directly connected to these disciplines will not be eligible for funding.
2. Class Trips: Trips must be an approved part of the course and listed in either the catalog description or promotional materials. Additionally, travel requirements must be detailed in the course syllabus. Trips not formally integrated into the course description or syllabus or explicitly required for course completion will not qualify for funding.
3. Award Acceptances: Funding will only be considered for travel to accept national awards that recognize students' academic or extracurricular achievements within the disciplines of CoJMC. Trips to accept regional, local, or non-disciplinary awards will not be eligible for funding.
   1. Note: Registration/tickets for local award banquets and events may be requested through the normal request for purchase process.
4. Other Educational Trips: This category includes trips such as agency crawls, industry tours, and other experiential learning opportunities designed to provide students with direct exposure to professional environments relevant to their fields of study.

Proposals will be funded based on the availability of funds and the priority of the trip. Partial funding may be granted depending on the budget.

Funding is only available for students majoring in the College of Journalism and Mass Communication (CoJMC) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

1. Exception: For class trips, students enrolled in the course, even if they are not CoJMC majors, may be eligible for funding.

If programs have dedicated funding (for example, foundation funds specific to a project or program), those funds will be utilized to support requests before general college funding is applied. General college funding will only be considered or applied to the cost of the trip after these dedicated funds have been fully utilized.

1. Applicability: The application process outlined here still apply to programs or activities with dedicated funding.

Allowable Expenses:

1. Transportation: Costs associated with travel to and from the event location, such as airfare, bus, or train tickets.
2. Lodging: Accommodation costs at the event location.
3. Registration: Fees for participating in the event, including conference registration, banquet fees, and other official event-related costs.
4. Student Field Trip Insurance: The cost of student field trip insurance is required for all university-organized trips.
5. Group Meal: Funding may cover up to one group meal during travel.

Non-Allowable Expenses:

1. Students will be responsible for all other costs, including on-ground transportation (e.g., taxis, subway, etc.), additional meals and any incidental expenses (e.g., personal purchases, entertainment).