Instructions for Completing the Travel and Professional Development Fund Request
Please complete and submit your application at least one month before travel. If the event has already passed, your application is approved, and you are looking for travel reimbursement, we will need a signed document from your Chair stating the approval of the reimbursement after the fact.
Once the proposal is approved, you will need to submit the documentation via email to the CFDA at [email protected].
At this time, the CFDA is not supporting international travel requests.
Application Instructions
- Funding Source
- If you are requesting funding, please indicate where the matching funds will be coming from. Please provide departmental approval match, or your application will be considered incomplete.
- Selecting Appropriate Request
- In the application, provide a title for your activity and select the type of activity.
- For example, choose “Travel/Conference” if you are attending a conference that includes/does not include travel; select “Event/Training” if you are attending a non-conference event, or proposing an event such as a campus-wide professional development activity; “Project” if you are requesting compensation for a departmental/campus wide project; “Other” for any other request. You will need to submit a short, supplemental statement that explains why you chose “Other”.
- For Travel/Conference Expenses Only
- Please submit the following information in your proposed budget:
- Flight costs
- Hotel costs
- Round trip mileage if applicable. You must submit a mileage map showing the distance from the airport to your destination.
- Any meals that are not provided at the conference. If you are unsure, please email us at [email protected] for more clarity.
- Department match confirmation
- Approval signatures
- Please obtain the departmental approval signature forms before submitting your application. Your application will be considered incomplete without the submission of these forms and may or may not be considered in the review process.
- Written Sections
- Section 1: Overview
- Describe the nature of your proposal and provide all the information needed for the committee to understand your activity.
- Section 2: Goals
- Please refer to our strategic goals to complete this section, linking your proposal to how it meets CU Denver’s strategic goals.
- Section 3: Outcomes and Deliverables
- Please indicate in this section of what the general results of engaging in your proposed activity will be. This might include dissemination of information, increased motivation, developing new skillset, engaging in topics of interest etc. Please indicate the deliverables by stating how your proposal will produce results. This can include new materials, updates to curriculum, evaluations, or other data.
