The purpose of establishing travel policies and procedures is to provide guidelines for reasonable travel expenses that will enable the university to monitor and control costs effectively.

The basic policy governing travel expense reimbursement at The New School is that an individual traveling on university business should neither gain nor lose personal funds as a result of an assignment requiring travel.

Travel expenses incurred by university faculty and staff on bonafide university business are reimbursable provided they are necessary and reasonable. The terms of a particular grant or contract should be referred to for guidance by anyone contemplating travel to be charged against that grant or contract. Under certain grants or contracts, there are per diem rates that cannot be exceeded.