Expense Claims for Field Experiences
How to complete Expense Claims On Line Allocation Information
Setting up an online Account
Before starting with the instructions below, you are required to setup your account in order to get email/bridge access.
Start by going to this link:
Click the 'need a username?' link on the right hand side of the bridge login page and enter your ID (e.g. 000223223) and Birthday. It will ask for your PIN, by default this is your birthday in the form dd/mm/yy. You will then be told if a pre-existing was already found, click the 'Proceed with this Username' button and setup your security questions and create a new password. Once you have done this you will have access to both the Bridge and Email accounts.
Submitting a Claim
My instructions below begin once you have been assigned a Username and Password.
- Open Firefox (should take you to the UofL Notice Board, otherwise go to the .
- Username
- Password
- OK
- Financial Services
- Personal Reimbursements
- Online Expense Claim
- Continue
- Create an Expense Report
- Report name (e.g. PS III and Ed 2500 Fall 2007)
- From: Using calendar select first day of travel
- To: Using calendar select last day of travel
- Continue
Please include Financial and Activity Codes on your Claim.
Financial Code will always be _Field Experience 11005-4315-1201
Activity Codes: Ed 2500鈥攗se Educ-1601 ED 2500
PS I鈥攗se Educ-1604 PS I
PS II鈥攗se Educ-1607 PS II
PS III鈥攗se Educ-1613 PS III
Ed 4510/4520鈥攗se Educ-1610 ED 4500
TIP: Type in 鈥淔ield鈥 then use tab key
Type in 鈥1604鈥 then use tab key
14. Record Expense鈥Example One
a) Date鈥擴sing calendar select last day of travel
b) Expense Type鈥擬ileage Per Diem
c) Region鈥擜lberta
d) Number of kms鈥2112
e) Payment Method鈥擟ash
f) Receipt鈥擭ot required
g) Description鈥擲ix return trips to Medicine Hat on Nov. 1,6,12,15,18 @ 24 at kilometers each.
h) Allocation
1) Charge to Department鈥擡ducation
2) Financial Code--_Field Experience 11005-4315-1201
3) Activity鈥擲ee above
i) Done
To Add another expense to the same claim, click on Add Expense
15. Record Expense鈥Example Two
a) Date鈥擫ast day of travel
b) Expense Type鈥擬eal Daily Per Diem (Note: Fields marked with a red asterisk (must be completed) will vary depending on Expense Type)
c) Region鈥擜lberta
d) Nbr of units鈥1.00
e) Payment Method鈥擜lways Cash
f) Receipt鈥擭ot required
g) Description鈥擬eals in Medicine Hat (Nov. 11 and Nov. 15)
h) Allocation (Must be completed)
1) Charge to Department鈥擡ducation
2) Financial Code--_Field Experience 11005-4315-1201
3) Activity鈥擲ee above
i) Done
To Add another expense to the same claim, click on Add Expense
16. Record Expense鈥Example Three
a) Date鈥擫ast day of travel
b) Expense Type鈥擯ublic Relations (goodies for Teachers)
c) Region鈥擜lberta
d) Spent Amt鈥17.00
e) Payment Method鈥擟ash
f) Receipt鈥擥ST receipt included
g) Description鈥擟ookies for Teachers in Medicine Hat
h) Allocation
1) Charge to Department鈥擡ducation
2) Financial Code--_Field Experience 11005-4315-1201
3) Activity鈥擲ee attached
i) Done
15. In order to complete report you must click on 鈥淎dd Expense鈥
16. Complete Report
17. Submit
Please attach receipts to your Faculty Travel Log (Excel spreadsheet) and submit to Field Experiences. Thanks for your patience and cooperation.