MAU APPROVAL OF ESSENTIAL NATURE OF
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
Michigan State University has suspended non-essential domestic and international travel for official university
business indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Waivers for this suspension will be considered for essential
travel only. As the first step in the waiver process, please submit this form to your Major Administrative Unit (MAU)
administrator
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.Determination of proposed travel as essential, in the context of both programming priority and
financial considerations, is the responsibility of the relevant Major Administrative Unit (MAU) administrator.
This application allows the traveler to explain why the official MSU travel is essential and to allow the MAU to
consider this travel in the context of MSU’s minimum health and safety guidelines. After the MAU has deemed travel
essential, please upload this signed form to the online international travel waiver request form. Waiver requests
must be submitted at at least three weeks prior to your intended MSU-sponsored travel. Your request will be
reviewed by the Faculty and Staff Travel Review Committee (FASTR) who will make a recommendation to your Dean.
Applications may be submitted for single trips or recurring travel (e.g. ongoing research or teaching responsibilities
requiring multiple day-trips).
Name
Department/Unit
MAU
Email
Phone
Country of Residence
Proposed Travel Dates
Travel Destinations
Anticipated Stopovers and Duration
Source of funds to support this official travel (e.g., external grant funds, general funds, other)
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The MAU Administrator may be the Dean / Associate Dean for faculty travelers or Head of Unit for staff travelers.
Recurring, specif
y fr
equency: Single Trip
Office of International Health & Safety
MAU Approval of Essential Nature of international Travel
Describe purpose of travel:
Explain why travel is essential:
Explain why this work cannot be completed remotely:
Does this work require human subjects research?
Does this work require animal research?
Note: VP of Research and Innovation approval required for Human Subjects Research and/or Animal
Research. Status of HRPP/IACUC Review:
Please attach additional documentation as needed if space is insufficient.
Please attach additional documentation as needed if space is insufficient.
Please attach additional documentation as needed if space is insufficient.
Office of International Health & Safety
MAU Approval of Essential Nature of international Travel
I certify that by signing and submitting this form, I am conveying an accurate representation of my need to
conduct international travel and that I have read the Minimum Health and Safety Measures for Approved,
Essential International Travel.
Sign Name: Traveler
Date
REQUIRED APPROVAL OF ESSENTIAL NATURE
Print Name: MAU Administrator (Dean, Associate Dean, Unit Head) Date
Sign Name: MAU Administrator (Dean, Associate Dean, Unit Head)
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