The travel section of Morgan State University is the primary source of information and guidelines for staff, faculty, and students who plan to travel for business or academic purposes on behalf of the University. We encourage everyone to familiarize themselves with the departmental and travel processes to ensure the use of University funds complies.

As you familiarize yourself with the steps for submitting travel, please keep these key points in mind:

1. Before submitting an Individual Request for Approval of Out-of-State Travel Form also known as a travel authorization form, make sure the full amount of money needed to fund the travel is available in the correct account (see account options below):

            If the funds are not available when the travel authorization is received for processing, the form will be declined.

2. All required attachments must accompany the appropriate form at the time of processing (see below):
   1. Individual Request for Approval of Out-of-State Travel Form/Travel Authorization
      1. Attachments Needed
         1. Attendee list (Group/Team travel only)
         2. List showing location and dates of stay (When traveling to multiple cities under one travel authorization) 
         3.  This link provides instructions on how to complete the Individual Request for Approval of Out-of-State Travel Form

   2. State of Maryland Expense Account (GAD Form X-5)

      1. Attachments Needed

         1. Copy of travel authorization with Assigned TL#
         2. Copy of the check stub (if an advance was received)
         3. Attendee list (Group/Team travel only)
         4. Complete itemized receipts showing the method of payment
         5. Mileage map (if applicable- see Out-of-State Travel Request Instructions)
         6. Copy of credit card statement (if applicable-see Out-of-State Travel Request Instructions)

If the required attachments are not attached when the State of Maryland Expense Account (GAD Form X-5) is received for processing, the form will be declined.