2.02.1—Reimbursement of Meal Per Diem Expenses

Effective: 10/01/2003
Senate Proposal: No
Responsible University Officer: Chief Financial Officer
Responsible Office: Financial Services and Operations

Introduction

Meal expenses are reimbursable according to the meal and incidental expense (M&IE) per diem allowance set by the U.S General Services Administration (GSA).

Process

Employee

  1. Upon return from travel, the traveler must submit a travel expense report in Concur claiming a Travel Allowance for the appropriate travel dates. Concur determines the appropriate meal per diem allowance based on the current GSA rate.
  2. Concur report will route electronically for the appropriate approvals.

Non-Employee, including Students

  1. The traveler must submit a Travel Expense Report, which is available on-line at http://www.mtu.edu/fso/forms/travel/.
  2. Obtain approval from the department dean/chair/director or higher in the supervisory chain of command, as well as the Financial Manager of the index being charged. Email the completed report to Financial Services and Operations at travel@mtu.edu.

Revisions

02/8/2024 Updated responsible office from Accounting Services to Financial Services and Opertations.
04/10/2017 Transfer of policy page from HTML to CMS. Business and Finance numbers renamed from "2.2000" to "2. Business and Finance". Specifically from "2.2002.1—Reimbursement of Meal Expenses" to "2.02.1—Reimbursement of Meal Expenses".