Reimbursement policies are established by the Principal Investigator of the NIH Grant as stated in the ARO Policy Manual. The NIH Grant only covers reimbursement for Non-ARO members.
Anyone with prior membership to ARO, or has attended a meeting within less than 3 years, are ineligible for reimbursement.
Each symposium will be granted a $3,000 budget for speaker travel reimbursement (up to $1,500 per individual speaker) for those who fit the previously stated criteria.
Requests for reimbursement are processed by the ARO Executive Office within the framework of these policies. Expenses must be reasonable and documented with receipts so as to satisfy Internal Revenue Service Regulations and ARO Auditors.
ARO staff has the responsibility of questioning expenses that appear to be unreasonable or are not reported in such a way as to conform to the above requirements. Reimbursement of expenses will be disbursed based on the following criteria:
Travel:
Hotel:
Traveling with Family Members: