Friday, June 26, 2009

Trying to get Scholarly Activity Funds

I sent an email last week asking Marcia Clements if there might be some funds available to help pay for my trip to the MoDLA conference. She was out of the office, but when she got back she forwarded my email to Dr. Geiger. It seems that Dr. Geiger is the one who is now managing the SAF. But, she is out of the office until the end of July and they don't know what funds will be available for the new fiscal year.

It has become a catch-22. The instructions state that the application must be submitted 10 working days before the trip, but the manager, Dr. Geiger, is not available to receive the application or approve the travel.

Marcia suggested I submit my expenses retroactively and just see if it will be approved. Since I am travelling at my own expense I really do hope that it gets approved.