If allowed by the sponsor, you may include expenses for transportation incurred by project personnel at Appalachian (i.e. principal investigator, co-principal investigators, graduate and undergraduate students, etc.). Enter the total amount for all such expenses on the line for travel in your proposal budget, which may include:

• Mileage reimbursement;
• Airfare;
• Baggage fees;
• Daily parking at airport;
• Ground travel, such as airport shuttles, taxis, etc.;
• Per diem for meals**
• Lodging***

**Click here for current Appalachian per diem rates for meals and lodging.

***Click here for federal per diem rates by city for lodging.

Note: Use federal per diem rates for lodging only, not meals; and if you use the federal rate for one trip, you must use it consistently for all trips in your project.