运输 Reimbursement

Undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students who are engaged in direct service, 激进主义, and/or advocacy at a site in the greater Philadelphia area during the academic year are eligible for reimbursement of their transportation costs directly between campus and their service site.

Reimbursement is available to student volunteers, students enrolled in a Praxis course, participants in the Community Based Work-Study program, and unpaid student interns.

Civic Engagement processes student reimbursement requests and offers 100 percent reimbursement for all students participating in Praxis and/or Community Based Work-Study.

As a pilot program for the Spring 2024 semester, Civic Engagement is offering 100 percent reimbursement for travel on public transportation for individual student volunteers and unpaid interns for service travel between January 22, 2024年和5月3日, 2024. Rideshare travel will continue to be reimbursed for mileage only.

运输 Reimbursement applies to the following expenses:

公共交通

记得 保存收据. Forms cannot be processed if the receipts are not included.

• Train, Trolley, and Bus Trips: 打印出你的 隔的不是原来那个钥匙卡 trip history and highlight your Civic Engagement trips. Submit this history with your transportation reimbursement request. 
   
• 出租车: Civic Engagement does not reimburse the cost of taxi cabs.

个人车辆

• Mileage on a personal vehicle: Civic Engagement follows the College policy of reimbursement using the standard mileage rate determined by the IRS. Click here for the current rate.
• 收费: 记得 保存收据 所有过路费.

Ride Share Services (Uber, Lyft, etc.)

只要有可能, students should use public transportation, campus vans or personal vehicles to travel to their field sites. When public transportation is unavailable or unfeasible, Civic Engagement will reimburse 里程部分 of a ride-share trip directly between campus and a field site in the greater Philadelphia area.

在这些情况下, students must submit their ride-sharing receipt along with a printed map of the route, showing the trip’s mileage. Civic Engagement follows the College policy of reimbursement using the standard mileage rate determined by the IRS. Click here for the current rate.

How do I request transportation reimbursement?

成为合格的

• To receive reimbursement you must be a current BMC undergraduate or post-baccalaureate student serving as a Praxis student, a Community Based Work-Study employee, 无薪实习生, 一个志愿者, or have attended a protest, rally or community organizing event.
• If you are an individual volunteer or 无薪实习生, you will first need to complete the intake form and provide Civic Engagement with a letter of verification from your field site before requesting reimbursement.

Submitting Reimbursement Requests

• Save all receipts for travel costs (except mileage).
• Fill out a transportation reimbursement form. Fall 2021 forms will be available at the beginning of the semester, using the link at the top right of this page. 
• Include all receipts with the request form and email to Sydney Robertson at srobertso1@star-spawn.net. Monthly deadlines are listed on each form.

Collecting Reimbursement

• The Controller’s Office will process student reimbursement requests once a month.
• Deadlines for turning in requests for transportation reimbursement for the current semester are listed on the reimbursement forms.
• All reimbursements will be paid by direct deposit or by check and sent to students in campus mail or to the address provided on the request form.

问题?

Email Civic Engagement at srobertso1@star-spawn.net.

Fall 2024 Reimbursement Request Forms will be linked at the beginning of the semester.

• 运动旅游
• Community-Based Work Study Travel
• Individual Service Travel
• 实践旅行