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Prior approval for all business travel, funded and at no cost, is required for a faculty/staff absence from campus for periods of half a day (4 hours) or more during normal working periods.  Travelers should submit the REQ/RTA at least 5 business days prior to trip if requesting direct billed airfare or rental car.

  • Funded business travel requires a RTA on file September - August.
  • No cost/unfunded business travel requires a RTA on file September – May, unless appointed over the summer.


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Travel expenses may be submitted for reimbursement upon completion of trip.

Access the REQ/Travel Reimbursement How-To-Complete Form resource

Access the REQ/Travel Reimbursement Online Form 


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  1.  Log on to the UT Direct Requests Home site: https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/services/requests/
  2. Complete the Travel Authorization Request electronic form.  
    1. This electronic request must be routed through a hierarchy for approvals. Assign your request to the Area Head/Area group. 
      1. The request will then route as follows: Assign to Area Head/group > Assign to Finance Group (00259)
      2. Visit the Create a Request for Travel Authorization page for detailed instructions on how to assign it to an Area Head for review/approval.
  3. When your request is approved, you'll receive a UT generated email with the subject Request for Travel Authorization (RTA) TV######### approved. 

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To locate someone's EID, in the Assign tab select “Assign to UT EID”, in the EID field select the question mark button to search for the person/EID, enter EID in field.


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How do I request a Faculty Travel Grant?

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