2.1.6 Travel Costs - SmartForm

The travel costs page consists of a Budget Summary and a Travel Costs table. The Travel Cost table shows a row for each item listed in the Travel Costs Definition Page.

Click the Show Quantity button to display the additional fields and to specify the # of trips and # of individuals traveling each year for each item entered.

If expected travel is the same for each period, you can select the forward arrow to autofill the same information into all periods. You can also manually update the # of trips and # of people if planned travel is different for each period.

Select Show Totals to generate the travel budget totals for each period. If the inflation rate is listed as 3% on the General Budget Information page, travel costs will be automatically inflated by 3% in future years. If you do not want travel costs inflated in future years, 0% must be entered for the travel inflation amount.

If needed, add Travel Costs notes to your department/college reviewers and GCA.

After travel budgeting is complete, click Continue on the bottom of the SmartForm page to advance. You may also Exit or Save the page if you wish to return later.