Division of Business and Finance

Students have access to a Student Travel Policy through Zurich. This policy uses On Call International for its Travel Assistance Provider. Prior to traveling, students should either download on their mobile device, or print out and carry the Student Travel ID Card with them at all times while traveling.

Students participating in study abroad programs should carefully read the required materials provided by the Office of Study Abroad. Graduate students should refer to their respective program coordinators. Note that Zurich Travel Insurance is not meant to replace health insurance while traveling. Check with your health insurance carrier to ensure your coverage extends internationally.

Faculty and Staff have access to a Business Travel Insurance Policy through Zurich. This policy uses On Call International for its Travel Assistance Provider. Prior to traveling, faculty and staff should either download on their mobile device, or print out and carry the Business Travel ID Card with them at all times while traveling.

An individual faculty member, staff member or graduate student whose professional activities (e.g., research, teaching at a foreign institution, attendance at a conference) necessitate travel to a portion of a country where a travel warning is in effect, and any of whose travel/research costs are paid from a university-administered account, may undertake such travel only after the following steps have been taken:

1. A description of the proposed professional activities has been filed with each program, department or school that is funding the trip, and each group has approved the trip in writing based on its feasibility and importance; additionally, the individual's department chair and dean have approved the trip in writing.

2. The faculty member, staff member or graduate student has signed an Assumption of Risk and Release Agreement (pdf) to the Department of Insurance and Risk Management indicating that he or she understands the risks involved in travel to this location and releases the university from any liability.

3. The faculty member, staff member or student has appropriate health insurance approved by the the Department of Insurance and Risk Management.

4. Evidence of compliance with steps 1-3, above, is on file with the Department of Insurance and Risk Management.

All Brandeis University undergraduate students, except those participating in an approved study abroad program, are subject to the university undergraduate international travel policy and procedures, which require suspension of current and future educational activities in any country subject to the warning, but allows for a review and grant of permission to operate in certain circumstances. They must also submit an Assumption of Risk and Release Agreement (pdf) to the Department of Insurance and Risk Management.

Undergraduate study abroad participants planning to study in a country with a travel warning in effect must consult with the Office of Study Abroad before departing for their program.