Life Events - Research and Travel

Your Itinerary Your Beneficiary Medical Issues to Handle Before You Leave Financial Issues Traveling Outside of the U.S. Passports / Visas/ Tourist Cards Health Care and Safety Transporting Laboratory Animals, Plants, and Specimens Technology Transfer CIGNA Secure Travel Additional Resources

Supplemental Travel Insurance Emergencies Non-Work Related Illness or Injury Work Related Illness or Injury Ambulance Needs Billing In the Event of a Death Legal Issues Transportation Communicating Back to Campus When You Return Important Information Off-campus Travel Book (PDF)

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Introduction

This is an overview of the kinds of information faculty, staff, and graduate students need to know before they can travel for research, on sabbatical, or on other university-related business. "University travel" for the faculty or staff member is defined as travel that is authorized by the university. For students, "travel" is defined as academic study, an approved employment program, or off-site field placement.

The Benefits Office encourages you to read this information before you travel on university business in order to make your trip as safe and smooth as possible.

Travel Policy

The university's International Travel Policy tells faculty, staff and students how to arrange crucial health and safety services—health and/or mental health care, and emergency evacuation services—while traveling abroad.  

The policy, which applies to all faculty, staff and students on all campuses, also delineates the requirements for university-related overseas travel, and provides access to services for personal international travel as well.

Additional information is available on the Global Michigan website.

Global Michigan

The Global Michigan website serves as the university's central portal to global engagement information: http://globalportal.umich.edu/

This is a critical component of the university's comprehensive health and safety protocol/program supporting international travel. All U-M community members are urged to review the Travel Policy and complete the Travel Registry for travel abroad, for university business or programs, or even personal travel. In some instances, it is required. The Travel Registry is designed for self-service, and for use by authorized administrators, who can register on behalf of individuals or groups. 

Trip Summary Mobile Site

U-M students, faculty and staff with travel information in the Wolverine Access Travel Registry can use their mobile devices to access their information on the Trip Summary mobile site at mytr.umich.edu. Travelers quickly can access emergency contacts, U-M contacts and itinerary information.

Off-Campus Travel Book

To be fully prepared while you are away, it will be helpful for you to download the Off-Campus Travel Book (PDF) and read the following sections: "Emergencies"; "Supplemental Travel Insurance"; and "Additional Resources". If you are traveling abroad, make sure to read "Traveling "

The Benefits Office encourages the following individuals to contact the Benefits Office about coverage before departure:

• fellowship holders with GradCare coverage,
• all benefit-eligible graduate students (GSIs, GSAs, and GSSAs),
• emeritus and retired faculty.

Note for out-of-country travelers: Most health care plans do not cover emergency medical evacuations or return of a deceased person. If you are traveling outside the U.S., you may want to purchase additional insurance for these emergencies.

Please consult the U-M International Travel Information website http://www.umich.edu/~itoc for information concerning overseas travel. This site is maintained by the University's International Travel Oversight Committee. The University of Michigan requires all faculty, staff, and students who are planning university-related international travel (outside the United States) to provide emergency contact information. Such travel may be conducted for study, research, participation in sponsored projects or programs, business, or other purposes. To register this https://websvcs.itcs.umich.edu/itoc-bin/main.

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